P Masuhiro 'Wacky' Yamada -- NIP #79
Buffalo Bisons (PHI) PUBAAA
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/20/1961
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P MASUHIRO 'WACKY' YAMADA -- NIP #79 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 0-0 0 7.71 4.2 5 2 3 2 1.71 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 39 40 38 65
Movement 65 66 63 69
Control 54 55 54 56
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 62
Changeup 36 66
Screwball 31 41
Forkball 28 30
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 47
Defense 42
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 13
Stealing Ability: 42
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 31
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/30/1961 TEX Win, 8-7 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
04/17/1961 CHR Win, 11-4 2.2 3 2 2 1 0
03/28/1961 @ HAR Win, 5-4 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 Win
03/17/1961 BRO Loss, 2-3 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
03/05/1961 @ CHI Win, 8-3 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
02/28/1961 @ TOR Loss, 3-5 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/25/1920
Born in:Otsu, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 7"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$40,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 99 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 1st Pick in Round 1
PUB TRIPLE A 1961 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 2 1 15.43 9.64 3.86 5.79 10.39 1.71 187 -0.2 .214        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 3 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 1.000 1.364      
vs. RHB 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650      
PUB TRIPLE A 1961 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2  
Last Year 27 27 11 6 0 4.84 165.2 185 94 89 21 70 131  
Career 29 27 11 6 0 4.91 170.1 190 98 93 23 73 133  
Home 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2  
Grass 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 2  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2  
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+
1943 Orix - NPB 22 13 0 1 3 0 6.87 18.1 20 14 14 0 8 16 0 0 1.53 .377 2.17 0.5 58
1944 Chunichi - NPB 23 34 19 10 7 2 3.91 142.2 152 72 62 13 60 115 1 1 1.49 .316 4.16 1.6 107
1945 Chunichi - NPB 24 33 29 14 9 1 2.69 201.0 175 67 60 7 57 157 0 0 1.15 .284 2.78 5.6 143
1946 Chunichi - NPB 25 31 31 15 8 0 3.22 209.2 178 80 75 12 49 173 4 1 1.08 .274 2.96 5.4 120
1947 Chunichi - NPB 26 30 30 10 12 0 3.13 181.1 182 80 63 17 58 163 0 0 1.32 .312 3.56 3.0 122
1948 Chunichi - NPB 27 30 30 18 3 0 3.45 201.0 173 78 77 20 54 162 1 1 1.13 .266 3.66 3.2 112
1949 Chunichi - NPB 28 16 16 3 7 0 3.83 96.1 90 45 41 8 26 79 0 0 1.20 .293 3.22 2.0 98
1950 Chunichi - NPB 29 30 30 15 9 0 3.52 199.2 187 84 78 13 66 157 2 0 1.27 .293 3.35 4.2 111
1951 Waterloo - PUB 30 28 28 10 9 0 4.37 156.2 164 79 76 17 60 123 0 0 1.43 .311 4.12 2.4 98
1952 Waterloo - PUB 31 32 32 11 10 0 4.71 189.0 208 108 99 18 63 141 0 0 1.43 .325 3.83 3.8 93
1953 Waterloo - PUB 32 18 18 6 4 0 3.98 110.2 108 51 49 14 48 91 0 0 1.41 .306 4.53 1.4 112
1953 Houston - PUB 32 14 14 8 3 0 3.81 85.0 78 36 36 3 29 60 0 0 1.26 .302 3.33 2.2 114
1953 Total - PUB 32 32 32 14 7 0 3.91 195.2 186 87 85 17 77 151 0 0 1.34 .305 4.01 3.7 114
1954 Houston - PUB 33 31 31 17 3 0 3.40 185.1 177 74 70 24 65 137 1 0 1.31 .288 4.70 2.0 132
1955 Oakland - PUB 34 18 18 4 5 0 5.10 107.2 113 65 61 17 38 72 0 0 1.40 .294 5.02 0.8 88
1955 Kinuso - PUB 34 17 11 4 7 0 4.83 72.2 80 39 39 6 23 57 0 0 1.42 .335 3.63 1.7 95
1955 Total - PUB 34 35 29 8 12 0 4.99 180.1 193 104 100 23 61 129 0 0 1.41 .311 4.46 2.3 90
