P Noboru 'Hack' Sakamoto #24
Age: 44 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/23/2040
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P NOBORU 'HACK' SAKAMOTO #24 - AGE: 44 - 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 5 5 5 5
Movement 4 4 4 4
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 6 6
Splitter 5 5
Circle Change 6 6
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 6
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Noboru is a real smart player.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Birthday:06/01/1995
Born in:Hirara, OKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 111 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 6th Pick in Round 1
JAPANESE TRIPLE A 2020 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 8 5 2 0 3.89 41.2 45 21 18 2 16 41 0 0.0 0 3 37.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.18 9.72 8.86 3.46 3.38 1.46 67 1.4 .347        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 61 11 1 0 1 5 10 18 0 1 0 .180 .296 .246 .542      
vs. RHB 105 34 10 0 1 16 6 23 1 0 0 .324 .357 .448 .805      
JAPANESE TRIPLE A 2020 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 8 8 5 2 0 3.89 41.2 45 21 18 2 16 41  
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+
2016 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 21 6 6 3 1 0 3.86 35.0 35 15 15 4 15 36 0 0 1.43 .337 3.87 0.7 118
2017 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 22 16 16 6 5 0 3.73 94.0 88 43 39 12 26 107 0 0 1.21 .319 3.25 2.4 112
2018 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 23 28 17 6 4 1 3.38 117.1 94 44 44 12 45 130 0 0 1.18 .291 3.60 2.5 130
2020 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 25 23 18 12 5 0 3.38 128.0 105 51 48 15 51 141 0 0 1.22 .287 3.86 2.5 132
2021 Shin Seiki - PEBA 26 31 31 13 5 0 4.31 188.0 179 97 90 25 72 152 2 0 1.34 .279 4.23 2.4 97
2022 Shin Seiki - PEBA 27 20 1 0 0 4 3.71 34.0 25 16 14 7 7 39 0 0 0.94 .228 4.10 0.3 117
2023 Shin Seiki - PEBA 28 84 1 5 3 8 2.28 102.2 63 29 26 7 33 113 0 0 0.94 .222 2.58 2.3 178
2024 Shin Seiki - PEBA 29 79 0 4 1 7 1.45 93.1 51 16 15 3 30 112 0 0 0.87 .241 2.00 2.7 271
2025 Shin Seiki - PEBA 30 70 0 5 6 2 3.55 83.2 73 36 33 14 33 105 0 0 1.27 .306 3.71 0.6 111
2026 Shin Seiki - PEBA 31 7 0 2 0 1 1.50 6.0 2 1 1 0 6 8 0 0 1.33 .200 3.77 0.0 252
2027 Palm Springs - PEBA 32 2 2 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.90 .182 6.20 -0.1 137
2028 Palm Springs - PEBA 33 7 7 1 1 0 5.65 28.2 31 18 18 8 13 24 0 0 1.53 .274 6.03 -0.5 64
2029 Toyama - PEBA 34 15 0 0 1 0 2.84 19.0 20 10 6 2 8 18 0 0 1.47 .327 4.02 0.0 135
Total PEBA 315 42 30 17 22 3.29 558.2 447 224 204 67 202 572 2 0 1.16 .265 3.56 7.8 123
Total LRS-JPN 73 57 27 15 1 3.51 374.1 322 153 146 43 137 414 0 0 1.23 .301 3.63 8.2 125
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+
2011 Chiben HS - HS 16 11 11 3 5 0 4.42 79.1 77 45 39 9 19 92 2 0 1.21 .325 4.73 1.8 128
2012 Chiben HS - HS 17 10 10 6 2 0 3.15 74.1 73 30 26 7 13 83 3 1 1.16 .333 4.42 2.3 193
2013 Chiben HS - HS 18 9 9 4 4 0 3.29 63.0 63 30 23 5 13 82 3 1 1.21 .358 3.81 1.8 157
2013 Magami - A 18 14 14 2 8 0 5.40 78.1 94 56 47 6 48 45 1 0 1.81 .332 4.56 0.3 71
2014 Magami - A 19 19 19 8 8 0 3.68 132.0 111 59 54 12 57 110 2 0 1.27 .277 3.46 2.1 99
2015 Kyoto - AAA 20 6 6 3 0 0 2.90 40.1 34 13 13 2 22 41 0 0 1.39 .317 3.64 0.8 140
2016 Kyoto - AAA 21 20 20 11 3 0 2.07 113.0 81 31 26 8 44 147 0 0 1.11 .284 2.91 3.3 195
2020 Kyoto - AAA 25 8 8 5 2 0 3.89 41.2 45 21 18 2 16 41 0 0 1.46 .347 3.38 1.4 131
2028 Provo - AAA 33 5 5 0 1 0 2.88 25.0 25 9 8 1 10 21 0 0 1.40 .312 2.57 0.5 104
2029 Yokohama - AAA 34 29 0 1 1 4 0.56 32.0 16 2 2 0 6 38 0 0 0.69 .225 0.76 1.5 557
2030 Lincoln - AAA 35 17 17 6 4 0 2.96 91.1 74 35 30 11 29 76 0 0 1.13 .250 3.61 0.7 110
2031 Racine - AAA 36 42 0 3 4 3 4.55 59.1 52 30 30 8 31 60 0 0 1.40 .284 3.78 -0.3 72
2032 Kyoto - AAA 37 28 27 7 11 0 3.03 148.1 126 57 50 16 38 109 0 0 1.11 .252 3.25 1.7 103
Total GBB AAA 121 49 17 21 7 3.03 356.0 293 133 120 36 114 304 0 0 1.14 .259 3.16 104.9
