1B Masataka Yoshida #34
Orix Buffaloes NPB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/23/2029
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1B MASATAKA YOSHIDA #34 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 169 33 10 0 0 15 13 49 .195 .261 .254 0 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 25
Errors: - 25 40
Arm: 20 30 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2029 CHIB Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2029 @ CHIB Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2029 HOKK Win, 4-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2029 SB Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2029 @ HOKK Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/07/2029 @ CHIB Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2029 @ RAKU Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/2029 @ HOKK Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/22/2029 CHIB Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/2029 @ SB Loss, 7-10 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Simple man who enjoys simple pleasures.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:07/15/1993
Born in:Fukui, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,800,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:188 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 34 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 169 33 10 0 0 15 10 13 49 .195 .261 .254 .515 .238 .059 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 186 2 0 0 3 2 0 43 10 0 0 0.0 11.6 2.22 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 1 0 .161 .212 .194 .406
Versus Right   138 28 9 0 0 15 7 11 38 0 1 2 .203 .272 .268 .540
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   17 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .059 .158 .059 .217
May   26 8 2 0 0 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 .308 .400 .385 .785
June   33 7 4 0 0 5 1 3 7 0 2 1 .212 .297 .333 .631
July   58 10 2 0 0 2 4 5 23 0 0 0 .172 .238 .207 .445
August   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
September   16 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Spring Training   39 4 1 0 1 3 3 3 12 1 1 0 .103 .163 .205 .368
Last Year   464 110 24 1 17 59 46 50 121 5 6 7 .237 .317 .403 .721
2 Years Ago   498 126 26 1 27 70 75 74 111 6 11 3 .253 .349 .472 .821
Career   6101 1765 328 12 315 975 943 870 1082 48 54 56 .289 .380 .502 .882
Home   76 19 6 0 0 8 6 9 24 0 2 1 .250 .337 .329 .666
Road   93 14 4 0 0 7 4 4 25 0 0 1 .151 .194 .194 .387
Grass   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .053 .100 .053 .153
Turf   150 32 10 0 0 15 9 12 43 0 2 2 .213 .280 .280 .560
Day   157 32 10 0 0 14 10 12 45 0 2 2 .204 .269 .268 .537
Night   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
As Starter   153 30 9 0 0 12 9 10 45 0 2 2 .196 .255 .255 .509
As Reliever / Substitution   16 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566
Pinch Hitting   14 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .294 .214 .508
Close/Late   46 6 1 0 0 3 2 7 12 0 1 1 .130 .259 .152 .411
Inning 1-3   49 10 4 0 0 3 2 1 20 0 0 0 .204 .220 .286 .506
Inning 4-6   58 15 5 0 0 7 6 3 11 0 1 0 .259 .295 .345 .640
Inning 7-9   58 7 1 0 0 5 2 9 15 0 1 2 .121 .261 .138 .399
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   48 8 2 0 0 3 3 5 11 0 2 2 .167 .273 .208 .481
1 Outs   64 16 5 0 0 5 5 4 17 0 0 0 .250 .294 .328 .622
2 Outs   57 9 3 0 0 7 2 4 21 0 0 0 .158 .213 .211 .424
Scoring Position   36 10 5 0 0 13 2 2 10 0 2 0 .278 .316 .417 .732
Bases Empty   100 15 3 0 0 0 6 10 30 0 0 2 .150 .241 .180 .421
Runner on 1st   33 8 2 0 0 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 .242 .265 .303 .568
Runner on 2nd   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   10 4 2 0 0 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
Two Strikes   79 10 5 0 0 5 4 6 49 0 0 1 .127 .198 .190 .388
First Pitch   31 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .161 .194 .355
Count 0-1   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 0-2   13 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154 .231
Count 1-0   14 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Count 1-1   16 5 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .353 .438 .790
