Wang Sheng-wei (; born April 1, 1984 in Taiwan), nicknamed "Magneto" and known as Haro Ngayaw in Amis language, is a Taiwanese professional 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.
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. 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.
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. 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, and the 2019 WBSC Premier12.
Career statistics SeasonTeamGABHHRRBIRSBSOBBTBGDPAVGOBPSLGOPS2008Brothers Elephants973819823661245832129110.2570.3440.3390.68320091063871187567342574316970.3050.3870.4370.82420101184561102575219712315060.2410.2890.3290.6182011116398112138527662913690.2810.3410.3420.68320121204281226677615794016760.2850.3500.3900.740201311743010724459298723137110.2490.2980.3190.6172014Chinatown Brothers1083438702136215817103100.2540.3050.3000.60520151143781106406216461714680.2910.3330.3860.7192016106377113553763453215880.3000.3650.4190.784201798312832295820462311270.2660.3250.3590.684201866229651033465471911840.2840.3520.5150.8672019109330841141478722014290.2550.3140.4300.7442020CTBC Brothers3067181510419111920.2690.3750.3430.6052021590013031000.0000.1820.0000.1822022Fubon Guardians95322962273712632811820.2980.3650.3660.731Total15 years1405484713235754874822581735816901000.2730.3360.3730.709
References
External links CPBL Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese) Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference