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Name Team Age
Joe Fishburn Retired (1993, Age 38) Died (2023, Age 68)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 16 years (33 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A  C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 5/15/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (98.8 %) B+ (73.6 %) D- (6.9 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 AHP 44 145 29 3 0 2 8 15 30 .542 .280 .262 .200
1977 HHP 39 132 37 8 1 1 15 13 22 .721 .342 .379 .280
1977 LHP 44 89 23 5 0 2 10 13 14 .732 .350 .382 .258
1977 RHP 64 188 43 6 1 1 13 15 38 .576 .289 .287 .229
1978 AHP 66 280 81 14 1 9 30 22 60 .784 .341 .443 .289
1978 HHP 65 256 67 12 2 3 26 27 45 .696 .337 .359 .262
1978 LHP 57 154 49 6 1 5 21 13 27 .839 .371 .468 .318
1978 RHP 119 382 99 20 2 7 35 36 78 .703 .326 .377 .259
1979 AHP 70 277 91 13 3 5 34 30 43 .844 .393 .451 .329
1979 HHP 69 269 77 16 6 5 33 19 46 .781 .334 .446 .286
1979 LHP 65 163 58 9 5 6 28 14 24 .990 .407 .583 .356
1979 RHP 123 383 110 20 4 4 39 35 65 .738 .347 .392 .287
1980 AHP 70 270 67 9 2 6 37 30 46 .684 .321 .363 .248
1980 HHP 70 255 65 5 0 11 28 27 52 .729 .325 .404 .255
1980 LHP 77 169 46 5 1 7 20 17 26 .777 .339 .438 .272
1980 RHP 117 356 86 9 1 10 45 40 72 .673 .316 .357 .242
1981 AHP 66 213 59 13 1 2 24 20 56 .719 .343 .376 .277
1981 HHP 64 219 57 10 2 9 33 21 37 .772 .325 .447 .260
1981 LHP 68 158 51 10 1 2 22 8 30 .794 .357 .437 .323
1981 RHP 106 274 65 13 2 9 35 33 63 .719 .321 .398 .237
1982 AHP 62 233 67 6 1 5 23 23 45 .738 .352 .386 .288
1982 HHP 51 161 37 6 1 4 18 17 30 .654 .300 .354 .230
1982 LHP 59 121 22 4 0 1 11 17 22 .520 .281 .240 .182
1982 RHP 96 273 82 8 2 8 30 23 53 .786 .354 .432 .300
1983 AHP 63 222 60 15 0 4 38 19 43 .722 .331 .392 .270
1983 HHP 64 224 63 13 1 5 28 22 44 .762 .347 .415 .281
1983 LHP 67 116 29 10 0 2 25 15 20 .731 .343 .388 .250
1983 RHP 112 330 94 18 1 7 41 26 67 .746 .337 .409 .285
1984 AHP 71 272 85 18 3 11 43 32 57 .906 .384 .522 .312
1984 HHP 72 249 85 15 4 12 50 29 49 .989 .411 .578 .341
1984 LHP 70 142 50 7 2 5 24 19 21 .959 .423 .535 .352
1984 RHP 122 379 120 26 5 18 69 42 85 .941 .387 .554 .317
1985 AHP 75 289 78 19 4 8 27 28 50 .782 .335 .446 .270
1985 HHP 73 284 99 28 2 11 33 36 42 1.003 .425 .577 .349
1985 LHP 73 156 54 12 1 8 21 20 28 1.011 .421 .590 .346
1985 RHP 129 417 123 35 5 11 39 44 64 .847 .365 .482 .295
1986 AHP 79 255 73 10 5 8 29 34 50 .828 .369 .459 .286
1986 HHP 76 248 77 12 2 12 40 35 53 .912 .392 .520 .310
1986 LHP 58 112 36 5 4 1 16 16 18 .867 .403 .464 .321
1986 RHP 145 391 114 17 3 19 53 53 85 .870 .374 .496 .292
1987 AHP 61 221 78 16 2 9 32 24 44 .980 .415 .566 .353
1987 HHP 66 218 55 12 4 8 24 26 37 .789 .335 .454 .252
1987 LHP 58 115 39 7 1 4 13 14 18 .934 .412 .522 .339
1987 RHP 113 324 94 21 5 13 43 36 63 .867 .361 .506 .290
1988 AHP 68 246 71 15 6 9 30 31 47 .881 .373 .508 .289
1988 HHP 70 233 57 5 5 6 24 26 39 .709 .323 .386 .245
1988 LHP 57 111 36 8 1 1 10 18 21 .860 .419 .441 .324
1988 RHP 118 368 92 12 10 14 44 39 65 .778 .327 .451 .250
1989 AHP 70 138 33 5 1 9 22 16 21 .806 .321 .486 .239
1989 HHP 67 137 34 5 0 10 25 16 26 .833 .329 .504 .248
1989 LHP 51 102 25 3 0 7 17 18 15 .836 .355 .480 .245
1989 RHP 115 173 42 7 1 12 30 14 32 .808 .305 .503 .243
1990 AHP 72 229 67 12 1 11 33 22 43 .854 .356 .498 .293
1990 HHP 68 220 67 9 0 8 36 17 42 .812 .357 .455 .305
1990 LHP 47 64 19 3 0 3 5 10 10 .884 .400 .484 .297
1990 RHP 120 385 115 18 1 16 64 29 75 .824 .349 .475 .299
1991 AHP 76 270 73 16 2 8 27 26 55 .770 .337 .433 .270
1991 HHP 69 248 67 10 0 4 16 22 44 .693 .335 .359 .270
1991 LHP 53 56 16 2 0 2 5 7 16 .794 .365 .429 .286
1991 RHP 121 462 124 24 2 10 38 41 83 .726 .332 .394 .268
1992 AHP 68 215 58 6 1 3 18 17 42 .672 .323 .349 .270
1992 HHP 68 203 53 13 4 3 31 21 33 .738 .329 .409 .261
1992 LHP 33 32 6 2 0 1 4 4 3 .622 .278 .344 .188
1992 RHP 119 386 105 17 5 5 45 34 72 .711 .330 .381 .272
1993 AHP 27 52 14 4 0 0 4 5 9 .679 .333 .346 .269
1993 HHP 27 59 18 3 0 1 8 12 17 .829 .423 .407 .305
1993 LHP 32 55 16 2 0 0 7 5 12 .677 .350 .327 .291
1993 RHP 32 56 16 5 0 1 5 12 14 .840 .412 .429 .286
Total AHP 1108 3827 1084 194 33 109 459 394 741 .788 .351 .437 .283
Total HHP 1078 3615 1015 182 34 113 468 386 658 .795 .351 .444 .281
Total LHP 969 1915 575 100 17 57 259 228 325 .834 .375 .460 .300
Total RHP 1871 5527 1524 276 50 165 668 552 1074 .776 .343 .433 .276
Total 2186 7442 2099 376 67 222 927 780 1399 .791 .351 .440 .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.