P Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18
OR Buffaloes NPB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/06/2025
BNN Index | NPB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 14 2-6 0 4.14 71.2 69 6 42 53 1.55 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Curveball 55 55
Sinker 55 55
Splitter 55 55
Cutter 55 55
Screwball 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/04/2025 SEIB Win, 7-1 X 6.1 4 1 1 3 4 Win
06/26/2025 @ CHIB Win, 1-0 X 6.0 4 0 0 2 6 Win
06/19/2025 @ SEIB Win, 6-4 X 6.2 2 1 1 1 9
06/13/2025 HAN Loss, 1-4 X 5.0 4 2 2 4 6 Loss
06/07/2025 @ HIRO Loss, 4-5 X 4.2 9 5 5 3 3 Loss
05/28/2025 @ YAK Win, 5-1 X 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
05/20/2025 HOKK Loss, 2-4 X 5.0 5 3 3 4 4 Loss
05/13/2025 @ HOKK Loss, 4-9 X 2.2 8 7 7 4 2 Loss
05/06/2025 @ FSB Loss, 3-6 X 4.2 5 5 5 5 2 Loss
04/29/2025 @ HOKK Win, 10-6 X 3.2 4 4 4 5 3
PERSONALITY
You won't find him in the middle of the clubhouse card games, but he won't cause any problems, either.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:08/17/1998
Born in:Bizen, OKA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y3,435,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Service This Yr:100 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 14 2 6 0 4.14 71.2 69 33 33 6 42 53 1 7.1 0 5 35.7
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 14.44 8.67 6.66 5.27 4.84 1.55 115 0.0 .300        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 137 39 9 1 2 13 21 23 0 1 2 .285 .388 .409 .796      
vs. RHB 131 30 6 0 4 20 21 30 1 0 2 .229 .342 .366 .708      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 1 3 4  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 6  
April 5 5 0 1 0 2.93 27.2 26 9 9 1 15 17  
May 4 4 0 3 0 8.80 15.1 20 15 15 2 14 8  
June 4 4 1 2 0 3.22 22.1 19 8 8 2 10 24  
July 1 1 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 1 3 4  
Spring Training 5 5 1 1 0 7.42 13.1 11 11 11 1 13 10  
Last Year 15 15 3 6 0 5.26 77.0 74 45 45 7 50 66  
2 Years Ago 25 25 6 10 0 3.17 161.2 141 61 57 8 71 136  
Career 202 148 60 47 1 3.13 999.0 822 369 347 66 367 929  
Home 5 5 1 2 0 2.30 27.1 25 7 7 2 15 21  
Road 9 9 1 4 0 5.28 44.1 44 26 26 4 27 32  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 4.22 10.2 13 5 5 0 5 9  
Turf 12 12 1 5 0 4.13 61.0 56 28 28 6 37 44  
Day 5 5 1 1 0 2.84 25.1 22 8 8 1 11 22  
Night 9 9 1 5 0 4.86 46.1 47 25 25 5 31 31  
As Starter 14 14 2 6 0 4.14 71.2 69 33 33 6 42 53  
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 OR - NPB 18 5 5 1 1 0 5.32 23.2 32 14 14 3 7 20 0 0 1.65 .372 4.17 0.3 75
2018 OR - NPB 19 54 0 4 2 1 2.89 53.0 40 19 17 4 16 46 0 0 1.06 .248 3.41 0.6 137
2019 OR - NPB 20 20 20 8 6 0 1.95 143.0 101 37 31 8 36 127 1 1 0.96 .245 2.97 3.9 203
2020 OR - NPB 21 18 18 8 4 0 2.20 126.2 82 34 31 6 37 149 1 0 0.94 .000 2.48 4.4 180
2021 Orix - NPB 22 29 29 15 8 0 3.13 195.2 153 72 68 11 67 204 2 1 1.12 .286 2.92 5.5 127
2022 Orix - NPB 23 22 22 13 4 0 3.13 146.2 130 54 51 13 41 128 0 0 1.17 .281 3.47 2.9 127
2023 OR - NPB 24 25 25 6 10 0 3.17 161.2 141 61 57 8 71 136 2 1 1.31 .292 3.39 2.3 109
2024 OR - NPB 25 15 15 3 6 0 5.26 77.0 74 45 45 7 50 66 0 0 1.61 .307 4.52 0.1 68
2025 OR - NPB 26 14 14 2 6 0 4.14 71.2 69 33 33 6 42 53 1 0 1.55 .300 4.84 0.0 102
Total NPB 202 148 60 47 1 3.13 999.0 822 369 347 66 367 929 7 3 1.19 .336 3.34 20.1 123
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+
2017 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 8 0 2 0 0 0.27 33.2 20 1 1 0 2 28 0 0 0.65 .225 1.80 1.2 1489
