Yataro Sakamoto
Yataro Sakamoto
Born: May 24, 1982
Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 2002-2013
Yataro Sakamoto compiled a career record of 19 wins and 20 losses and a 4.37 ERA in his 238-game pitching career with the Yakult Swallows, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Nippon Ham Fighters, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Yokohama BayStars and Saitama Seibu Lions. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Yakult Swallows |
 Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
 Nippon Ham Fighters |
 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
 Yokohama BayStars |
 Saitama Seibu Lions |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.68 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107.7 | 93 | 49 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 444 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 4 | 1 | .800 | 6.00 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 71 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 247 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.41 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 215 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 4.98 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 149 | |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 211 | |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.97 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.7 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 | |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama BayStars | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.03 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| Totals | 19 | 20 | .487 | 4.37 | 238 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 407.7 | 415 | 215 | 198 | 52 | 151 | 10 | 318 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 1766 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 30 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .040 | .040 | .040 | .080 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama BayStars | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .027 | .027 | .027 | .054 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .267 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | P | 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .387 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | P | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .421 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama BayStars | P | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .188 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .364 |
| Totals | 238 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .193 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2004 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2006 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2007 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2008 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nippon Ham Fighters | |||
| 2009 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | |||
| 2010 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama BayStars | July 17, 2010 | October 2, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | July 5, 2011 | October 11, 2011 | |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | April 5, 2013 | September 14, 2013 |
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