Total MD-JPN AAA 26 26 14 3 0 2.29 153.1 115 44 39 10 66 188 0 0 1.18 .293 3.10 177.1
Total RK-JPN A 33 33 10 16 0 4.32 210.1 205 115 101 18 105 155 3 0 1.47 .301 3.87 86.3
Total NK-JPN HS 30 30 13 11 0 3.66 216.2 213 105 88 21 45 257 8 2 1.19 .337 4.36 154.0
Total JAP AAA 8 8 5 2 0 3.89 41.2 45 21 18 2 16 41 0 0 1.46 .347 3.38 130.6
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+
2011 Chiben HS - NK-JPN HS 16 1 1 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 6 3 2 1 0 11 0 0 0.72 .294 3.70 0.3 261
2012 Chiben HS - NK-JPN HS 17 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 0 3 8 0 0 1.43 .368 3.91 0.3 158
2013 Chiben HS - NK-JPN HS 18 1 1 0 1 0 8.53 6.1 8 6 6 1 1 3 0 0 1.42 .304 6.67 -0.0 61
2016 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 21 2 2 0 1 0 4.22 10.2 8 5 5 0 11 13 0 0 1.78 .333 3.81 0.2 108
2020 Shin Seiki - LRS-JPN 25 2 2 1 1 0 2.08 13.0 9 4 3 2 4 12 0 0 1.00 .219 4.22 0.2 215
2021 Shin Seiki - PEBA 26 5 0 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 3 3 1 6 6 0 0 1.36 .158 3.92 0.0 114
2023 Shin Seiki - PEBA 28 4 0 0 1 0 5.06 5.1 8 3 3 1 3 5 0 0 2.06 .412 5.29 -0.1 80
2024 Shin Seiki - PEBA 29 12 0 0 3 3 3.48 10.1 10 4 4 1 2 12 0 0 1.16 .333 2.57 0.3 113
2025 Shin Seiki - PEBA 30 4 0 0 0 0 13.50 3.1 5 5 5 0 3 3 0 0 2.40 .455 3.94 0.0 29
2032 Kyoto - GBB AAA 37 2 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0.56 .222 1.91 0.1 186
Total PEBA 25 0 0 5 3 5.13 26.1 27 15 15 3 14 26 0 0 1.56 .324 3.67 78.2
Total GBB AAA 2 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0.56 .222 1.91 185.8
Total LRS-JPN 4 4 1 2 0 3.04 23.2 17 9 8 2 15 25 0 0 1.35 .268 4.03 148.4
Total NK-JPN HS 3 3 0 1 0 4.57 21.2 21 12 11 2 4 22 0 0 1.15 .322 4.63 119.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Chiben HS - HS P 11 11 2 13 0 16 1 .938 79.1 1.70 +0.4 .000
2012 Chiben HS - HS P 10 10 0 17 0 18 1 .944 74.1 2.06 +0.1 .000
2013 Magami - A P 14 14 8 8 4 18 2 .889 78.1 1.84 -0.0 .890
2013 Chiben HS - HS P 9 9 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 63.0 1.57 -0.0 .904
2014 Magami - A P 19 19 12 20 3 32 0 1.000 132.0 2.18 +1.0 1.066
2015 Kyoto - AAA P 6 6 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 40.1 2.23 +0.4 .998
2016 Kyoto - AAA P 20 20 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 113.0 1.27 -0.0 1.002
2016 Shin Seiki - INT P 6 6 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.1 1.011
2017 Shin Seiki - INT P 16 16 6 14 1 21 1 .952 94.0 1.91 -0.1 1.072
2018 Shin Seiki - INT P 28 17 5 15 0 21 1 .952 117.1 1.53 +1.0 1.041
2020 Shin Seiki - INT P 23 18 9 21 6 31 1 .968 128.0 2.11 +0.3 .995
2020 Kyoto - AAA P 8 8 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 +0.4 1.196
2021 Shin Seiki - MLB P 31 31 11 19 0 30 0 1.000 188.0 1.44 -1.1 1.040
2022 Shin Seiki - MLB P 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 34.0 0.26 +0.2 .000
2023 Shin Seiki - MLB P 81 1 2 18 0 21 1 .952 102.2 1.75 +0.8 1.085
2024 Shin Seiki - MLB P 77 0 3 12 1 17 2 .882 93.1 1.45 -0.4 .898
2025 Shin Seiki - MLB P 68 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 83.2 1.29 -0.5 .946
2026 Shin Seiki - MLB P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 1.027
2027 Palm Springs - MLB P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 0.0 .000
2028 Palm Springs - MLB P 7 7 1 5 2 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 +0.2 1.051
2028 Provo - AAA P 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.5 1.047
2029 Toyama - MLB P 15 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 19.0 1.89 -0.4 1.052
2029 Yokohama - AAA P 28 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 +0.9 1.307
2030 Lincoln - AAA P 17 17 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 91.1 1.38 +0.9 1.156
2031 Racine - AAA P 41 0 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 59.1 1.82 +0.9 1.354
2032 Kyoto - AAA P 28 27 4 8 1 15 3 .800 148.1 0.73 -0.2 .835
TOTAL P 596 245 91 244 21 350 15 .957 1911.0 1.58 +4.2 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
06/11/2010 Joined the Chiben HS Namami Samurai.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (7); Movement: 1 (7); Control: 1 (8).
