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Cool Papa Bell League
5-6-2061
Joe Fishburn Third Base
Retired (1993, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 2099 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-15-1955
HR 222 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(33 games)
RBI 927
SB 309
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.9%) Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B+ (73.6%) Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF F  (0.4%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (2.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 LHP 44 89 23 5 0 2 10 13 14 .732 .350 .382 .124 .258
1977 RHP 64 188 43 6 1 1 13 15 38 .576 .289 .287 .059 .229
1978 LHP 57 154 49 6 1 5 21 13 27 .839 .371 .468 .149 .318
1978 RHP 119 382 99 20 2 7 35 36 78 .703 .326 .377 .118 .259
1979 LHP 65 163 58 9 5 6 28 14 24 .990 .407 .583 .227 .356
1979 RHP 123 383 110 20 4 4 39 35 65 .738 .347 .392 .104 .287
1980 LHP 77 169 46 5 1 7 20 17 26 .777 .339 .438 .166 .272
1980 RHP 117 356 86 9 1 10 45 40 72 .673 .316 .357 .115 .242
1981 LHP 68 158 51 10 1 2 22 8 30 .794 .357 .437 .114 .323
1981 RHP 106 274 65 13 2 9 35 33 63 .719 .321 .398 .161 .237
1982 LHP 59 121 22 4 0 1 11 17 22 .520 .281 .240 .058 .182
1982 RHP 96 273 82 8 2 8 30 23 53 .786 .354 .432 .132 .300
1983 LHP 67 116 29 10 0 2 25 15 20 .731 .343 .388 .138 .250
1983 RHP 112 330 94 18 1 7 41 26 67 .746 .337 .409 .124 .285
1984 LHP 70 142 50 7 2 5 24 19 21 .959 .423 .535 .183 .352
1984 RHP 122 379 120 26 5 18 69 42 85 .941 .387 .554 .237 .317
1985 LHP 73 156 54 12 1 8 21 20 28 1.011 .421 .590 .244 .346
1985 RHP 129 417 123 35 5 11 39 44 64 .847 .365 .482 .187 .295
1986 LHP 58 112 36 5 4 1 16 16 18 .867 .403 .464 .143 .321
1986 RHP 145 391 114 17 3 19 53 53 85 .870 .374 .496 .205 .292
1987 LHP 58 115 39 7 1 4 13 14 18 .934 .412 .522 .183 .339
1987 RHP 113 324 94 21 5 13 43 36 63 .867 .361 .506 .216 .290
1988 LHP 57 111 36 8 1 1 10 18 21 .860 .419 .441 .117 .324
1988 RHP 118 368 92 12 10 14 44 39 65 .778 .327 .451 .201 .250
1989 LHP 51 102 25 3 0 7 17 18 15 .836 .355 .480 .235 .245
1989 RHP 115 173 42 7 1 12 30 14 32 .808 .305 .503 .260 .243
1990 LHP 47 64 19 3 0 3 5 10 10 .884 .400 .484 .188 .297
1990 RHP 120 385 115 18 1 16 64 29 75 .824 .349 .475 .177 .299
1991 LHP 53 56 16 2 0 2 5 7 16 .794 .365 .429 .143 .286
1991 RHP 121 462 124 24 2 10 38 41 83 .726 .332 .394 .126 .268
1992 LHP 33 32 6 2 0 1 4 4 3 .622 .278 .344 .156 .188
1992 RHP 119 386 105 17 5 5 45 34 72 .711 .330 .381 .109 .272
1993 LHP 32 55 16 2 0 0 7 5 12 .677 .350 .327 .036 .291
1993 RHP 32 56 16 5 0 1 5 12 14 .840 .412 .429 .143 .286
Total LHP 969 1915 575 100 17 57 259 228 325 .834 .375 .460 .159 .300
Total RHP 1871 5527 1524 276 50 165 668 552 1074 .776 .343 .433 .158 .276
Total 2186 7442 2099 376 67 222 927 780 1399 .791 .351 .440 .158 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Joe Fishburn has retired from the Boston Americans
1989-05-20Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota DareDevils is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1989-04-01Trade #1139255 has been completed between the Minnesota DareDevils and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Fritz Hegan from the Minnesota DareDevils in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1989-04-01The St. Louis Browns have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1988-09-13Joe Fishburn of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1988-08-23Trade #1132960 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Autoworkers. The Detroit Autoworkers receive Walter Drabowsky, Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 STL (Paul Tucker) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Joe Fishburn, Gene Bates, Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 DET (Hugo Guerra). Protest This Trade.
1988-08-20The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1987-08-27The Detroit Autoworkers have removed Joe Fishburn from the trade block.
1987-04-21Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1987-03-01The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1984-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-08-31Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1982-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1981-06-28A trade has been completed between the Detroit Autoworkers and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Jerry Mashore, Rube Jones, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 DET (Frank Williams) from the Detroit Autoworkers in exchange for Larry Look, Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-19A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bill Burrows, Ralph Decker, Joe Fishburn from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Rabbit Renko, Fred Green. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-08Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota Savage Snowmen is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-05-12A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Tom Garcia, Ping Stuart from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1978-09-20Joe Fishburn of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1977-09-09The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Dave Stephens to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Rocky McKnight for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Jeff Gilbert for assignment.
1977-07-17The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-04-18The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Sam Choteau for assignment.
1977-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ferris Long to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ed James to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Skeeter Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hal Johnson for assignment.