Nathan Richard Samson
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: August 19, 1987 in Ocala, Florida, US
High School: Forest HS (Ocala, FL)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 34th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Forest HS (Ocala, FL).
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18 | Cubs | ARIZ | Rk | CHC | 21 | 91 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .211 | .360 | .211 | .571 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-A+ | CHC | 64 | 228 | 189 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 27 | .254 | .335 | .302 | .636 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 61 | 220 | 183 | 19 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | .246 | .327 | .290 | .617 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | CHC | 130 | 570 | 490 | 69 | 143 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 51 | .292 | .363 | .353 | .716 | 173 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 128 | 561 | 481 | 69 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 49 | .293 | .365 | .356 | .721 | 171 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CHC | 113 | 441 | 391 | 59 | 102 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 29 | .261 | .322 | .307 | .629 | 120 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 93 | 373 | 326 | 51 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 24 | .255 | .322 | .307 | .628 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 20 | 68 | 65 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .292 | .324 | .308 | .631 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 84 | 257 | 233 | 25 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 36 | .262 | .307 | .309 | .616 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 113 | 309 | 276 | 45 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 43 | .236 | .302 | .373 | .675 | 103 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | 94 | 283 | 260 | 35 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 36 | .273 | .320 | .346 | .666 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 75 | 229 | 210 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 32 | .271 | .317 | .357 | .674 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 19 | 54 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .280 | .333 | .300 | .633 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | Winnipeg | AA | Ind | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 Seasons | 621 | 2187 | 1918 | 262 | 507 | 69 | 9 | 13 | 190 | 32 | 34 | 164 | 242 | .264 | .330 | .330 | .660 | 633 | 42 | 35 | 49 | 21 | 2 | |||||
| AA (4 seasons) | AA | 292 | 863 | 784 | 105 | 202 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 116 | .258 | .309 | .344 | .654 | 270 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 189 | 781 | 664 | 88 | 186 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 74 | .280 | .355 | .337 | .692 | 224 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 21 | 63 | 59 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .271 | .317 | .288 | .606 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 96 | 381 | 332 | 51 | 86 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | .259 | .326 | .313 | .639 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 21 | 91 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .211 | .360 | .211 | .571 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ind (1 season) | Ind | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 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 | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18 | Cubs | ARIZ | Rk | CHC | SS | 21 | 114 | 33 | 75 | 6 | 18 | .947 | 5.14 | 7 | |||||||
| 2007 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-A+ | CHC | SS | 26 | 111 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 18 | .928 | 3.96 | -9 | |||||||
| 2007 | 19 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | SS | 23 | 106 | 35 | 63 | 8 | 17 | .925 | 4.26 | -4 | |||||||
| 2007 | 19 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 2B | 38 | 168 | 69 | 95 | 4 | 20 | .976 | 4.32 | -5 | |||||||
| 2007 | 19 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | SS | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | CHC | SS | 115 | 543 | 177 | 340 | 26 | 60 | .952 | 4.50 | 4 | |||||||
| 2008 | 20 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | SS | 114 | 538 | 174 | 339 | 25 | 60 | .954 | 4.50 | 3 | |||||||
| 2008 | 20 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 2B | 14 | 84 | 27 | 53 | 4 | 10 | .952 | 5.71 | 2 | |||||||
| 2008 | 20 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | SS | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.00 | -1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CHC | 2B | 87 | 448 | 165 | 268 | 15 | 65 | .967 | 4.98 | 4 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | CHC | SS | 23 | 93 | 38 | 48 | 7 | 15 | .925 | 3.74 | 4 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | SS | 11 | 53 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 10 | .906 | 4.36 | 1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 2B | 81 | 415 | 152 | 251 | 12 | 59 | .971 | 4.98 | 4 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | SS | 12 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 5 | .950 | 3.17 | -1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 21 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 6 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .909 | 5.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2010 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | SS | 41 | 203 | 75 | 116 | 12 | 33 | .941 | 4.66 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 3B | 20 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 1.55 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 18 | 67 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 9 | .970 | 3.61 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | RF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | LF | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.56 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | SS | 16 | 59 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 7 | .966 | 3.56 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 3B | 12 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .889 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 52 | 212 | 86 | 122 | 4 | 30 | .981 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | 2B | 28 | 123 | 46 | 75 | 2 | 17 | .984 | 4.32 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | 3B | 35 | 78 | 16 | 60 | 2 | 2 | .974 | 2.17 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | LF | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.77 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | LF | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.78 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 3B | 33 | 74 | 15 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .973 | 2.18 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 21 | 90 | 35 | 54 | 1 | 15 | .989 | 4.24 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 3B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 2B | 7 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .970 | 4.57 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 1B | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 25 | Winnipeg | AA | Ind | SS | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||||||||
| 8 Seasons | 580 | 2413 | 875 | 1440 | 98 | 309 | .959 | 3.99 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| SS (7 seasons) | SS | 244 | 1133 | 383 | 689 | 61 | 151 | .946 | 4.39 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2B (6 seasons) | 2B | 237 | 1102 | 426 | 645 | 31 | 151 | .972 | 4.52 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3B (4 seasons) | 3B | 68 | 137 | 28 | 103 | 6 | 6 | .956 | 1.93 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| LF (2 seasons) | LF | 22 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.09 | |||||||||||||
| RF (2 seasons) | RF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| 1B (1 season) | 1B | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18 | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Rk | CHC | 2006-08-03 | 2006-08-30 | |
| 2007 | 19 | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | A+ | CHC | 2007-06-08 | 2007-06-14 | |
| 2007 | 19 | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | A | CHC | 2007-06-15 | 2007-09-03 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | A | CHC | 2008-04-03 | 2008-08-30 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CHC | 2008-08-31 | 2008-09-01 | |
| 2009 | 21 | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | A+ | CHC | 2009-04-10 | 2009-09-06 | |
| 2009 | 21 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2009-06-30 | 2009-08-02 | |
| 2010 | 22 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2010-04-08 | 2010-09-06 | |
| 2011 | 23 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2011-04-07 | 2011-09-04 | |
| 2012 | 24 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2012-04-07 | 2012-08-09 | |
| 2012 | 24 | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CHC | 2012-05-17 | 2012-08-23 | |
| 2013 | 25 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | American Association | Ind | 2013-05-17 | 2013-05-17 |
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