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Nelson Figueroa
Nelson Figueroa

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 155 lb.
School Brandeis University

Debut June 3, 2000

Final Game September 25, 2004
Born May 18, 1974 in Brooklyn, NY

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2000 26 ARI NL   0   1   3   3   0   0   0  0   15.7   17   13   13   4    5    7   0   2    68   0   0  7.47  4.78   64 1.404
 2001 27 PHI NL   4   5  19  13   0   0   1  0   89.0   95   40   39   8   37   61   7   2   393   3   0  3.94  4.27  108 1.483
 2002 28 MIL NL   1   7  30  11   0   0   4  0   93.0   96   59   52  18   37   51   4   5   412   6   0  5.03  4.07   81 1.430
 2003 29 PIT NL   2   1  12   3   0   0   1  0   35.3   28   13   13   8   13   23   2   2   146   2   0  3.31  4.37  132 1.160
 2004 30 PIT NL   0   3  10   3   0   0   0  0   28.3   32   18   18   4   11   10   0   3   121   1   0  5.72  4.31   75 1.518
 2008 34 NYM NL   3   3  16   6   0   0   2  0   45.3   48   26   23   3   26   36   2   0   211   1   0  4.57  4.21   92 1.632
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .333  10  20  90  39   0   0   8  0  306.7  316  169  158  45  129  188  15  14  1351  13   0  4.64  4.24   92 1.451
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  10  47  20   0   0   4  0  161.7  166   89   83  23   68   99   7   7   712   6   0  4.64  4.24   92 1.451
 Career High      4   7  30  13   0   0   4  0   93.0   96   59   52  18   37   61   7   5   412   6   0  3.94  4.27  108 1.430

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 26 ARI NL   2    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   66    1   1   0   0   0   0
 2001 27 PHI NL  18   24    4    6   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .250  .280  .292   50    7   1   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 MIL NL  29   15    0    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   6  .133  .188  .133  -13    2   4   0   0   0   0
 2003 29 PIT NL  12    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 30 PIT NL  10    7    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -25    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 34 NYM NL  16   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   6  .083  .214  .083  -17    1   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       87   68    5   11   1  0   0    5   0  0   4  30  .162  .208  .176    2   12   7   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        127    9   20   2  0   0    9   0  0   7  56  .162  .208  .176    2   22  13   0   0   0   0
 Career High     29   24    4    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  11                           7   4   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 26 ARI NL    4    3    0   0.0   121| .333  .279| .333  .357| .333  .456| .666  .813|  66  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2001 27 PHI NL   26   19    2   2.8   110| .250  .266| .280  .337| .292  .436| .572  .773|  50  .257  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 2002 28 MIL NL   20   17    1   1.6   105| .133  .263| .188  .337| .133  .419| .321  .756| -13  .116  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 2003 29 PIT NL    7    7    0   0.0   111| .000  .271| .000  .343| .000  .435| .000  .778|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 2004 30 PIT NL    7    6    0   0.0   110| .143  .268| .143  .340| .143  .435| .286  .775| -25  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 2008 34 NYM NL   15   12    0   0.0   107| .083  .266| .214  .338| .083  .425| .297  .762| -17  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        79   64    3   1.2   109| .162  .267| .208  .339| .176  .431| .384  .770|   2  .075 -10.0  -0.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 26 ARI NL P 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.47 1.72 1.72 3 15.7 2001 27 PHI NL P 19 2 6 0 1 1.000 .964 0.42 0.46 0.81 1.75 13 89.0 2002 28 MIL NL P 30 4 12 2 0 .889 .964 0.53 0.48 1.55 1.83 11 93.0 2003 29 PIT NL P 12 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.58 0.48 1.78 1.86 3 35.3 2004 30 PIT NL P 10 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.40 0.47 1.27 1.84 3 28.3 2008 34 NYM NL P 16 4 6 1 0 .909 .962 0.62 0.43 1.99 1.73 6 45.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 26 ARI NL P 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.47 1.72 1.72 3 15.7 2001 27 PHI NL P 19 2 6 0 1 1.000 .964 0.42 0.46 0.81 1.75 13 89.0 2002 28 MIL NL P 30 4 12 2 0 .889 .964 0.53 0.48 1.55 1.83 11 93.0 2003 29 PIT NL P 12 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.58 0.48 1.78 1.86 3 35.3 2004 30 PIT NL P 10 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.40 0.47 1.27 1.84 3 28.3 2008 34 NYM NL P 16 4 6 1 0 .909 .962 0.62 0.43 1.99 1.73 6 45.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 90 13 35 4 1 .923 .964 0.53 0.47 1.41 1.79 39 306.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 90 13 35 4 1 .923 .964 0.53 0.47 1.41 1.79 39 307
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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1995.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the New York Mets with Bernard Gilkey and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas, and cash.

July 26, 2000: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Omar Daal, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla to the Philadelphia Phillies for Curt Schilling.

April 3, 2002: Selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 11, 2002: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

January 6, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 14, 2004: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 9, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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