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Name Team Age
Kenta Niimi Retired (1994, Age 35) Died (2036, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1987)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League 0 5 years (161 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/2/1959
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (98.9 %) B+ (71.2 %) F  (1.7 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1988 CLE 18 18 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .056 .111 .056
1989 CLE 48 75 10 20 6 0 1 10 5 13 2 1 1 .699 .312 .387 .267
1990 CLE 87 208 27 52 5 2 9 31 15 43 5 0 0 .725 .302 .423 .250
1991 CLE 95 213 27 53 9 2 7 25 12 52 7 2 2 .695 .286 .408 .249
1992 CLE 81 138 14 31 6 1 7 23 7 29 3 1 0 .702 .267 .435 .225
1993 CLE 79 139 15 33 4 2 3 11 10 45 2 1 0 .646 .287 .360 .237
1994 CLE 5 18 3 4 0 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 .780 .391 .389 .222
Total 413 809 96 194 31 7 28 102 52 194 21 5 3 .687 .288 .399 .240
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Kenta Niimi has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1994-05-31The Cleveland Blues have waived Kenta Niimi.
1994-05-03The Cleveland Blues have promoted John Cuppy to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Rex Busch to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Harlin Massey to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated Kenta Niimi for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Dan Dazzle Man Dooin for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Mitch Stanek for assignment.
1988-05-05The Cleveland Blues have promoted Kenta Niimi to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have sent John Cuppy to the minors.