Count 1-2   27 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 14 0 0 0 .185 .185 .296 .481
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   24 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 1 .083 .120 .083 .203
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Full Count   15 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 9 0 0 0 .133 .381 .200 .581
Behind in Count   53 9 5 0 0 4 1 0 24 0 1 0 .170 .170 .264 .434
Ahead in Count   30 10 1 0 0 5 3 7 0 0 1 0 .333 .459 .367 .826
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 5th   31 6 3 0 0 5 1 1 7 0 1 0 .194 .219 .290 .509
Batting 6th   55 10 3 0 0 4 3 5 17 0 0 1 .182 .262 .236 .499
Batting 7th   39 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 13 0 0 1 .205 .244 .231 .475
Batting 8th   26 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 .192 .222 .231 .453
Batting 9th   14 3 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 .214 .353 .357 .710
Low Leverage   59 10 4 0 0 1 4 5 21 0 2 1 .169 .246 .237 .483
Medium Leverage   61 11 2 0 0 3 3 5 16 0 0 0 .180 .242 .213 .456
High Leverage   48 12 4 0 0 11 3 3 12 0 0 1 .250 .308 .333 .641
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Orix - NPB 22 63 231 67 17 0 10 34 35 25 1 1 34 0 2 .290 .360 .494 .854 166 217 3.2
2017 Orix - NPB 23 64 228 71 11 0 12 38 42 38 1 1 32 1 1 .311 .410 .518 .928 190 252 3.9
2018 Orix - NPB 24 143 514 165 37 2 26 86 77 69 7 8 74 3 1 .321 .403 .553 .956 197 252 8.8
2019 Orix - NPB 25 143 521 168 24 2 29 85 92 79 5 5 64 5 1 .322 .413 .543 .956 198 253 9.0
2020 Orix - NPB 26 143 535 157 28 1 32 91 83 78 4 4 84 3 1 .293 .385 .529 .914 162 159 6.0
2021 Orix - NPB 27 143 564 177 36 1 38 125 100 75 4 4 94 3 3 .314 .396 .583 .979 178 180 7.5
2022 Orix - NPB 28 142 525 177 33 1 19 80 90 89 7 3 96 1 0 .337 .438 .512 .950 173 173 6.9
2023 Orix - NPB 29 108 392 109 17 2 24 66 65 65 3 2 64 2 0 .278 .383 .515 .898 163 169 4.5
2024 Orix - NPB 30 142 512 144 21 1 31 78 85 70 5 4 84 0 0 .281 .371 .508 .878 153 153 4.7
2025 Orix - NPB 31 136 483 135 23 0 20 75 70 63 2 2 89 1 0 .280 .364 .451 .815 137 135 2.5
2026 Orix - NPB 32 139 465 126 21 0 30 73 73 82 5 3 86 0 3 .271 .384 .510 .893 161 161 3.9
2027 Orix - NPB 33 143 498 126 26 1 27 70 75 74 3 6 111 0 1 .253 .349 .472 .821 145 143 3.3
2028 Orix - NPB 34 135 464 110 24 1 17 59 46 50 7 5 121 1 0 .237 .317 .403 .721 117 117 3.1
2029 Orix - NPB 35 63 169 33 10 0 0 15 10 13 2 0 49 0 0 .195 .261 .254 .515 61 61 -0.6
Total NPB 1707 6101 1765 328 12 315 975 943 870 56 48 1082 20 13 .289 .380 .502 .882 162 175 66.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 10 33 11 3 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .353 .515 .868 104 105 0.1
2017 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 5 14 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .214 .312 .429 .741 75 85 0.0
2023 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 5 14 3 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 .214 .353 .643 .996 138 133 0.1
2026 Japan - TRN 32 4 11 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .462 .455 .916 150 165 0.1
Total NGN 20 61 17 3 0 4 10 9 6 0 0 10 0 0 .279 .343 .525 .868 105 107
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Orix - INT LF 142 142 252 4 1 262 6 .977 1197.2 1.92 -3.2 .993
2020 Orix - INT RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 .993
2021 Orix - INT LF 143 143 274 8 2 284 2 .993 1287.2 1.97 -3.0 .983
2022 Orix - INT LF 142 142 249 4 1 260 7 .973 1256.2 1.81 -7.7 .978
2023 Orix - INT LF 98 98 160 2 0 166 4 .976 853.0 1.71 -3.7 .977
2024 Orix - INT LF 26 26 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 218.0 1.49 -2.6 .911
2025 Orix - INT LF 118 118 156 6 1 163 1 .994 965.0 1.51 -9.5 .921
2025 Orix - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Orix - INT LF 125 123 161 4 2 170 5 .971 984.2 1.51 -9.0 .928
2027 Orix - INT LF 9 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 67.0 2.28 -0.8 .962
2029 Orix - INT 1B 5 2 16 2 2 19 1 .947 22.2 7.15 -0.4 .813
TOTAL 1B 5 2 16 2 2 19 1 .947 22.2 7.15 -0.4 .813
TOTAL LF 803 801 1305 28 7 1358 25 .982 6829.2 1.76 -39.6 .966
TOTAL RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 1st round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Aoyama Gakuin Univ.
