Al Nipper Stats

Al Nipper was born on Thursday, April 2, 1959, in San Diego, California. Nipper was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1983, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Al Nipper baseball stats page.

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Al Nipper

Al Nipper Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#617)

Al Nipper Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#617)
 

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Birth Name:   Albert Samuel Nipper
Nickname:   Al
Born On:   04-02-1959  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   West High School (Hazelwood, MO)
College:   Northeast Missouri State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   194
First Game:   09-06-1983 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-16-1990
Draft:   1980 : 8th Round (206th)
Al Nipper

Al Nipper Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1983 24 Red Sox 3 2 1 1 1 .500 2.25 1 0 0 16.0 67 17 4 4 0 7 0 5 0 1 0 -
1984 25 Red Sox 29 24 3 11 6 .647 3.89 6 0 0 182.2 777 183 79 86 18 52 1 84 7 7 1 -
1985 26 Red Sox 25 25 0 9 12 .429 4.06 5 0 0 162.0 713 157 73 83 14 82 3 85 3 9 1 -
1986 27 Red Sox 26 26 0 10 12 .455 5.38 3 0 0 159.0 702 186 95 108 24 47 2 79 1 4 1 -
1987 28 Red Sox 30 30 0 11 12 .478 5.43 6 0 0 174.0 777 196 105 115 30 62 1 89 5 7 0 -
1988 29 Cubs 22 12 3 2 4 .333 3.04 0 0 1 80.0 341 72 27 37 9 34 2 27 1 3 1 -
1990 31 Indians 9 5 1 2 3 .400 6.75 0 0 0 24.0 125 35 18 19 2 19 0 12 6 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 144 124 8 46 50 .479 4.52 21 0 1 797.2 3,502 846 401 452 97 303 9 381 23 33 4 -
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Al Nipper Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1983 24 Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 25 Red Sox 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 26 Red Sox 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 27 Red Sox 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 28 Red Sox 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 29 Cubs 22 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 .087 .087 .130
1990 31 Indians 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 144 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 .087 .087 .130
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Al Nipper Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1983 Red Sox P 3 2 48 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1984 Red Sox P 29 24 548 60 2.1 59 28 31 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.91
1985 Red Sox P 25 25 486 57 2.3 52 24 28 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .912 2.89
1986 Red Sox P 26 26 477 57 2.2 56 28 28 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .982 3.17
1987 Red Sox P 30 30 522 49 1.6 47 20 27 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.43
1988 Cubs P 22 12 240 12 0.5 11 4 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.24
1990 Indians P 9 5 72 2 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.75
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 144 124 2,393 240 1.7 230 106 124 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.60
7 Years 144 124 2,393 240 1.7 230 106 124 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.60
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Al Nipper Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1983 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.71 2.81 3.94
1984 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.62 4.14 2.56
1985 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.04 4.72 4.56
1986 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.68 4.47 2.66
1987 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.44 4.60 3.21
1988 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 0.0 0.79 3.04 3.83
1990 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.63 4.50 7.13
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.8 0.0 1.26 4.30 3.42
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Al Nipper Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1983 Boston Red Sox 49 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Boston Red Sox 49 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Boston Red Sox 49 $165,000.00 - -
1986 Boston Red Sox 49 $265,000.00 - Stats
1987 Boston Red Sox 49 Undetermined - -
1988 Chicago Cubs 45 $397,000.00 - -
1990 Cleveland Indians 42 Undetermined - -


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