P Shoji Yoshimoto #121
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/12/2022
P SHOJI YOSHIMOTO #121 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 53 55 52 56
Movement 65 66 65 66
Control 74 75 72 75
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 58 58
Slider 53 51
Cutter 51 64
Forkball 57 57
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 46
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 22
Baserunning Inst.: 15
Sacrifice Bunt: 49
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/10/2022 ORI Loss, 3-5 X 6.1 7 3 3 1 10
10/03/2022 HOKK Win, 5-3 X 8.0 3 3 2 2 4 Win
09/27/2022 @ HOKK Win, 10-5 X 5.2 8 5 5 0 2
09/21/2022 @ ORI Win, 6-4 X 7.0 5 2 2 0 5 Win
09/14/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 4-9 X 5.0 9 5 5 1 4 Loss
09/08/2022 @ RAKU Win, 4-1 X 8.0 6 1 1 1 5 Win
09/02/2022 HOKK Loss, 0-9 X 3.0 11 7 7 0 7 Loss
08/25/2022 @ ORI Win, 8-4 X 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 Win
08/17/2022 ORI Loss, 5-9 X 5.1 5 5 5 2 6 Loss
08/09/2022 HOKK Loss, 4-6 X 5.0 7 5 5 0 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Yoshimoto knows how to fit in.
High: Loyalty, Greed
Low: Leader
Birthday:06/26/1993
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 28 28 10 11 0 4.53 182.2 191 98 92 24 31 138 1 3.6 0 14 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.63 9.41 6.80 1.53 4.07 1.22 94 2.1 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 351 96 26 3 15 54 22 59 3 1 9 .274 .330 .493 .823      
vs. RHB 365 95 19 1 9 44 9 79 2 0 5 .260 .286 .392 .678      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 2 2 0 3.51 33.1 32 14 13 4 7 26  
May 4 4 1 0 0 5.88 26.0 32 18 17 3 4 20  
June 4 4 2 1 0 2.54 28.1 24 8 8 1 7 24  
July 5 5 1 3 0 4.41 34.2 34 18 17 6 2 23  
August 4 4 1 3 0 5.70 23.2 27 17 15 6 7 18  
September 5 5 2 2 0 6.28 28.2 39 20 20 3 2 23  
October 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 3 3 2 1 2 4  
Spring Training 6 6 2 3 0 2.63 24.0 26 7 7 0 8 16  
Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 7 3 3 1 1 10  
Last Year 27 27 8 11 0 3.27 187.1 154 78 68 20 64 167  
2 Years Ago 29 29 9 11 0 3.50 195.2 192 84 76 19 53 149  
Career 162 161 57 63 0 3.56 1108.1 1049 498 438 95 327 837  
Home 15 15 3 7 0 5.25 97.2 101 60 57 15 17 78  
Road 13 13 7 4 0 3.71 85.0 90 38 35 9 14 60  
Turf 28 28 10 11 0 4.53 182.2 191 98 92 24 31 138  
Day 7 7 2 2 0 4.20 45.0 47 23 21 5 6 38  
Night 21 21 8 9 0 4.64 137.2 144 75 71 19 25 100  
As Starter 28 28 10 11 0 4.53 182.2 191 98 92 24 31 138  
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+
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 23 21 20 8 4 0 2.42 145.1 120 43 39 6 41 92 2 1 1.11 .263 3.48 2.4 153
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 24 29 29 12 11 0 4.06 193.0 202 100 87 11 84 146 1 0 1.48 .319 3.82 2.5 93
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 25 28 28 10 15 0 3.35 204.1 190 95 76 15 54 145 7 1 1.19 .281 3.51 3.3 111
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 26 29 29 9 11 0 3.50 195.2 192 84 76 19 53 149 2 1 1.25 .300 3.68 2.2 101
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 27 27 27 8 11 0 3.27 187.1 154 78 68 20 64 167 4 3 1.16 .261 3.59 3.4 121
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 28 28 28 10 11 0 4.53 182.2 191 98 92 24 31 138 1 0 1.22 .299 4.07 2.1 95
Total NPB 162 161 57 63 0 3.56 1108.1 1049 498 438 95 327 837 17 6 1.24 .289 3.69 15.9 111
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+
2015 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 6 5 3 2 0 2.78 32.1 30 13 10 3 12 19 0 0 1.30 .281 5.29 0.3 176
2016 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 25 24 9 11 0 5.04 134.0 150 77 75 12 25 100 2 2 1.31 .325 4.23 2.4 91
Total NGN 31 29 12 13 0 4.60 166.1 180 90 85 15 37 119 2 2 1.30 .317 4.44 107.7
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+
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank - NPB 28 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 7 3 3 1 1 10 0 0 1.26 .400 0.00 0.0 0
Total NPB 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 7 3 3 1 1 10 0 0 1.26 .400 3.02 101.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 21 20 9 20 1 33 4 .879 145.1 1.80 -2.5 .888