1956 Kinuso - PUB 35 21 21 5 9 0 4.28 124.0 143 62 59 14 30 107 0 0 1.40 .350 3.81 2.8 108
1956 Orlando - PUB 35 10 10 4 1 0 2.35 65.0 51 18 17 6 24 50 0 0 1.15 .257 4.07 1.2 189
1956 Total - PUB 35 31 31 9 10 0 3.62 189.0 194 80 76 20 54 157 0 0 1.31 .320 3.90 3.9 125
1957 Orlando - PUB 36 32 32 11 9 0 4.21 199.0 188 95 93 27 84 143 0 0 1.37 .277 4.69 1.3 98
1958 Orlando - PUB 37 33 33 14 9 0 3.47 215.1 213 87 83 14 68 148 2 0 1.30 .304 3.59 4.6 122
1959 Orlando - PUB 38 32 32 16 6 0 4.16 203.1 229 103 94 14 64 134 2 1 1.44 .326 3.74 4.1 103
1960 Philadelphia - PUB 39 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.22 0.0 999
Total PUB 287 280 110 75 0 4.07 1714.2 1753 817 776 174 596 1264 5 1 1.37 .308 4.10 28.3 110
Total NPB 217 185 86 58 3 3.38 1250.0 1157 520 470 90 378 1022 8 3 1.23 .291 3.34 25.5 117
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+
1942 Total - 21 15 15 7 3 0 2.47 98.1 83 31 27 5 27 121 0 0 1.12 .322 2.25 3.8 100
1960 Buffalo - AAA 39 27 27 11 6 0 4.84 165.2 185 94 89 21 70 131 1 1 1.54 .327 4.76 2.6 103
1961 Buffalo - AAA 40 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 2 3 2 0 0 1.71 .214 10.39 -0.2 72
Total PUBAAA 29 27 11 6 0 4.91 170.1 190 98 93 23 73 133 1 1 1.54 .324 4.91 101.8
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+
1946 Chunichi - NPB 25 1 1 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 3 2 0 0 8 0 0 0.95 .353 0.00 0.0 0
1947 Chunichi - NPB 26 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .400 0.00 0.0 0
1948 Chunichi - NPB 27 3 3 1 1 0 2.33 19.1 12 7 5 1 5 15 0 0 0.88 .196 0.00 0.0 0
1950 Chunichi - NPB 29 3 3 1 1 0 3.32 21.2 20 8 8 2 5 14 1 0 1.15 .281 0.00 0.0 0
1951 Waterloo - PUB 30 4 4 2 1 0 3.29 27.1 22 11 10 2 11 18 0 0 1.21 .253 0.00 0.0 0
1952 Waterloo - PUB 31 2 2 1 0 0 4.91 11.0 9 7 6 1 4 6 0 0 1.18 .235 0.00 0.0 0
1953 Houston - PUB 32 2 2 1 1 0 4.50 12.0 13 7 6 3 6 4 0 0 1.58 .263 0.00 0.0 0
1954 Houston - PUB 33 2 2 1 1 0 3.21 14.0 9 6 5 2 6 6 0 0 1.07 .163 0.00 0.0 0
1955 Kinuso - PUB 34 3 3 0 1 0 6.06 16.1 23 11 11 3 6 11 0 0 1.78 .364 0.00 0.0 0
1957 Orlando - PUB 36 1 1 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0.86 .200 0.00 0.0 0
Total PUB 14 14 5 4 0 4.00 87.2 80 43 39 11 35 49 0 0 1.31 .257 4.89 127.1
Total NPB 8 8 3 2 0 2.74 49.1 40 18 15 3 12 39 1 0 1.05 .261 3.15 174.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Orix - MLB P 13 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 18.1 2.45 -0.1 1.025
1944 Chunichi - MLB P 34 19 4 21 0 26 1 .962 142.2 1.58 -1.0 .987
1945 Chunichi - MLB P 33 29 11 29 1 42 2 .952 201.0 1.79 -2.0 .975
1946 Chunichi - MLB P 31 31 16 28 2 46 2 .957 209.2 1.89 -1.8 .975
1947 Chunichi - MLB P 30 30 11 20 2 32 1 .969 181.1 1.54 -3.0 .860
1948 Chunichi - MLB P 30 30 15 30 6 47 2 .957 201.0 2.01 -0.3 1.036
1949 Chunichi - MLB P 16 16 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 96.1 1.49 -0.2 1.029
1950 Chunichi - MLB P 30 30 20 28 3 52 4 .923 199.2 2.16 -0.3 1.042
1951 Waterloo - MLB P 28 28 11 28 2 41 2 .951 156.2 2.24 -0.9 .980
1952 Waterloo - MLB P 32 32 18 35 1 56 3 .946 189.0 2.52 +0.0 .976
1953 Waterloo - MLB P 18 18 9 23 3 33 1 .970 110.2 2.60 +1.3 1.084
1953 Houston - MLB P 14 14 5 13 1 19 1 .947 85.0 1.91 -0.3 .942
1954 Houston - MLB P 31 31 10 26 2 37 1 .973 185.1 1.75 +1.1 1.034
1955 Oakland - MLB P 18 18 6 29 2 35 0 1.000 107.2 2.93 +0.9 1.041
1955 Kinuso - MLB P 17 11 7 12 0 19 0 1.000 72.2 2.35 +0.2 1.008
1956 Orlando - MLB P 10 10 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 65.0 1.66 +0.1 1.008
1956 Kinuso - MLB P 21 21 12 22 0 34 0 1.000 124.0 2.47 -0.8 .934
1957 Orlando - MLB P 32 32 14 26 0 43 3 .930 199.0 1.81 -2.8 .899
1958 Orlando - MLB P 33 33 15 20 2 38 3 .921 215.1 1.46 -1.6 .958
1959 Orlando - MLB P 32 32 12 24 0 37 1 .973 203.1 1.59 -0.3 1.067
