Masato Yoshii
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 20, 1965 in Osaka, Japan
High School: Minoshima (Wakayama, JP)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1998
Final Game: September 11, 2002
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 33 NYM NL 27 59 48 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 27 .063 .118 .083 .201 -45 4 0 0 8 0 0 1
1999 34 NYM NL 29 61 55 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16 .164 .164 .164 .327 -16 9 3 0 6 0 0 1
2000 35 COL NL 27 64 50 4 9 1 0 1 8 1 0 2 13 .180 .212 .260 .472 8 13 3 0 12 0 0 1
2001 36 MON NL 39 19 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .125 .301 -20 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2002 37 MON NL 29 44 35 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 .057 .154 .086 .240 -35 3 2 1 5 0 0 1
5 Seasons 151 247 204 10 25 3 0 1 13 1 1 9 76 .123 .164 .152 .316 -20 31 8 1 33 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 265 219 11 27 3 0 1 14 1 1 10 82 .123 .164 .152 .316 -20 33 9 1 35 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 56 120 103 4 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 43 .117 .142 .126 .268 -30 13 3 0 14 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 68 63 51 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 .078 .161 .098 .259 -30 5 2 1 7 0 0
COL (1 yr) 27 64 50 4 9 1 0 1 8 1 0 2 13 .180 .212 .260 .472 8 13 3 0 12 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 33 NYM NL 59 53 1 0.5 107 .143 .063 .268 .118 .338 .083 .422 .201 .760 -45 .016 -10.3 -1.0 .156 .083 .021
1999 34 NYM NL 61 56 1 0.5 114 .231 .164 .273 .164 .348 .164 .440 .327 .788 -16 .012 -9.9 -0.9 .160 -0.018 .000
2000 35 COL NL 64 56 3 1.4 137 .222 .180 .301 .212 .382 .260 .492 .472 .874 8 .083 -8.4 -0.8 .364 .140 .080 1.0
2001 36 MON NL 19 16 1 1.7 112 .222 .125 .270 .176 .341 .125 .442 .301 .783 -20 .118 -3.0 -0.3 .214 .063 .000
2002 37 MON NL 44 40 1 0.7 110 .091 .057 .269 .154 .344 .086 .429 .240 .772 -35 .026 -7.2 -0.7 .200 .114 .029
5 Seasons 247 221 7 0.8 117 .189 .123 .278 .164 .353 .152 .447 .316 .799 -20 .036 -38.8 -3.7 .218 .074 .029 1.0
162 Game Avg. 265 237 8 0.8 117 .189 .123 .278 .164 .353 .152 .447 .316 .799 -20 .036 -38.8 -3.7 .218 .074 .029 1
NYM (2 yrs) 120 109 2 0.5 110 .200 .117 .271 .142 .343 .126 .432 .268 .775 -30 .014 -20.2 -1.9 .158 .029 .010
MON (2 yrs) 63 56 2 1.0 111 .129 .078 .269 .161 .343 .098 .433 .259 .776 -30 .048 -10.2 -1.0 .204 .098 .020
COL (1 yr) 64 56 3 1.4 137 .222 .180 .301 .212 .382 .260 .492 .472 .874 8 .083 -8.4 -0.8 .364 .140 .080 1.0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 34 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 34 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 33 NYM NL 59 0.0% 45.8% 5.1% 1.7% 33% 9.00 1.8 16.0 1.86 4.20 36% 17% 0.0% 14%
1999 34 NYM NL 61 0.0% 26.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 27.5 3.63 11.67 64% 11% 0.0% 0%
2000 35 COL NL 64 1.6% 20.3% 3.1% 3.1% 22% 6.50 3.8 50.0 6.3 2.00 5.14 56% 14% 10.0% 17%
2001 36 MON NL 19 0.0% 36.8% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.3 1.25 2.33 47% 18% 0.0% 25%
2002 37 MON NL 44 0.0% 29.6% 6.8% 2.3% 50% 4.33 2.7 1.86 3.50 50% 15% 0.0% 0%
5 Seasons 247 0.4% 30.8% 3.6% 1.6% 16% 8.44 2.7 204.0 15.7 2.21 5.00 51% 14% 2.9% 11%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 33 NYM NL 0 0 50% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1999 34 NYM NL 1 0 11% 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 35 COL NL 1 0 30% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2001 36 MON NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 37 MON NL 1 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
5 Seasons 3 0 27% 48 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17% 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 33 NYM NL 59 24% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 8 0 0% 12 2 17% 28 3 11% 0 0 4 1 25% 0
1999 34 NYM NL 61 10% 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 13 3 23% 17 6 35% 40 4 10% 2 2 100% 6 3 50% 0
2000 35 COL NL 64 20% 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13 12 92% 20 3 15% 23 8 35% 62 7 11% 7 2 29% 5 2 40% 0
2001 36 MON NL 19 21% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 5 0 0% 12 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2002 37 MON NL 44 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 11 2 18% 13 1 8% 30 1 3% 5 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
5 Seasons 247 17% 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 39 33 85% 57 8 14% 70 17 24% 172 15 9% 16 4 25% 16 7 44% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 33 NYM NL 59 207 3.51 156 75% 31% 21% 29% 19% 69% 0% 52% 69% 34% 5% 3 0 7% 4 0 5% 3 1 19% 0 0 0
1999 34 NYM NL 61 197 3.23 154 78% 25% 14% 32% 29% 75% 0% 59% 81% 48% 2% 1 0 5% 3 1 2% 1 1 31% 0 0 0
2000 35 COL NL 64 184 2.88 144 78% 13% 19% 34% 34% 88% 0% 68% 78% 73% 0% 0 0 3% 2 1 2% 1 0 38% 0 0 0
2001 36 MON NL 19 67 3.53 48 72% 29% 23% 25% 23% 71% 0% 51% 68% 37% 5% 1 0 5% 1 0 5% 1 0 14% 0 0 0
2002 37 MON NL 44 168 3.82 113 67% 22% 19% 35% 24% 78% 0% 52% 76% 48% 2% 1 0 14% 6 3 2% 1 0 15% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 247 823 3.33 615 75% 23% 19% 32% 26% 77% 0% 57% 76% 50% 2% 6 0 6% 16 5 3% 7 2 24% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 33 27 59 48 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 27 .063 .118 .083 .201 -45 4 0 0 8 0 0
1999 34 56 120 103 4 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 43 .117 .142 .126 .268 -30 13 3 0 14 0 0
2000 35 83 184 153 8 21 2 0 1 13 1 1 5 56 .137 .165 .170 .334 -16 26 6 0 26 0 0
2001 36 122 203 169 8 23 2 0 1 13 1 1 6 63 .136 .166 .166 .331 -17 28 6 0 28 0 0
2002 37 151 247 204 10 25 3 0 1 13 1 1 9 76 .123 .164 .152 .316 -20 31 8 1 33 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 33 27 53 49 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 27 .082 .151 .102 .253 1 27
1999 34 29 55 55 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 29
2000 35 27 51 49 3 8 1 0 1 6 1 2 13 .163 .196 .245 .441 2 27
2001 36 39 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 39
2002 37 29 42 36 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 13 .083 .214 .139 .353 1 29
5 Seasons 151 218 205 10 15 4 0 1 11 1 11 76 .073 .128 .107 .236 5 151
162 Game Avg. 162 234 220 11 16 4 0 1 12 1 12 82 .073 .128 .107 .236 5 151

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2000 NL  12 (9th)

                                         

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