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Mark Fidrych League
10-18-2157
Kenta Misawa Shortstop
Retired (2001, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .292 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .816 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 3256 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 01-13-1960
HR 287 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1978)		 Majors Svc Time 20 years
(79 games)
RBI 1361
SB 335
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (90.7%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF D  (17.1%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF B+ (71.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1978 Minors 18 52.00 3 / 4 3 / 7 3 / 6 3 / 9 2 / 9 6 / 8 6 / 9 26 / 52
1979 Minors 19 61.00 7 / 11 8 / 13 4 / 9 3 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 5 5 / 8 33 / 61
1980 Minors 20 65.00 6 / 14 5 / 8 3 / 4 3 / 13 2 / 11 1 / 6 7 / 9 27 / 65
1981 Minors 21 48.00 0 / 5 2 / 8 3 / 8 2 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 4 / 13 11 / 48
1981 Majors 21 4.97 10 10 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 4
1982 Majors 22 64.31 162 147 0 2 / 9 4 / 12 3 / 7 3 / 6 3 / 14 4 / 8 4 / 8 23 / 64
1983 Majors 23 62.20 162 147 0 6 / 17 2 / 7 0 / 6 3 / 7 2 / 9 3 / 7 2 / 9 18 / 62
1984 Majors 24 62.96 162 149 0 3 / 8 3 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 2 / 11 5 / 7 3 / 7 16 / 62
1985 Majors 25 63.87 162 149 0 2 / 6 3 / 13 0 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 12 3 / 8 2 / 6 13 / 63
1986 Majors 26 64.56 162 146 0 4 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 7 3 / 13 0 / 10 3 / 9 2 / 9 13 / 64
1987 Majors 27 65.44 162 148 0 1 / 9 4 / 9 0 / 15 0 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 6 7 / 65
1988 Majors 28 65.33 162 149 0 0 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 21 1 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 65
1989 Majors 29 61.31 151 139 11 1 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 11 2 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 61
1990 Majors 30 62.00 162 132 0 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 14 1 / 10 2 / 62
1991 Majors 31 64.40 162 149 0 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 3 1 / 11 1 / 14 2 / 64
1992 Majors 32 61.68 156 140 6 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 61
1993 Majors 33 64.73 162 149 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 64
1994 Majors 34 65.33 162 149 0 -1 / 6 -3 / 11 -2 / 9 -1 / 9 -2 / 12 0 / 12 -1 / 6 -10 / 65
1995 Majors 35 65.77 162 148 0 -2 / 10 0 / 6 -1 / 7 -7 / 6 -9 / 15 0 / 7 -2 / 14 -21 / 65
1996 Majors 36 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 9 -2 / 4 -1 / 13 -2 / 13 -1 / 7 -2 / 15 -2 / 4 -10 / 65
1997 Majors 37 65.33 162 147 0 -1 / 9 0 / 9 -3 / 4 -3 / 14 -7 / 9 1 / 14 -2 / 6 -15 / 65
1998 Majors 38 65.78 162 144 0 -2 / 13 -4 / 7 -3 / 9 -6 / 5 -9 / 8 -3 / 10 0 / 13 -27 / 65
1999 Majors 39 40.25 162 40 0 -3 / 8 -4 / 3 -3 / 7 -4 / 8 -5 / 1 0 / 8 -1 / 5 -20 / 40
2000 Majors 40 43.65 146 73 16 -3 / 6 -3 / 8 -2 / 3 -3 / 9 -9 / 4 -3 / 5 -2 / 8 -25 / 43
2001 Majors 41 44.97 162 63 0 -1 / 3 -3 / 7 -2 / 8 -3 / 4 -10 / 6 -1 / 7 -2 / 9 -22 / 44
Total 3217 2664 33 22 / 206 17 / 192 -1 / 197 -6 / 220 -36 / 215 25 / 211 27 / 198 48 / 1439
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Kenta Misawa has retired from the Chicago Cubs
2000-06-11Kenta Misawa of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1998-08-24Kenta Misawa collected his 3000th career hit.
1993-07-17A trade has been completed between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Kenta Misawa, Juan Lima from the Boston Bruins in exchange for John Armstrong, Pepe Iott, Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 CHN (Hank Cuccinello), Draft Pick 1995 Round 2 CHN (Russ Ward).
1992-08-11Kenta Misawa of the Boston Bruins is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1989-05-22Kenta Misawa of the Boston Bruins is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1982-03-25The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Kenta Misawa to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Taylor Seguin to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Rob Howe to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Miah Hamm to the minors.
1981-09-26The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Rob Howe to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Randy Mercer to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Irv Sturm to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Kenta Misawa to the minors.
1981-09-22The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Kenta Misawa to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Randy Mercer to the minors.
1981-09-18The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Randy Mercer to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Kenta Misawa to the minors.
1981-09-14The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Kenta Misawa to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Randy Mercer to the minors.
1981-09-10The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Randy Mercer to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Kenta Misawa to the minors.
1981-09-06The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Kenta Misawa to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Randy Mercer to the minors.
1981-07-31The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Randy Mercer to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Kenta Misawa to the minors.
1981-07-30The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Kenta Misawa to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Randy Mercer to the minors.
1978-04-01The Boston Crimson Sawx have renamed Len Roof to Kenta Misawa.
1976-09-05A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Baboons and the Boston Crimson Sawx. The Boston Crimson Sawx receive Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 BAL (Kenta Misawa), Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 BAL (Clay Morrow) from the Baltimore Baboons in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 HOU (William Siebler).