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Wil Nieves
Wilbert Nieves

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut July 21, 2002

Born September 25, 1977 in San Juan, P.R.

Brother of Melvin Nieves

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 47th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1996. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 24 SDP NL  28   72    2   13   3  1   0    3   1  0   4  15  .181  .224  .250   31   18   0   0   4   0   1
 2005 27 NYY AL   3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 28 NYY AL   6    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 29 NYY AL  26   61    6   10   4  0   0    8   0  0   2   9  .164  .190  .230   10   14   3   0   0   0   3
 2008 30 WSN NL  68  176   15   46   9  1   1   20   0  1  13  29  .261  .309  .341   70   60   5   2   1   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      131  319   23   69  16  2   1   31   1  1  19  55  .216  .259  .288   45   92   8   2   5   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        394   28   85  20  2   1   38   1  1  23  68  .216  .259  .288   45  114  10   2   6   0  14
 Career High     68  176   15   46   9  1   1   20   1  1  13  29                          60   5   2   4   0   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 24 SDP NL   76   60    4   1.8    98| .181  .254| .224  .326| .250  .404| .474  .729|  31  .141  -7.1  -0.7 100%
 2005 27 NYY AL    4    4    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .000  .328| .000  .422| .000  .750|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2006 28 NYY AL    6    6    0   0.0   112| .000  .276| .000  .341| .000  .440| .000  .781|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 2007 29 NYY AL   66   57    2   0.9   107| .164  .271| .190  .339| .230  .424| .420  .762|  10  .044  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 2008 30 WSN NL  196  145   17   3.1   109| .261  .268| .309  .341| .341  .428| .650  .769|  70  .307  -7.7  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       348  272   23   2.3   106| .216  .266| .259  .337| .288  .422| .547  .759|  45  .195 -25.8  -2.5  50%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 24 SDP NL C 27 160 8 5 0 .971 .991 6.22 6.41 8.29 7.53 20 182.3 1 10 10 3 2005 27 NYY AL C 3 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 5.97 11.00 6.80 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 2006 28 NYY AL C 6 15 1 0 0 1.000 .994 2.67 6.32 7.58 7.11 1 19.0 1 2 2 1 2007 29 NYY AL C 25 111 6 2 1 .983 .991 4.68 6.41 6.23 7.28 21 169.0 1 3 21 6 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.90 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2008 30 WSN NL C 61 359 31 3 4 .992 .993 6.39 6.72 7.81 7.65 46 449.7 3 39 10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 29 NYY AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.90 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2002 24 SDP NL C 27 160 8 5 0 .971 .991 6.22 6.41 8.29 7.53 20 182.3 1 10 10 3 2005 27 NYY AL C 3 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 5.97 11.00 6.80 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 2006 28 NYY AL C 6 15 1 0 0 1.000 .994 2.67 6.32 7.58 7.11 1 19.0 1 2 2 1 2007 29 NYY AL C 25 111 6 2 1 .983 .991 4.68 6.41 6.23 7.28 21 169.0 1 3 21 6 2008 30 WSN NL C 61 359 31 3 4 .992 .993 6.39 6.72 7.81 7.65 46 449.7 3 39 10
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 122 656 46 10 5 .986 .992 5.75 6.55 7.62 7.53 88 829.0 6 15 72 20 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.90 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 123 657 46 10 5 .986 .992 5.72 6.56 7.62 7.53 88 830
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 47th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1996.

December 20, 2002: Selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the San Diego Padres.

March 29, 2005: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to the New York Yankees for Bret Prinz.

October 9, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2006New York Yankees$328,600
2007New York Yankees$382,150
Career (may be incomplete)$710,750

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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