P Nobuhisa Sakamoto #32
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks NPB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/26/2026
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P NOBUHISA SAKAMOTO #32 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
28 20 7-7 0 2.98 139.0 113 13 48 117 1.16 2.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 13 12 13 14
Movement 9 8 9 9
Control 13 13 13 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 14
Slider 13 13
Curveball 6 6
Splitter 11 14
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 11
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 8
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/16/2026 ORI Win, 4-3 X 7.0 6 3 3 1 4
09/10/2026 @ CHIB Loss, 0-3 X 5.2 6 3 3 3 4 Loss
09/04/2026 @ HOKK Loss, 2-6 X 5.0 8 4 4 1 2 Loss
08/29/2026 @ CHIB Win, 8-0 X 6.1 4 0 0 1 5 Win
08/21/2026 ORI Win, 2-0 X 7.1 2 0 0 3 4 Win
08/15/2026 @ RAKU Win, 4-3 X 6.0 3 2 1 2 4 Win
08/07/2026 SEIB Win, 5-2 X 6.0 4 1 0 0 8
07/31/2026 @ ORI Loss, 2-7 X 5.1 7 7 7 4 4 Loss
07/25/2026 RAKU Loss, 0-5 X 5.0 5 5 3 4 3 Loss
07/18/2026 HOKK Win, 9-3 X 6.0 8 3 3 1 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Money motivates Sakamoto.
High: Greed
Birthday:03/03/1998
Born in:Kani, GIF
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$264,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 97 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$1,340,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2020, 6th Pick in Round 1
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 28 20 7 7 0 2.98 139.0 113 54 46 13 48 117 0 0.0 0 12 60.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 8 2 10.55 7.32 7.58 3.11 3.46 1.16 87 2.0 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 228 54 11 1 6 27 24 48 1 5 1 .237 .311 .373 .684      
vs. RHB 280 59 16 0 7 27 24 69 2 7 1 .211 .274 .343 .616      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 5 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 6 2 2 0 7 7  
April 4 1 1 0 0 0.73 12.1 6 3 1 1 4 11  
May 5 5 1 1 0 2.08 34.2 28 9 8 0 10 28  
June 4 4 1 2 0 4.30 23.0 20 12 11 4 7 28  
July 3 3 1 2 0 7.16 16.1 20 15 13 2 9 12  
August 4 4 3 0 0 0.35 25.2 13 3 1 1 6 21  
September 3 3 0 2 0 5.09 17.2 20 10 10 5 5 10  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 5 0 0 0 0 3.68 7.1 3 3 3 1 6 4  
Last Year 19 15 10 4 0 3.27 99.0 69 42 36 7 44 68  
2 Years Ago 25 25 8 8 0 3.49 144.1 125 59 56 11 71 115  
Career 99 83 32 27 0 3.61 513.0 432 225 206 52 232 418  
Home 15 11 4 2 0 2.52 78.2 57 27 22 5 26 70  
Road 13 9 3 5 0 3.58 60.1 56 27 24 8 22 47  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 2.25 12.0 10 3 3 1 4 9  
Turf 26 18 6 6 0 3.05 127.0 103 51 43 12 44 108  
Day 8 6 4 2 0 2.43 40.2 37 16 11 3 12 27  
Night 20 14 3 5 0 3.20 98.1 76 38 35 10 36 90  
As Starter 20 20 7 7 0 3.10 125.0 105 50 43 12 38 103  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 0 0 1.93 14.0 8 4 3 1 10 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 24 4 2 0 1 0 8.03 12.1 10 11 11 3 10 18 0 0 1.62 .304 5.80 -0.1 49
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 25 23 21 7 7 0 4.34 118.1 115 59 57 18 59 100 0 0 1.47 .294 4.91 0.0 89
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 26 25 25 8 8 0 3.49 144.1 125 59 56 11 71 115 0 0 1.36 .284 3.89 1.8 109
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 27 19 15 10 4 0 3.27 99.0 69 42 36 7 44 68 1 0 1.14 .226 3.88 1.1 116
2026 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 28 28 20 7 7 0 2.98 139.0 113 54 46 13 48 117 0 0 1.16 .262 3.46 2.0 133
Total NPB 99 83 32 27 0 3.61 513.0 432 225 206 52 232 418 1 0 1.29 .270 4.05 4.8 107
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Total - 22 14 14 6 3 0 3.31 92.1 83 35 34 7 37 87 0 0 1.30 .297 3.50 1.9 100
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 30 25 8 10 0 4.59 137.1 133 81 70 16 72 119 0 0 1.49 .298 5.02 1.2 102
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 20 17 6 7 0 3.86 95.2 78 50 41 6 47 92 0 0 1.31 .276 4.10 1.7 117
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 5 5 2 3 0 4.94 27.1 22 19 15 2 11 22 0 0 1.21 .260 4.56 0.5 103
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 7 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 1.80 .412 3.26 0.2 135
Total NGN 56 48 16 20 0 4.34 265.1 240 152 128 24 132 237 0 0 1.40 .289 4.61 107.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 26 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 7 0 0 1.83 .438 4.27 0.0 51
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 27 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.18 .000 1.68 0.2 999
Total NPB 4 1 0 1 0 3.86 11.2 8 5 5 1 4 12 0 0 1.03 .250 3.01 98.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 29 25 8 11 0 21 2 .905 137.1 1.25 -0.3 .756
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 20 17 5 10 1 18 3 .833 95.2 1.41 -0.9 .739
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 +0.7 .000
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 27.1 0.99 -0.5 .959
2023 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 23 21 4 9 0 16 3 .812 118.1 0.99 +0.5 .732
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.0 .948
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 25 25 11 13 1 27 3 .889 144.1 1.50 +0.6 .880
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 19 15 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 99.0 1.09 +1.7 1.428
2026 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 28 20 8 21 0 30 1 .967 139.0 1.88 -0.3 1.094
TOTAL P 154 131 40 79 2 131 12 .908 778.1 1.38 +1.5 .899
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft out of college (Rikkio; Niiza, SAI) by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (13); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 8 (14).
03/19/2021 Named the #17 prospect in the NPB
06/22/2021 Named the #11 prospect in the NPB
10/16/2021 Named the #13 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 8 (14).
03/25/2022 Named the #31 prospect in the NPB
09/21/2022 Injured (Sprained elbow), out for 4-5 weeks.
10/22/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
11/12/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (13).
04/30/2023 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/08/2023 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/14/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 11 (13).
11/11/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 12 (13).
10/23/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $264,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 12 (12).
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/21/2026 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,340,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2025 10 6
Year Win. % Rank
2024 .500 10
Year HRA Rank
2023 18 10
Year BB Rank
2023 59 9
2024 71 2
Year BABIP Rank
2024 .284 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2024 0.69 3
Year H/9 Rank
2024 7.79 10
Year CG Rank
2025 1 9
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