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Name Team Age
Kenta Misawa Retired (2001, Age 41) Died (2037, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1978)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League 0 20 years (79 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 1/13/1960
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 4 10
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
A  (90.7 %) B+ (71.0 %) D  (17.1 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1978 Minors 52.00 3 / 4 3 / 7 3 / 6 3 / 9 2 / 9 6 / 8 6 / 9 26 / 52
1979 Minors 61.00 7 / 11 8 / 13 4 / 9 3 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 5 5 / 8 33 / 61
1980 Minors 65.00 6 / 14 5 / 8 3 / 4 3 / 13 2 / 11 1 / 6 7 / 9 27 / 65
1981 Minors 48.00 0 / 5 2 / 8 3 / 8 2 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 4 / 13 11 / 48
1981 Majors 4.97 10 10 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 4
1982 Majors 64.31 162 147 0 2 / 9 4 / 12 3 / 7 3 / 6 3 / 14 4 / 8 4 / 8 23 / 64
1983 Majors 62.20 162 147 0 6 / 17 2 / 7 0 / 6 3 / 7 2 / 9 3 / 7 2 / 9 18 / 62
1984 Majors 62.96 162 149 0 3 / 8 3 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 2 / 11 5 / 7 3 / 7 16 / 62
1985 Majors 63.87 162 149 0 2 / 6 3 / 13 0 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 12 3 / 8 2 / 6 13 / 63
1986 Majors 64.56 162 146 0 4 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 7 3 / 13 0 / 10 3 / 9 2 / 9 13 / 64
1987 Majors 65.44 162 148 0 1 / 9 4 / 9 0 / 15 0 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 6 7 / 65
1988 Majors 65.33 162 149 0 0 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 21 1 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 65
1989 Majors 61.31 151 139 11 1 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 11 2 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 61
1990 Majors 62.00 162 132 0 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 14 1 / 10 2 / 62
1991 Majors 64.40 162 149 0 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 3 1 / 11 1 / 14 2 / 64
1992 Majors 61.68 156 140 6 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 61
1993 Majors 64.73 162 149 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 16 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 64
1994 Majors 65.33 162 149 0 -1 / 6 -3 / 11 -2 / 9 -1 / 9 -2 / 12 0 / 12 -1 / 6 -10 / 65
1995 Majors 65.77 162 148 0 -2 / 10 0 / 6 -1 / 7 -7 / 6 -9 / 15 0 / 7 -2 / 14 -21 / 65
1996 Majors 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 9 -2 / 4 -1 / 13 -2 / 13 -1 / 7 -2 / 15 -2 / 4 -10 / 65
1997 Majors 65.33 162 147 0 -1 / 9 0 / 9 -3 / 4 -3 / 14 -7 / 9 1 / 14 -2 / 6 -15 / 65
1998 Majors 65.78 162 144 0 -2 / 13 -4 / 7 -3 / 9 -6 / 5 -9 / 8 -3 / 10 0 / 13 -27 / 65
1999 Majors 40.25 162 40 0 -3 / 8 -4 / 3 -3 / 7 -4 / 8 -5 / 1 0 / 8 -1 / 5 -20 / 40
2000 Majors 43.65 146 73 16 -3 / 6 -3 / 8 -2 / 3 -3 / 9 -9 / 4 -3 / 5 -2 / 8 -25 / 43
2001 Majors 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).