1960 Philadelphia - MLB P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .000
1961 Buffalo - AAA P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.047
TOTAL P 506 465 206 439 29 672 27 .960 2969.1 1.95 -11.8 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Tohoku Golden Eagles.
12/20/1942 Signed with the Tohoku Golden Eagles organization for a signing bonus of $107,690 and a 3-year major league contract worth a total of $54,450.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (84); Movement: 71 (83); Control: 40 (71).
03/27/1943 Named the #2 prospect in the NPB
05/26/1943 Was traded by the Tohoku Golden Eagles to the Orix Buffaloes, along with MR Nobuyori Chikafuji, in exchange for CF Yoshitomo Nishi.
10/25/1943 Was traded by the Orix Buffaloes to the Chunichi Dragons, along with MR Eisaku Yamane, SP Jin Suzuki, SP Sugimoto Hashimoto, CF Hidetada Hamada, in exchange for SP Toshinobu Fujimoto.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (90); Movement: 79 (84); Control: 47 (57).
03/25/1944 Named the #5 prospect in the NPB
06/11/1944 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hiroshima Carp with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/26/1944 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/17/1944 Wins the 1944 NPB JCL Newcomer of the Year Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (94); Movement: 80 (82); Control: 49 (55).
06/02/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/10/1945 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (87); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 59 (61).
05/09/1946 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
05/21/1946 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Yomiuri Giants with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/08/1946 Was selected to the 1946 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/11/1946 Won the 1946 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (89); Movement: 87 (87); Control: 60 (62).
04/24/1947 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/07/1947 Was selected to the 1947 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/10/1947 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $25,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
09/04/1947 Injured (strained forearm), out for 2 weeks.
09/13/1947 Won the 1947 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (80); Movement: 87 (87); Control: 58 (59).
04/08/1948 Injured (conjunctivitis), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/23/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama BayStars with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/28/1948 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
06/05/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/11/1948 Won the 1948 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons!
09/25/1948 Wins the 1948 NPB JCL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (81); Movement: 87 (87); Control: 56 (57).
04/09/1949 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $29,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
05/07/1949 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/29/1949 Injured on 05/27/1949, diagnosed with a forearm strain, will miss 3 months.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 83 (83); Movement: 87 (87); Control: 56 (56).
06/03/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/25/1950 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $31,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
09/09/1950 Won the 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Chunichi Dragons!
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (76); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 56 (56).