04/10/2011 Strikes out 15 against the Tennoji HS Sensei.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (6); Movement: 5 (8); Control: 1 (8).
04/06/2012 Strikes out 16 against the Tokoha Gakuen Kikugawa HS Jiten.
05/01/2012 Wins the NK-JPN HS NK-JPN HS Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/23/2012 Wins the 2012 NK-JPN HS NK-JPN HS Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (6); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 1 (7).
04/16/2013 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/08/2013 Injured (sore elbow), out for 2 weeks.
05/21/2013 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tennoji HS Sensei with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/09/2013 Released by the Chiben HS Namami Samurai.
06/21/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Naha Shisa.
07/10/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Naha Shisa organization with a signing bonus of $1,221,000.
07/22/2013 Injured (hand soreness), day-to-day for one week.
09/15/2013 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 4 (7); Control: 1 (7).
05/05/2014 Named the #12 prospect in the LRS-JPN
11/21/2014 Was traded by the Naha Shisa to the Shin Seiki Evas, along with SP José Nieves, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP Kawanari Masuda, 3B Tabito Matsubara, a 2nd draft pick.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 2 (7).
05/04/2015 Named the #4 prospect in the LRS-JPN
07/26/2015 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 2 (7).
05/02/2016 Named the #1 prospect in the LRS-JPN
07/09/2016 Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 4 weeks.
11/01/2016 Named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Shin Seiki Evas organization.
11/29/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $81,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (8).
05/08/2017 Named the #7 prospect in the LRS-JPN
08/03/2017 Injured (partially torn ulnar collateral ligament (elbow)), out for 7 months.
12/04/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $81,500 through automatic renewal.
12/12/2017 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 months.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (8).
05/15/2018 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks.
10/19/2018 Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 1-2 weeks.
12/04/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $81,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (8).
04/20/2019 Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 13-14 months.
11/06/2019 Won the 2019 League of the Rising Sun Neo-Tokyo Cup with the Shin Seiki Evas!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (8).
08/06/2020 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,000,000 with the Shin Seiki Evas organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (8).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (8).
05/06/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
06/14/2022 Injured (torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)), out for 10 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8).
12/07/2023 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Shin Seiki Evas organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
06/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance All-Star Game.
08/16/2024 Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/12/2024 Finished 3rd in 2024 PEBA SL Shutdown Reliever voting.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
10/26/2025 Injured (back soreness), out for 3 days.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05/05/2026 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/21/2026 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 5-6 months.
12/23/2026 Was traded by the Shin Seiki Evas to the Palm Springs Codgers, along with RP Víctor Andrés, a 5th draft pick, a 6th draft pick, $1,000,000, in exchange for CL Jim Ratzlaff.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (5).
03/11/2027 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
03/15/2027 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
04/06/2027 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
04/11/2027 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 13 months.
11/30/2027 Became a free agent.
12/19/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Palm Springs Codgers organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
05/30/2028 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/10/2028 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
06/16/2028 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/24/2028 Released by the Palm Springs Codgers.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
02/23/2029 Signed a minor league contract with the Toyama Wind Dancers organization.
07/24/2029 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/17/2029 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/02/2029 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/30/2029 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/07/2029 Wins the 2029 Global Baseball Brotherhood Ambassador's Cup with the Yokohama Plumbers!
11/29/2029 Became a free agent.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (5).
04/02/2030 Signed a minor league contract with the Hartford Harpoon organization.
04/13/2030 Injured (Sore shoulder), out for 6 weeks.
06/29/2030 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/24/2030 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (4).
02/28/2031 Signed a minor league contract with the Duluth Warriors organization.
05/16/2031 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/27/2031 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
07/14/2031 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
12/06/2031 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 3 (3).
02/20/2032 Signed a minor league contract ($21,111 bonus) with the Shin Seiki Evas organization.
05/23/2032 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/16/2032 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
10/13/2032 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2023 84 4
2024 79 4
Year W Rank
2020 12 7
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .722 6
Year HLD Rank
2023 24 5
2024 18 7
Year K/9 Rank
2021 7.28 9
Year RA Rank
2023 83 5
2024 79 3
Year SHO Rank
2016 0 5
2017 0 6
2018 0 8
2020 0 5
Year WAR Rank
2020 2.8 9
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