Nick Koback Stats

Nick Koback was born on Friday, July 19, 1935, in Hartford, Connecticut. Koback was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 29, 1953, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Nick Koback baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Nicholas Nicholie Koback
Nickname:   Nick
Born On:   07-19-1935  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hartford, Connecticut
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-23-2015 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hartford, Connecticut
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Hartford High School (Hartford, CT)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   07-29-1953 (Age 18)
Last Game:   07-04-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable / $20,000 Bonus Baby

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Nick Koback Pitching Stats

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Nick Koback Hitting Stats

1953 18 Pirates 7 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 .125 .176 .250
1954 19 Pirates 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 20 Pirates 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286
3 Years 16 33 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 0 0 2 .121 .147 .182

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Nick Koback Fielding Stats

1953 Pirates C 6 5 116 10 1.7 10 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 2.33
1954 Pirates C 4 2 69 14 3.5 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 5.48
1955 Pirates C 2 1 33 5 2.5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 4.09
C Totals 12 8 218 29 2.4 29 26 3 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 3.59
3 Years 12 8 218 29 2.4 29 26 3 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 3.59

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Nick Koback Miscellaneous Stats

1953 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 - - -
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 - - -
3 Years 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -

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Nick Koback Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Undetermined - -
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Undetermined - -

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