02/23/1951 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $140,000 with the Waterloo Spitfires organization.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 75 (76); Control: 52 (52).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (68); Movement: 73 (75); Control: 53 (53).
07/16/1953 Was traded by the Waterloo Spitfires to the Houston Colt .45s in exchange for SP Gabriel Martínez, RF Juan Zapata, C Manny Rodríguez, SP Juan Jose González.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (67); Movement: 72 (73); Control: 55 (55).
10/25/1954 Wins the 1954 Polaris Classic with the Houston Colt .45s.
11/02/1954 Was traded by the Houston Colt .45s to the Oakland Oaks in exchange for RP Ken O'Reilly.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (67); Movement: 73 (74); Control: 55 (55).
07/21/1955 Was traded by the Oakland Oaks to the Kinuso Blues, along with 2B Sukenobu Shibata Jr. -- NIP, in exchange for 2B William Haas, CF Joe Davis.
07/30/1955 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $86,000 with the Kinuso Blues organization.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (67); Movement: 75 (76); Control: 56 (56).
07/31/1956 Was traded by the Kinuso Blues to the Orlando Oracles, along with RP Juan Salazar, in exchange for LF Mario Rosa.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 75 (76); Control: 56 (56).
06/05/1957 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $92,000 with the Orlando Oracles organization.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 72 (73); Control: 58 (58).
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (61); Movement: 75 (77); Control: 58 (58).
06/21/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
09/12/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/14/1959 Became a free agent.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (60); Movement: 74 (75); Control: 60 (60).
01/26/1960 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $118,000 with the Philadelphia Athletics organization.
07/02/1960 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Town and Country Electric Eels with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 42 (66); Movement: 64 (69); Control: 54 (56).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1951 14 9
1957 15 3
Year GS Rank
1946 31 2
1947 30 4
1948 30 7
1950 30 7
1957 32 10
1958 33 2
1959 32 5
Year W Rank
1945 14 7
1946 15 2
1948 18 1
1950 15 4
1954 17 4
1959 16 8
Year L Rank
1947 12 7
Year Win. % Rank
1945 .609 6
1946 .652 3
1948 .857 1
1950 .625 5
1954 .850 1
1959 .727 4
Year IP Rank
1945 201.0 10
1946 209.2 10
Year HRA Rank
1948 20 8
Year BB Rank
1957 84 6
Year K Rank
1945 157 8
1946 173 5
1947 163 7
1948 162 5
1950 157 7
Year ERA Rank
1945 2.69 3
1946 3.22 5
1947 3.13 9
1948 3.45 10
1950 3.52 10
1954 3.40 5
1956 3.62 8
1958 3.47 8
Year BABIP Rank
1946 .277 8
1948 .269 5
1954 .288 7
1957 .277 3
Year WHIP Rank
1945 1.15 9
1946 1.08 1
1948 1.13 4
Year K/BB Rank
1945 2.75 10
1946 3.53 3
1948 3.00 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1945 10.39 9
1946 9.79 1
1948 10.39 4
1950 11.40 7
1958 11.83 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1945 0.31 1
1946 0.52 2
1950 0.59 9
1958 0.59 5
1959 0.62 5
Year H/9 Rank
1945 7.84 8
1946 7.64 4
1948 7.75 4
1950 8.43 6
1954 8.60 6
1957 8.50 5
1958 8.90 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1946 2.10 5
1948 2.42 10
Year K/9 Rank
1945 7.03 8
1946 7.43 5
1947 8.09 3
1948 7.25 5
1950 7.08 5
1951 7.07 10
1954 6.65 9
1956 7.48 4
Year QS Rank
1945 19 6
1946 23 1
1948 21 3
1950 18 8
1957 20 5
1958 22 4
Year QSP Rank
1945 .655 6
1946 .742 1
1948 .700 4
1950 .600 10
1957 .625 7
1958 .667 9
Year SHO Rank
1944 1 7
1946 1 4
1948 1 8
Year GB% Rank
1946 0.58 6
1948 0.60 8
1950 0.72 4
1952 0.70 7
1956 0.66 9
1958 0.61 4
1959 0.62 4
Year WAR Rank
1945 6.7 3
1946 6.9 1
1947 4.4 10
1948 4.7 7
1950 5.5 4
1958 4.6 10
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