Bob Nieman | Baseball Prospectus

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
12	3947	.295	.373	.474	.307	23.8

Birth Date	1-26-1927
Height	5' 11"
Weight	195 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1951	SLA	24	12	47	43	6	16	3	1	2	27	3	5	0		1	8	0	0	.372	.413	.628	.415	5.0	0.4	0.6
1952	SLA	25	131	533	478	66	138	22	2	18	218	46	73	1		8	74	0	4	.289	.352	.456	.299	21.7	-4.8	1.8
1953	DET	26	142	568	508	72	143	32	5	15	230	57	57	0		3	69	0	3	.281	.354	.453	.285	21.7	-3.9	1.8
1954	DET	27	91	279	251	24	66	14	1	8	106	22	32	0	3	3	35	0	2	.263	.319	.422	.239	-1.2	2.1	0.1
1955	CHA	28	99	317	272	36	77	11	2	11	125	36	37	2	4	3	53	1	0	.283	.366	.460	.294	17.2	-1.7	1.6
1956	BAL	29	114	478	388	60	125	20	6	12	193	86	59	0	3	1	64	1	5	.322	.442	.497	.349	52.9	3.2	5.8
1956	CHA	29	14	44	40	3	12	1	0	2	19	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	.300	.364	.475	.280	1.4	0.9	0.2
1957	BAL	30	129	521	445	61	123	17	6	13	191	63	86	2	8	3	70	4	4	.276	.363	.429	.299	33.0	-0.1	3.5
1958	BAL	31	105	414	366	56	119	20	2	16	191	44	57	0	3	1	60	2	8	.325	.395	.522	.336	36.7	-10.4	2.8
1959	BAL	32	118	409	360	49	105	18	2	21	190	42	55	2	2	3	60	1	2	.292	.367	.528	.328	34.4	2.3	3.8
1960	SLN	33	81	215	188	19	54	13	5	4	89	24	31	2	1	0	31	0	1	.287	.372	.473	.290	8.9	-3.3	0.6
1961	CLE	34	39	72	65	2	23	6	0	2	35	7	4	0	0	0	10	1	0	.354	.417	.538	.345	7.2	0.5	0.8
1961	SLN	34	6	17	17	0	8	1	0	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.471	.471	.529	.394	1.9	-0.3	0.2
1962	CLE	35	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.216	-0.0	0.0	-0.0
1962	SFN	35	30	31	30	1	9	2	0	1	14	1	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	.300	.323	.467	.281	1.6	0.0	0.2
Career			1113	3947	3452	455	1018	180	32	125	1637	435	512	9	25	26	544	10	30	.295	.373	.474	.307	242.4	-15.1	23.8

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1951	SLA	MLB	12	47	.415	.259	.327	.391	.000	.000	108	4.2	0.7	-0.2	0.4	0.0	5.0	0.6	5.0	0.6
1952	SLA	MLB	131	533	.299	.248	.318	.350	.000	.000	99	15.4	10.4	-3.4	-4.8	1.6	21.7	1.8	21.7	1.8
1953	DET	MLB	142	568	.285	.257	.325	.372	.000	.000	105	15.5	16.4	-4.8	-3.9	-2.2	21.7	1.8	21.7	1.8
1954	DET	MLB	91	279	.239	.251	.324	.359	.000	.271	104	-6	7.6	-1.6	2.1	0.2	-1.2	0.1	-1.2	0.1
1955	CHA	MLB	99	317	.294	.254	.326	.377	.000	.289	100	11.3	8.8	-2.6	-1.7	1.2	17.2	1.6	17.2	1.6
1956	BAL	MLB	114	478	.349	.251	.324	.379	.000	.353	92	44.3	13.3	-3.2	3.2	-0.0	52.9	5.8	52.9	5.8
1956	CHA	MLB	14	44	.280	.263	.336	.393	.000	.294	100	0.9	1.2	-0.4	0.9	-0.4	1.4	0.2	1.4	0.2
1957	BAL	MLB	129	521	.299	.253	.318	.381	.000	.311	94	20	13.9	-3.3	-0.1	1.7	33.0	3.5	33.0	3.5
1958	BAL	MLB	105	414	.336	.251	.315	.381	.000	.348	93	31.3	11.2	-2.6	-10.4	-1.6	36.7	2.8	36.7	2.8
1959	BAL	MLB	118	409	.328	.252	.313	.377	.000	.294	93	28.1	11.3	-2.5	2.3	-1.0	34.4	3.8	34.4	3.8
1960	SLN	MLB	81	215	.290	.252	.312	.382	.000	.325	107	6.4	5.8	-1.2	-3.3	-1.8	8.9	0.6	8.9	0.6
1961	CLE	MLB	39	72	.345	.255	.315	.384	.000	.356	98	6.4	2.0	-0.4	0.5	-0.1	7.2	0.8	7.2	0.8
1961	SLN	MLB	6	17	.394	.265	.321	.419	.000	.533	107	2.4	0.5	-0.1	-0.3	-0.8	1.9	0.2	1.9	0.2
1962	CLE	MLB	2	2	.216	.246	.302	.373	.000	.000	97	-0.1	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
1962	SFN	MLB	30	31	.281	.259	.314	.382	.000	.400	99	0.7	0.9	0	0.0	-0.2	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.2
Career		MLB		3947	.307	.253	.320	.373	.256	.314	98	180.8	104.1	-26.3	-15.1	-3.7	242.4	23.8	242.4	23.8

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1951	SLA	MLB	47	6	16	3	1	2	8	3	5	0	0	.372	.413	.628	.256	.415	5.0	0.4	0.6
1952	SLA	MLB	533	66	138	22	2	18	74	46	73	0	4	.289	.352	.456	.167	.299	21.7	-4.8	1.8
1953	DET	MLB	568	72	143	32	5	15	69	57	57	0	3	.281	.354	.453	.171	.285	21.7	-3.9	1.8
1954	DET	MLB	279	24	66	14	1	8	35	22	32	0	2	.263	.319	.422	.159	.239	-1.2	2.1	0.1
1955	CHA	MLB	317	36	77	11	2	11	53	36	37	1	0	.283	.366	.460	.176	.294	17.2	-1.7	1.6
1956	BAL	MLB	478	60	125	20	6	12	64	86	59	1	5	.322	.442	.497	.175	.349	52.9	3.2	5.8
1956	CHA	MLB	44	3	12	1	0	2	4	4	4	0	1	.300	.364	.475	.175	.280	1.4	0.9	0.2
1957	BAL	MLB	521	61	123	17	6	13	70	63	86	4	4	.276	.363	.429	.153	.299	33.0	-0.1	3.5
1958	BAL	MLB	414	56	119	20	2	16	60	44	57	2	8	.325	.395	.522	.197	.336	36.7	-10.4	2.8
1959	BAL	MLB	409	49	105	18	2	21	60	42	55	1	2	.292	.367	.528	.236	.328	34.4	2.3	3.8
1960	SLN	MLB	215	19	54	13	5	4	31	24	31	0	1	.287	.372	.473	.186	.290	8.9	-3.3	0.6
1961	CLE	MLB	72	2	23	6	0	2	10	7	4	1	0	.354	.417	.538	.185	.345	7.2	0.5	0.8
1961	SLN	MLB	17	0	8	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.471	.471	.529	.059	.394	1.9	-0.3	0.2
1962	CLE	MLB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.216	-0.0	0.0	-0.0
1962	SFN	MLB	31	1	9	2	0	1	3	1	9	0	0	.300	.323	.467	.167	.281	1.6	0.0	0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	Prospectus Matchups: Four In a Row	Jim Baker	2008-06-10

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