Melvin Nieves was born on Tuesday, December 28, 1971, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Nieves was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1992, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Melvin Nieves baseball stats page.
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Melvin NievesMel Nieves Autograph on a 1993 Score (#248) |
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Melvin NievesMelvin Nieves Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Melvin NievesMelvin Nieves Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1992 | 21 | Braves | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .263 |
1993 | 22 | Padres | 19 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .255 | .319 |
1994 | 23 | Padres | 10 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .474 |
1995 | 24 | Padres | 98 | 234 | 32 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .205 | .276 | .419 |
1996 | 25 | Tigers | 120 | 431 | 71 | 106 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 60 | 44 | 2 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .246 | .322 | .485 |
1997 | 26 | Tigers | 116 | 359 | 46 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 64 | 39 | 6 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .228 | .311 | .451 |
1998 | 27 | Reds | 83 | 119 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .252 | .381 | .336 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 458 | 1,228 | 163 | 284 | 53 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 187 | 136 | 9 | 483 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 25 | .231 | .314 | .438 |
Melvin NievesMelvin Nieves Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1992 Braves | LF | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.77 |
1992 Braves | RF | 3 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 1.64 |
1993 Padres | RF | 15 | 11 | 312 | 30 | 2.0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.42 |
1994 Padres | LF | 2 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1994 Padres | RF | 4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1995 Padres | 1B | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 16.50 |
1995 Padres | CF | 6 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
1995 Padres | LF | 62 | 42 | 1,200 | 81 | 1.3 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 1.80 |
1995 Padres | RF | 15 | 5 | 207 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1996 Tigers | LF | 21 | 21 | 546 | 53 | 2.5 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.42 |
1996 Tigers | RF | 84 | 83 | 2,160 | 176 | 2.1 | 167 | 160 | 7 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.09 |
1997 Tigers | CF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1997 Tigers | RF | 101 | 84 | 2,259 | 197 | 2.0 | 193 | 189 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.31 |
1998 Reds | LF | 3 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
1998 Reds | RF | 22 | 16 | 420 | 29 | 1.3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 244 | 202 | 5,490 | 457 | 1.9 | 440 | 428 | 12 | 17 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.16 | |
LF Totals | 91 | 68 | 1,890 | 148 | 1.6 | 142 | 134 | 8 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.03 | |
CF Totals | 8 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 16.50 | |
7 Years | 345 | 273 | 7,479 | 625 | 1.8 | 601 | 581 | 20 | 24 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.17 |
Melvin NievesMelvin Nieves Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1992 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.0 | - | - | - |
1993 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 23.5 | 2.2 | 15.7 | - | - | - |
1994 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 19.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1995 Padres | 2 | 3 | .400 | 30 | 2 | n/a | 16.7 | 2.7 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1996 Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1997 Tigers | 1 | 7 | .125 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 18.0 | 2.3 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1998 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 59.5 | 2.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 4 | 12 | .250 | 132 | 2 | 24 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Melvin NievesMelvin Nieves Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1992 Atlanta Braves | 7 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1993 San Diego Padres | 10 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1994 San Diego Padres | 3 | $118,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 San Diego Padres | 3 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $335,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Cincinnati Reds | 46 | Undetermined | - | - |
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