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C.J. Nitkowski
Christopher John Nitkowski

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
School St. John's University

Debut June 3, 1995
  vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Born March 9, 1973 in Suffern, NY

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1995 22 TOT      2   7  20  18   0   0   0  0   71.7   94   57   53  11   35   31   5   2   338   3   2  6.66  4.49   67 1.800
         CIN NL   1   3   9   7   0   0   0  0   32.3   41   25   22   4   15   18   2   1   154   1   2  6.12  4.14   68 1.732
         DET AL   1   4  11  11   0   0   0  0   39.3   53   32   31   7   20   13   3   1   184   2   0  7.09  4.77   67 1.856
 1996 23 DET AL   2   3  11   8   0   0   0  0   45.7   62   44   41   7   38   36   7   2   234   1   0  8.08  5.10   63 2.190
 1998 25 HOU NL   3   3  43   0   0   0  11  3   59.7   49   27   25   4   23   44   6   3   250   2   1  3.77  4.11  109 1.207
 1999 26 DET AL   4   5  68   7   0   0   7  0   81.7   63   44   39  11   45   66   3   4   349   3   3  4.30  4.92  114 1.322
 2000 27 DET AL   4   9  67  11   0   0   7  0  109.7  124   79   64  13   49   81   4   3   497   3   1  5.25  4.68   89 1.578
 2001 28 TOT      1   3  61   0   0   0  14  0   51.0   54   30   28   7   34   42   5   1   241   8   0  4.94  4.25   86 1.725
         DET AL   0   3  56   0   0   0  12  0   45.3   51   30   28   7   31   38   5   1   220   7   0  5.56  4.26   77 1.809
         NYM NL   1   0   5   0   0   0   2  0    5.7    3    0    0   0    3    4   0   0    21   1   0  0.00  4.19  inf 1.059
 2002 29 TEX AL   0   1  12   0   0   0   2  0   13.7   11    4    4   0   13   14   0   0    63   0   0  2.63  4.78  181 1.756
 2003 30 TEX AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  0    9.7   17    8    8   0    8    5   0   0    52   1   0  7.45  5.03   68 2.586
 2004 31 TOT      2   1  41   0   0   0  14  0   33.0   40   22   21   4   16   26   6   5   160   0   0  5.73  4.39   77 1.697
         NYY AL   1   1  19   0   0   0   4  0   13.0   18   11   11   1    6   10   4   2    65   0   0  7.62  4.50   59 1.846
         ATL NL   1   0  22   0   0   0  10  0   20.0   22   11   10   3   10   16   2   3    95   0   0  4.50  4.31   96 1.600
 2005 32 WSN NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  0    3.3    5    3    3   0    2    2   0   0    17   0   0  8.10  4.06   50 2.100
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .360  18  32 336  44   0   0  55  3  479.0  519  318  286  57  263  347  36  20  2201  21   7  5.37  4.60   86 1.633
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   5  60   7   0   0   9  0   85.7   92   56   51  10   47   62   6   3   393   3   1  5.37  4.60   86 1.633
 Career High      4   9  68  18   0   0  14  3  109.7  124   79   64  13   49   81   7   5   497   8   3  3.77  5.10  114 1.207
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 22 TOT      9   10    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .200  .200  .200    6    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL   9   10    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .200  .200  .200    6    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 25 HOU NL  41    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1999 26 DET AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      95   15    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  10  .133  .133  .133  -29    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         26    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  17  .133  .133  .133  -29    3   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     41   10    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6                           2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 22 TOT      10    8    0   0.0   107| .200  .271| .200  .340| .200  .421| .400  .761|   6  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL   10    8    0   0.0   107| .200  .271| .200  .340| .200  .421| .400  .761|   6  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1998 25 HOU NL    5    5    0   0.0   106| .000  .266| .000  .337| .000  .420| .000  .757|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1999 26 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   113| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .438| .000  .784|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       16   14    0   0.0   107| .133  .270| .133  .340| .133  .422| .266  .762| -29  .000  -2.9  -0.2     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 22 TOT P 20 5 8 2 0 .867 .963 0.65 0.52 1.63 1.81 18 71.6 CIN NL P 9 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 0.56 0.51 1.39 1.84 7 32.3 DET AL P 11 2 6 1 0 .889 .964 0.73 0.53 1.83 1.79 11 39.3 1996 23 DET AL P 11 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.52 1.38 1.77 8 45.7 1998 