04/13/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/01/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
11/08/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
11/14/2020 Wins the 2020 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/18/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
05/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
06/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
06/22/2021 Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
10/19/2021 Wins the 2021 Japan Series with the Orix Buffaloes.
10/24/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,120,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
10/30/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/03/2021 Finished 2nd in 2021 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
04/04/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
05/30/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/27/2022 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/06/2022 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/22/2022 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/28/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,800,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
11/03/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/07/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
05/11/2023 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $41,400,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
06/02/2023 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 5 weeks.
07/24/2023 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
09/03/2023 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/05/2023 Wins the 2023 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Orix (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes!
10/31/2023 Wins the 2023 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/04/2023 Finished 3rd in 2023 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
05/27/2024 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/08/2024 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/28/2024 Wins the 2024 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at DH.
11/01/2024 Wins the 2024 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
06/01/2025 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/17/2025 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/09/2026 Named to the 2026 World Cup of Baseball for Japan.
04/17/2026 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/27/2026 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
07/11/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2027 Wins the NPB JPL Batter of the Month Award.
08/30/2027 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/2027 Wins the 2027 NPB JPL Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/14/2028 Hits his 300th career Nippon Professional Baseball League home run!
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/18/2029 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 143 1
2021 143 1
2022 142 10
2027 142 3
Year PA Rank
2020 626 4
2021 648 5
2022 630 5
2024 597 8
Year AB Rank
2021 564 4
2024 512 10
Year H Rank
2020 157 2
2021 177 1
2022 177 1
2024 144 6
2025 135 8
Year TB Rank
2020 283 2
2021 329 1
2022 269 3
2024 260 2
2025 218 10
2026 237 6
2027 235 6
Year 2B Rank
2020 28 6
2021 36 2
2022 33 3
2027 26 6
Year HR Rank
2020 32 3
2021 38 2
2022 19 6
2023 24 3
2024 31 3
2026 30 4
2027 27 5
Year RBI Rank
2020 91 3
2021 125 1
2022 80 4
2023 66 6
2024 78 5
2025 75 7
2026 73 7
2027 70 8
Year R Rank
2020 83 3
2021 100 1
2022 90 2
2023 65 8
2024 85 2
2025 70 8
2026 73 6
2027 75 2
Year BB Rank
2020 78 3
2021 75 7
2022 89 3
2023 65 7
2024 70 6
2025 63 7
2026 82 2
2027 74 6
Year IBB Rank
2020 13 1
2022 4 9
2025 6 4
2026 5 9
2027 5 10
2028 3 5
Year HP Rank
2022 7 7
2028 7 9
Year SH Rank
2027 11 10
Year SF Rank
2021 4 8
2024 4 7
2027 6 2
2028 5 5
Year EBH Rank
2020 61 2
2021 75 1
2022 53 5
2023 43 8
2024 53 4
2026 51 6
2027 54 5
Year AVG Rank
2020 .293 5
2021 .314 1
2022 .337 1
2023 .278 5
2024 .281 4
2025 .280 2
2026 .271 6
2027 .253 7
Year OBP Rank
2020 .385 4
2021 .396 2
2022 .438 1
2023 .383 2
2024 .371 2
2025 .364 1
2026 .384 1
2027 .349 5
Year SLG Rank
2020 .529 3
2021 .583 2
2022 .512 4
2023 .515 2
2024 .508 2
2025 .451 9
2026 .510 1
2027 .472 3
Year RC Rank
2020 110.90 2
2021 129.53 1
2022 123.03 1
2023 79.84 5
2024 97.39 1
2025 79.69 7
2026 94.70 1
2027 84.71 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 7.49 3
2021 8.53 2
2022 8.98 1
2023 7.21 1
2024 6.73 1
2025 5.78 4
2026 7.12 1
2027 5.70 4
Year ISO Rank
2020 .236 3
2021 .270 2
2022 .175 5
2023 .237 2
2024 .227 6
2026 .239 5
2027 .219 6
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .384 3
2021 .424 2
2022 .413 1
2023 .384 1
2024 .370 2
2025 .340 7
2026 .375 1
2027 .344 5
Year OPS Rank
2020 .914 3
2021 .979 2
2022 .950 1
2023 .898 2
2024 .878 2
2025 .815 6
2026 .893 1
2027 .821 4
Year WAR Rank
2020 6.0 4
2021 7.8 3
2022 7.2 1
2023 4.4 4
2024 5.0 4
2026 4.1 9
Wednesday, October 12th , 2022 - OOTP Baseball 23.7 Build 88