Wang Sheng-wei
Wang with the CTBC Brothers in 2015
Fubon Guardians – No. 3
Shortstop
Born: April 1, 1984 (1984-04) (age 40)
Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
CPBL debut
March 19, 2008, for the Brother Elephants
Career statistics
(through 2022)
Batting average.273
Home runs57
Runs batted in548
Stolen bases225
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Taiwan Series champion (2010, 2021)
  • Stolen Bases leader (2008-2009, 2013, 2017)
  • CPBT Gold Glove (2008, 2010-2012, 2014-2017, 2019)
  • CPBT Best Ten (2010-2011, 2013)
  • CPBT Comeback Player of the Year (2022)

Wang Sheng-wei (Chinese: 王勝偉; pinyin: Wáng Shèngwěi; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Sheng4 Wei3; born 1 April 1984 in Taiwan), nicknamed "Magneto"[1] and known as Haro Ngayaw in Amis language, is a Taiwanese baseball shortstop for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He holds the record for most Gold Gloves by any CPBL player with nine.

Career

In 2005, he played for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League.[2]

In 2008, he was signed by the CTBC Brothers. That year he led the league in stolen bases with 24 and earned the Stolen Bases Award. In the same season, he was hit by 19 pitches, which was the single season record at the time.

In 2009, he improved his performance by raising his batting average to .305, and he recorded 42 stolen bases to lead the league in the stat for the second year in a row.

In 2017, he reached 100 hit by pitches, tying the record that was then held by Chen Je-chang.[1] He would hold this record for a short time, eventually being overtaken by Lin Hung-yu.

He played with the Brothers through 2021, though after a 2021 season that saw him get minimal playtime he signed with the Fubon Guardians in early 2022.[3]

Wang represented Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2004 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2005 Asian Baseball Championship, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2006 World University Baseball Championship, 2008 Olympics qualifying tournament, 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2012 Asian Baseball Championship, 2017 World Baseball Classic.[4] 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series,[5] and the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[6]

Career statistics

Season Team G AB H HR RBI R SB SO BB TB GDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 Brothers Elephants 97 381 98 2 36 61 24 58 32 129 11 0.257 0.344 0.339 0.683
2009 106 387 118 7 56 73 42 57 43 169 7 0.305 0.387 0.437 0.824
2010 118 456 110 2 57 52 19 71 23 150 6 0.241 0.289 0.329 0.618
2011 116 398 112 1 38 52 7 66 29 136 9 0.281 0.341 0.342 0.683
2012 120 428 122 6 67 76 15 79 40 167 6 0.285 0.350 0.390 0.740
2013 117 430 107 2 44 59 29 87 23 137 11 0.249 0.298 0.319 0.617
2014 Chinatown Brothers 108 343 87 0 21 36 21 58 17 103 10 0.254 0.305 0.300 0.605
2015 114 378 110 6 40 62 16 46 17 146 8 0.291 0.333 0.386 0.719
2016 106 377 113 5 53 76 3 45 32 158 8 0.300 0.365 0.419 0.784
2017 98 312 83 2 29 58 20 46 23 112 7 0.266 0.325 0.359 0.684
2018 66 229 65 10 33 46 5 47 19 118 4 0.284 0.352 0.515 0.867
2019 109 330 84 11 41 47 8 72 20 142 9 0.255 0.314 0.430 0.744
2020 CTBC Brothers 30 67 18 1 5 10 4 19 11 19 2 0.269 0.375 0.343 0.605
2021 5 9 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0.000 0.182 0.000 0.182
2022 Fubon Guardians 95 322 96 2 27 37 12 63 28 118 2 0.298 0.365 0.366 0.731
Total 15 years 1405 4847 1323 57 548 748 225 817 358 1690 100 0.273 0.336 0.373 0.709

References

  1. ^ a b Rob (2017-06-25). "Wang Seng-Wei ties CPBL record for most hit by pitch". CPBL STATS. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ "BUCS HISTORY | Anchorage Bucs". www.anchoragebucs.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. ^ "富邦補強戰力 王勝偉、陽耀勳將加入". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ "2017 TAIWAN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. February 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "台日交流賽名單公布 中職好手征戰日本福岡". 中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Chinese Taipei II Premier12 2019 Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

External links


Chinese Taipei roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic
Chinese Taipei roster – 2017 World Baseball Classic
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