Den'Ichirou
Yoshinobu
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 16, 1983 in Japan
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie Of The Year 2013   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2013 30 TOR AL $ 3,580,500   5 5 5 6 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 6 5 4 4
2014 31 CIN NL $ 3,580,500   5 5 5 6 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 6 5 4 4
2015 32 CIN NL $ 3,580,500   4 4 5 6 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 6 5 4 4
2016 33 CIN NL $ 3,580,500   4 4 5 6 5 5 9 8 9 6 5 5 5 4 4
2017 34 CIN NL $ 3,580,500   3 3 4 5 4 5 8 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,580,500   3 3 4 5 4 5 8 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,580,500   5 5 5 6 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 6 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2013 30 TOR AL 129 430 78 114 31 4 14 71 14 9 43 99 .265 .340 .453 .794 68.1 10.4
2014 31 TOR AL 75 246 28 60 19 2 6 40 3 7 22 64 .244 .313 .411 .723 30.0 3.8
  CIN NL 71 242 22 51 15 3 4 30 3 7 18 65 .211 .273 .347 .621 21.8 1.2
  TOT   146 488 50 111 34 5 10 70 6 14 40 129 .227 .293 .379 .672 51.8 5.0
2015 32 CIN NL 147 516 70 145 40 6 15 76 5 8 48 125 .281 .352 .469 .821 79.3 17.8
2016 33 CIN NL 139 427 63 99 29 7 8 46 4 1 39 129 .232 .300 .389 .688 50.7 9.8
2017 34 CIN NL 119 424 46 93 22 8 10 53 2 2 21 122 .219 .270 .380 .649 42.4 5.7
2018 35 AAA   99 397 73 96 16 5 23 72 7 9 35 95 .242 .303 .481 .784 57.2  
5 Years Sim 680 2285 307 562 156 30 57 316 31 34 191 604 .246 .312 .415 .728 292.4 48.7
1 Years AAA 99 397 73 96 16 5 23 72 7 9 35 95 .242 .307 .481 .788 57.2  
162 Game Average 544 73 133 37 7 13 75 7 8 45 143 .246 .312 .415 .728 69.7  
Career Highs 147 516 78 145 40 8 15 76 14 14 48 129 .281 .352 .469 .821 79.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1543 199 362 102 20 29 190 18 28 125 426 .235 .298 .383 .681 164.9
vs LH   742 108 200 54 10 28 126 13 6 66 178 .270 .342 .482 .825 114.4
Home 340 1121 138 267 77 11 30 164 16 14 91 314 .238 .301 .407 .707 131.9
Away 340 1164 169 295 79 19 27 152 15 20 100 290 .253 .324 .424 .747 147.4
RISP   531 0 145 42 6 12 224 0 0 60 136 .273 .342 .443 .784 79.6
Pinch Hitting   72 9 17 5 0 2 13 0 0 5 20 .236 .296 .389 .685 7.9
Close/Late   300 32 68 20 5 4 32 0 0 27 85 .227 .297 .367 .664 31.8
Mar/Apr 112 396 44 108 25 7 9 59 6 12 33 103 .273 .331 .439 .770 52.6
May 126 431 64 104 31 2 10 59 9 6 30 114 .241 .303 .392 .695 47.8
June 128 431 56 109 29 5 12 59 4 8 39 116 .253 .324 .427 .751 55.4
July 100 326 39 70 17 6 9 44 3 2 27 91 .215 .291 .387 .678 34.9
August 92 281 45 74 16 7 8 48 4 1 22 74 .263 .330 .456 .786 39.8
Sep/Oct 122 420 59 97 38 3 9 47 5 5 40 106 .231 .298 .400 .698 48.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2013 30 TOR AL CF 118 110 958.0 314 6 7 0 .979 3.01   5.0
2014 31 TOR AL CF 71 68 604.9 196 2 4 1 .980 2.95   2.1
    RF 2 0 4.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.96   0.0
  CIN NL CF 67 65 587.4 191 1 3 1 .985 2.94   2.3
    RF 1 0 4.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.05   0.0
  TOT   CF 138 133 1192.3 387 3 7 2 .982 2.94   4.4
      RF 3 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
2015 32 CIN NL RF 115 114 1014.3 212 4 0 1 1.000 1.92   3.3
    CF 26 16 156.0 44 1 0 0 1.000 2.60    
    LF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
2016 33 CIN NL RF 57 48 452.7 107 2 0 1 1.000 2.17   2.8
    CF 61 40 406.7 119 4 3 1 .976 2.72    
    SS 9 8 86.3 15 20 1 7 .972 3.65   0.2
2017 34 CIN NL RF 103 102 910.0 217 4 1 3 .995 2.19   2.7
    CF 6 6 54.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 3.50    
  CF 349 305 2767.0 885 14 17 3 .981 2.92   9.4
  RF 278 264 2386.0 538 10 1 5 .998 2.07   8.8
  SS 9 8 86.3 15 20 1 7 .972 3.65   0.2
  LF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   637 578 5248.3 1440 44 19 15 .987 2.54   18.5
Career Highs   142 133 1201.3 389 26 7 9 1.000 3.01    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
2015-9-40
Triples
2016-5-7
2017-3-8
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 8)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 47)
 
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History
Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 2013
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/25/2013 to a 3-year deal worth $3,580,500 per year
Had first career hit on 3/30/2013, off Roy Oswalt (TBA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/2013, off Jose antonio Nunez (LAS)
Won Rookie Of The Year in 2013, hitting .265 with 14 HR, 71 RBI
Traded from Toronto to Cincinnati on 7/3/2014 (Going to CIN: CF Den'Ichirou Yoshinobu, CF Lewis McNee, P Mark Maccaishe, 1B Aldo Pasillas. Going to TOR: RF Michael Aubrey)
Injured on 8/3/2015 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Houston on 8/29/2015
1/29/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,580,500 through salary arbitration