2018 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 6 0 2 0 0 0.38 24.0 10 1 1 0 7 23 0 0 0.71 .179 2.28 0.6 1062
2019 OR (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 1 0 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 4 3 2 0 1 6 0 0 0.83 .250 1.70 0.2 133
Total NGN 15 0 4 1 0 0.57 63.2 34 5 4 0 10 57 0 0 0.69 .211 1.97 1408.2
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+
2021 Orix - NPB 22 2 2 1 1 0 2.31 11.2 11 5 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.20 .286 3.49 0.2 172
Total NPB 2 2 1 1 0 2.31 11.2 11 5 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.20 .286 3.49 171.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 OR - INT P 18 0 4 20 1 24 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Orix - INT P 29 29 7 20 1 32 5 .844 195.2 1.24 +0.7 1.066
2022 Orix - INT P 22 22 4 16 1 20 0 1.000 146.2 1.23 +0.8 1.295
2023 OR - INT P 25 25 7 16 1 23 0 1.000 161.2 1.28 +1.0 1.145
2024 OR - INT P 15 15 6 9 1 15 0 1.000 77.0 1.75 +0.1 1.225
2025 OR - INT P 14 14 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 71.2 0.75 +0.2 .986
TOTAL P 123 105 30 85 6 120 5 .958 652.2 1.59 +2.8 1.151
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 4th round of the 2016 NPB Draft from Miyakonojo HS
06/18/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JPL Sawamura Award.
11/16/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NPB JPL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/30/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y2,760,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 65 (65).
06/28/2022 Injured on 06/24/2022, diagnosed with an elbow strain, will miss 4 weeks.
07/24/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/11/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Golden Glove Award at P.
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y2,990,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
03/18/2023 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/14/2023 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the CL Marines with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/31/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y3,680,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
06/29/2024 Injured on 06/26/2024, diagnosed with acute elbow soreness, will miss 2-3 months.
10/27/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y3,435,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 29 1
2023 25 2
Year W Rank
2021 15 1
2022 13 1
Year L Rank
2023 10 5
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .652 2
2022 .765 1
2023 .375 5
Year IP Rank
2021 195.2 1
2022 146.2 5
2023 161.2 2
Year BF Rank
2021 801 1
2022 611 8
2023 685 1
Year HRA Rank
2022 13 9
Year BB Rank
2021 67 3
2023 71 5
Year K Rank
2021 204 1
2022 128 4
2023 136 2
Year WP Rank
2021 5 8
Year ERA Rank
2021 3.13 3
2022 3.13 3
2023 3.17 3
Year BABIP Rank
2021 .286 5
2022 .281 3
2023 .292 4
Year WHIP Rank
2021 1.12 2
2022 1.17 3
2023 1.31 4
Year K/BB Rank
2021 3.04 3
2022 3.12 2
2023 1.92 6
Year RA/9 Rank
2021 10.44 4
2022 10.86 2
2023 12.08 4
Year HR/9 Rank
2021 0.51 2
2022 0.80 4
2023 0.45 2
Year H/9 Rank
2021 7.04 1
2022 7.98 3
2023 7.85 2
Year BB/9 Rank
2021 3.08 6
2022 2.52 2
2023 3.95 6
Year K/9 Rank
2021 9.38 2
2022 7.85 1
2023 7.57 1
Year QS Rank
2021 21 1
2022 17 1
2023 17 1
Year QSP Rank
2021 .724 2
2022 .773 1
2023 .680 1
Year CG Rank
2021 2 2
2023 2 1
Year CGP Rank
2021 .069 3
2023 .080 1
Year SHO Rank
2021 1 1
2023 1 1
Year GB% Rank
2021 0.53 1
2022 0.49 2
2023 0.45 4
Year WAR Rank
2021 5.2 1
2022 2.8 4
2023 2.2 8
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