2018 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 29 29 11 39 1 53 3 .943 193.0 2.33 -0.7 1.009
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 28 28 14 37 0 53 2 .962 204.1 2.25 -2.4 .923
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 29 29 14 34 1 49 1 .980 195.2 2.21 -1.4 1.024
2021 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 27 27 8 17 1 27 2 .926 187.1 1.20 -3.0 .897
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank - INT P 28 28 12 15 1 29 2 .931 182.2 1.33 -2.0 .921
TOTAL P 162 161 68 162 5 244 14 .943 1108.1 1.87 -11.9 .954
PLAYER HISTORY
03/27/2015 Named the #58 prospect in the NPB
10/19/2015 Wins the 2015 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Round 1 with the Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks!
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (50); Movement: 50 (54); Control: 39 (51).
07/10/2016 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Orix (Ni-Gun) Buffaloes with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/17/2016 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hanshin (Ni-Gun) Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/17/2016 Wins the 2016 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Round 1 with the Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks!
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (50); Movement: 58 (57); Control: 48 (52).
09/25/2017 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/09/2017 Injured (acute elbow soreness), out for 7 weeks.
11/07/2017 Wins the 2017 NPB JPL Newcomer of the Year Award.
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (53); Movement: 64 (65); Control: 56 (67).
11/16/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (54); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 73 (72).
05/14/2019 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,560,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
05/25/2019 Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/06/2019 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (56); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 73 (72).
05/23/2020 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/04/2020 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (57); Movement: 66 (67); Control: 72 (73).
05/12/2021 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/20/2021 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,880,000 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
07/14/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/31/2021 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/12/2021 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/15/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/20/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (57); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 73 (74).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 29 8
2019 28 9
2020 29 2
2021 27 7
2022 28 2
Year W Rank
2018 12 9
2022 10 7
Year L Rank
2018 11 10
2019 15 1
2020 11 7
2021 11 5
2022 11 8
Year Win. % Rank
2017 .667 3
Year IP Rank
2019 204.1 6
2020 195.2 9
2021 187.1 10
2022 182.2 7
Year BF Rank
2018 857 7
2019 852 7
2020 810 10
2021 777 10
2022 767 8
Year HRA Rank
2020 19 5
2022 24 3
Year BB Rank
2018 84 3
2021 64 9
Year K Rank
2021 167 7
Year ERA Rank
2017 2.42 2
2019 3.35 10
2020 3.50 10
2021 3.27 7
Year BABIP Rank
2017 .263 1
2019 .281 7
2020 .300 9
2021 .261 4
Year WHIP Rank
2017 1.11 2
2019 1.19 9
2020 1.25 10
2021 1.16 4
2022 1.22 7
Year K/BB Rank
2020 2.81 10
2021 2.61 8
2022 4.45 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2017 10.47 4
2019 11.10 8
2020 11.50 8
2021 10.91 6
2022 11.63 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2017 0.37 2
2018 0.51 3
2019 0.66 9
2021 0.96 10
Year H/9 Rank
2017 7.43 1
2021 7.40 4
Year BB/9 Rank
2017 2.54 7
2019 2.38 6
2020 2.44 8
2022 1.53 1
Year K/9 Rank
2021 8.02 7
Year QS Rank
2018 17 6
2019 18 8
2020 17 9
2021 19 3
Year QSP Rank
2017 .800 1
2021 .704 2
Year CG Rank
2019 7 5
Year CGP Rank
2019 .250 5
Year SHO Rank
2017 1 6
2019 1 7
2020 1 8
2021 3 1
Year GB% Rank
2019 0.54 10
2021 0.56 6
Year WAR Rank
2021 3.4 9
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