Melvin Nieves Stats

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 Nieves

Mel Nieves Autograph on a 1993 Score (#248)

Mel Nieves Autograph on a 1993 Score (#248)

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Birth Name:   Melvin Ramos Nieves
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   12-28-1971  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Juan, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Luis Pales Matos High School (Santa Rosa, PR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   09-01-1992 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-14-1998
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Melvin Nieves Pitching Stats

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Melvin Nieves Hitting Stats

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
7 Years 458 1,228 163 284 53 6 63 2 187 136 9 483 1 10 17 25 .231 .314 .438

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Melvin Nieves Fielding Stats

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
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

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Melvin Nieves Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
7 Years 4 12 .250 132 2 24 19.5 2.5 6.6 - - -

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Melvin Nieves Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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