Yoshiharu Wakana
Yoshiharu Wakana
Born: December 5, 1953
Chikugo, Fukuoka JP
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1973-1991
Yoshiharu Wakana compiled a career batting average of .268 with 54 home runs and 348 RBI in his 1436-game career with the Lodi Lions, Taiheiyo Club Lions, Crown Lighter Lions, Hanshin Tigers, Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Nippon Ham Fighters. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | A | CALL | Lodi Lions | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | A | CALL | Lodi Lions | 49 | 111 | 97 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | .278 | .369 | .330 | .699 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | 39 | 79 | 71 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .239 | .308 | .296 | .603 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Crown Lighter Lions | 103 | 340 | 318 | 29 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | .292 | .323 | .368 | .691 | 117 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Crown Lighter Lions | 108 | 288 | 267 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 46 | .213 | .239 | .277 | .517 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 112 | 422 | 386 | 38 | 117 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | .303 | .354 | .404 | .758 | 156 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 126 | 481 | 441 | 34 | 113 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 42 | .256 | .299 | .320 | .618 | 141 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 115 | 403 | 360 | 24 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 23 | .281 | .330 | .353 | .683 | 127 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 73 | 229 | 211 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 24 | .213 | .257 | .289 | .546 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 28 | 71 | 60 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .350 | .435 | .483 | .918 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 99 | 306 | 292 | 26 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 45 | .271 | .293 | .373 | .666 | 109 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 130 | 434 | 403 | 28 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 34 | .268 | .296 | .352 | .648 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| 1986 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 122 | 404 | 372 | 29 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 41 | .288 | .328 | .363 | .691 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 81 | 255 | 229 | 23 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | .301 | .356 | .415 | .771 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 74 | 173 | 156 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .237 | .308 | .301 | .609 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 55 | 90 | 84 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .250 | .284 | .381 | .665 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 63 | 147 | 138 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .239 | .286 | .304 | .590 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 41 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .235 | .244 | .247 | .491 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1436 | 4326 | 3975 | 319 | 1064 | 120 | 17 | 54 | 348 | 27 | 39 | 236 | 420 | .268 | .310 | .347 | .657 | 1380 | 137 | 19 | 75 | 21 | 77 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | A | CALL | Lodi Lions | C | 25 | 185 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .975 | 7.880 | 4 | |||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Lodi Lions | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | C | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | C | 10 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Taiheiyo Club Lions | C | 36 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Crown Lighter Lions | C | 101 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1978 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Crown Lighter Lions | C | 106 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | C | 112 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | C | 126 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | C | 115 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | C | 73 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 25 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 91 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 1B | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 126 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 121 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 78 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | C | 73 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 1B | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | C | 44 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | C | 60 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | C | 34 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nippon Ham Fighters | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1369 | 185 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .975 | .144 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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