25 HOU NL P 43 1 10 0 2 1.000 .965 0.26 0.54 1.66 1.85 0 59.7 1999 26 DET AL P 68 5 17 3 0 .880 .952 0.32 0.47 2.42 1.69 7 81.7 2000 27 DET AL P 67 7 21 1 2 .966 .956 0.42 0.46 2.30 1.62 11 109.7 2001 28 TOT P 61 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.16 0.49 1.76 1.75 0 51.0 DET AL P 56 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.16 0.49 1.79 1.75 0 45.3 NYM NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.46 1.58 1.74 0 5.7 2002 29 TEX AL P 12 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.48 1.31 1.71 0 13.7 2003 30 TEX AL P 6 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.83 0.48 4.64 1.76 0 9.7 2004 31 TOT P 41 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.17 0.46 1.91 1.77 0 33.0 NYY AL P 19 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.16 0.45 2.08 1.66 0 13.0 ATL NL P 22 1 3 1 0 .800 .976 0.18 0.47 1.80 1.84 0 20.0 2005 32 WSN NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.46 5.45 1.64 0 3.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 22 TOT P 20 5 8 2 0 .867 .963 0.65 0.52 1.63 1.81 18 71.6 CIN NL P 9 3 2 1 0 .833 .962 0.56 0.51 1.39 1.84 7 32.3 DET AL P 11 2 6 1 0 .889 .964 0.73 0.53 1.83 1.79 11 39.3 1996 23 DET AL P 11 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.52 1.38 1.77 8 45.7 1998 25 HOU NL P 43 1 10 0 2 1.000 .965 0.26 0.54 1.66 1.85 0 59.7 1999 26 DET AL P 68 5 17 3 0 .880 .952 0.32 0.47 2.42 1.69 7 81.7 2000 27 DET AL P 67 7 21 1 2 .966 .956 0.42 0.46 2.30 1.62 11 109.7 2001 28 TOT P 61 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.16 0.49 1.76 1.75 0 51.0 DET AL P 56 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.16 0.49 1.79 1.75 0 45.3 NYM NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.46 1.58 1.74 0 5.7 2002 29 TEX AL P 12 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.48 1.31 1.71 0 13.7 2003 30 TEX AL P 6 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.83 0.48 4.64 1.76 0 9.7 2004 31 TOT P 41 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.17 0.46 1.91 1.77 0 33.0 NYY AL P 19 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.16 0.45 2.08 1.66 0 13.0 ATL NL P 22 1 3 1 0 .800 .976 0.18 0.47 1.80 1.84 0 20.0 2005 32 WSN NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.46 5.45 1.64 0 3.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 336 23 84 7 5 .939 .958 0.32 0.48 2.01 1.73 44 479.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 336 23 84 7 5 .939 .958 0.32 0.48 2.01 1.73 44 479
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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1994.

July 31, 1995: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with a player to be named later and Dave Tuttle (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for David Wells. The Cincinnati Reds sent Mark Lewis (November 16, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

December 10, 1996: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, and Daryle Ward to the Houston Astros for Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller, and cash.

January 14, 1999: Traded by the Houston Astros with Brad Ausmus to the Detroit Tigers for Paul Bako, Dean Crow, Brian Powell, Carlos Villalobos (minors), and Mark Persails (minors).

September 2, 2001: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with cash to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Kyle Kessel (minors) (December 13, 2001) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

March 25, 2002: Released by the Houston Astros.

March 28, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 6, 2002: Released by the Houston Astros.

June 6, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 21, 2002: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 29, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

September 30, 2002: Released by the Texas Rangers.

November 15, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

September 29, 2003: Released by the Texas Rangers.

November 18, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

June 29, 2004: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

July 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 24, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

March 31, 2005: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

April 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

May 26, 2005: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 27, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

October 3, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Cincinnati Reds$109,000
1998Houston Astros$185,000
1999Detroit Tigers$300,000
2000Detroit Tigers$950,000
2001Detroit Tigers$1,200,000
2003Texas Rangers$550,000
2004Atlanta Braves$375,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,669,000

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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