Gerald Arthur Nielsen
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: August 5, 1966 in Sacramento, California, US
Schools: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the New York Mets in the 1st round (17th) of the 1985 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (26th) of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1986 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) and the New York Yankees in the 18th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | Oneonta | NYPL | A- | NYY | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.71 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.184 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.94 | |
| 1989 | 22 | Prince William | CARL | A | NYY | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.19 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.034 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 1.80 | |
| 1990 | 23 | Prince William | CARL | A+ | NYY | 7 | 12 | .368 | 3.92 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151.2 | 149 | 76 | 66 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 119 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1.503 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.51 | |
| 1991 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYY | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.10 | 48 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72.2 | 59 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 313 | 1.349 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 1.82 |
| 1991 | 24 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.78 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64.2 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 275 | 1.253 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 2.13 |
| 1991 | 24 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.62 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.125 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 0.63 |
| 1992 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYY | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1.24 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 58.0 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 225 | 0.983 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 3.76 |
| 1992 | 25 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1.19 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 53.0 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 1.000 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 3.93 |
| 1992 | 25 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.800 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 2.50 | |
| 1993 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CAL | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.20 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 70 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 1.617 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 2.25 |
| 1994 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA | CAL,CHW | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.52 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 78 | 60 | 58 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 366 | 1.662 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 1.24 |
| 1994 | 27 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 174 | 1.699 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 0.56 |
| 1994 | 27 | Midland | TL | AA | CAL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.65 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 192 | 1.630 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 2.53 |
| 7 Seasons | 26 | 36 | .419 | 3.53 | 246 | 43 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 505.1 | 449 | 232 | 198 | 21 | 253 | 13 | 447 | 37 | 10 | 45 | 1156 | 1.389 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1.77 | |||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.47 | 83 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 141.0 | 125 | 74 | 70 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 132 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 611 | 1.440 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 1.69 | ||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.01 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.2 | 72 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 270 | 1.549 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 2.27 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3.58 | 68 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 216.1 | 199 | 105 | 86 | 11 | 110 | 5 | 185 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 275 | 1.428 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 1.68 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.19 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.034 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 1.80 | |||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.71 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.184 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.94 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | Oneonta | NYPL | A- | NYY | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1989 | 22 | Prince William | CARL | A | NYY | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | 23 | Prince William | CARL | A+ | NYY | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYY | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 24 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 24 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | NYY | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | 25 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | 25 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CAL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA | CHW,CAL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 27 | Midland | TL | AA | CAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 27 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | Oneonta | NYPL | A- | NYY | P | 19 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0.42 | ||||||
| 1989 | 22 | Prince William | CARL | A | NYY | P | 39 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 0.31 | ||||||
| 1990 | 23 | Prince William | CARL | A+ | NYY | P | 26 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.88 | ||||||
| 1991 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYY | P | 48 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 0.33 | ||||||
| 1991 | 24 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A+ | NYY | P | 42 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 0.31 | ||||||
| 1991 | 24 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0.50 | ||||||
| 1992 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYY | P | 40 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.23 | ||||||
| 1992 | 25 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | P | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 1992 | 25 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.25 | ||||||
| 1993 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CAL | P | 33 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 0.27 | ||||||
| 1994 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA | CAL,CHW | P | 41 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .810 | 0.41 | 21 | 11 | 34% | |||
| 1994 | 27 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | P | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.22 | 12 | 8 | 40% | |||
| 1994 | 27 | Midland | TL | AA | CAL | P | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0.19 | 9 | 3 | 25% | |||
| 7 Seasons | 246 | 107 | 20 | 74 | 13 | 2 | .879 | 0.38 | 21 | 11 | 34% | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | Oneonta Yankees | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | NYY | |||
| 1989 | 22 | Prince William Cannons | Carolina League | A | NYY | |||
| 1990 | 23 | Prince William Cannons | Carolina League | A+ | NYY | |||
| 1991 | 24 | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1991 | 24 | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | A+ | NYY | |||
| 1992 | 25 | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1992 | 25 | Columbus Clippers | International League | AAA | NYY | |||
| 1992 | 25 | New York Yankees | American League | MLB | NYY | 1 | 1992-07-12 | 1992-10-04 |
| 1993 | 26 | Vancouver Canadians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CAL | |||
| 1993 | 26 | California Angels | American League | MLB | CAL | 1 | 1993-06-12 | 1993-07-08 |
| 1994 | 27 | Midland Angels | Texas League | AA | CAL | |||
| 1994 | 27 | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | AA | CHW |
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