Nathaniel Joseph Spears
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: May 3, 1985 in Fort Myers, Florida, US
High School: Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | Orioles | GULF | Rk | BAL | 56 | 231 | 180 | 38 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 32 | .289 | .427 | .400 | .827 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19 | Delmarva | SALL | A | BAL | 97 | 431 | 371 | 50 | 102 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 63 | .275 | .358 | .407 | .765 | 151 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | BAL | 112 | 498 | 445 | 63 | 131 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 82 | .294 | .349 | .429 | .778 | 191 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 97 | 369 | 321 | 45 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 53 | .246 | .323 | .308 | .632 | 99 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CHC | 116 | 435 | 363 | 58 | 99 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 63 | .273 | .358 | .383 | .741 | 139 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 78 | 300 | 249 | 36 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 44 | .261 | .347 | .349 | .697 | 87 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 38 | 135 | 114 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | .298 | .382 | .456 | .838 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | 120 | 494 | 402 | 76 | 120 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 72 | .299 | .394 | .433 | .827 | 174 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 115 | 473 | 384 | 71 | 115 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 72 | .299 | .394 | .438 | .832 | 168 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 23 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .278 | .381 | .333 | .714 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 128 | 411 | 368 | 48 | 93 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 43 | .253 | .319 | .345 | .665 | 127 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 25 | Portland | EL | AA | BOS | 136 | 620 | 514 | 104 | 140 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 84 | 93 | .272 | .380 | .463 | .843 | 238 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 96 | 378 | 315 | 49 | 78 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 69 | .248 | .355 | .397 | .751 | 125 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 108 | 395 | 346 | 46 | 83 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 86 | .240 | .329 | .396 | .725 | 137 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 Seasons | 1066 | 4262 | 3625 | 577 | 977 | 187 | 47 | 65 | 414 | 88 | 34 | 467 | 656 | .270 | .358 | .401 | .759 | 1453 | 45 | 54 | 81 | 35 | 11 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 337 | 1205 | 1047 | 148 | 259 | 56 | 10 | 20 | 121 | 23 | 8 | 130 | 198 | .247 | .335 | .377 | .712 | 395 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 289 | 1228 | 1012 | 197 | 289 | 54 | 11 | 31 | 144 | 21 | 6 | 155 | 184 | .286 | .385 | .453 | .838 | 458 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 5 | ||||
| A+ (3 seasons) | A+ | 287 | 1167 | 1015 | 144 | 275 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 92 | 19 | 9 | 95 | 179 | .271 | .340 | .371 | .712 | 377 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 97 | 431 | 371 | 50 | 102 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 63 | .275 | .358 | .407 | .765 | 151 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 56 | 231 | 180 | 38 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 32 | .289 | .427 | .400 | .827 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | Orioles | GULF | Rk | BAL | SS | 49 | 213 | 75 | 124 | 14 | 22 | .934 | 4.06 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 19 | Delmarva | SALL | A | BAL | SS | 14 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.43 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 19 | Delmarva | SALL | A | BAL | 2B | 77 | 353 | 135 | 204 | 14 | 42 | .960 | 4.40 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 20 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | BAL | SS | 6 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 2.67 | -2 | |||||||
| 2005 | 20 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | BAL | 2B | 105 | 513 | 195 | 308 | 10 | 79 | .981 | 4.79 | 2 | |||||||
| 2006 | 21 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 2B | 88 | 395 | 182 | 203 | 10 | 50 | .975 | 4.38 | -9 | |||||||
| 2007 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CHC | 2B | 107 | 490 | 203 | 273 | 14 | 58 | .971 | 4.45 | 6 | |||||||
| 2007 | 22 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 2B | 73 | 367 | 149 | 208 | 10 | 41 | .973 | 4.89 | 6 | |||||||
| 2007 | 22 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 34 | 123 | 54 | 65 | 4 | 17 | .967 | 3.50 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC | 2B | 115 | 563 | 251 | 301 | 11 | 72 | .980 | 4.80 | 7 | |||||||
| 2008 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 2B | 110 | 536 | 238 | 287 | 11 | 66 | .979 | 4.77 | 7 | |||||||
| 2008 | 23 | Tennessee | SOUL | AA | CHC | 1B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 23 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 2B | 5 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | SS | 15 | 42 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 6 | .952 | 2.67 | 1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 3B | 62 | 132 | 37 | 87 | 8 | 10 | .939 | 2.00 | 4 | |||||||
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 2B | 42 | 168 | 73 | 93 | 2 | 28 | .988 | 3.95 | -1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2010 | 25 | Portland | EL | AA | BOS | SS | 5 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 5.60 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 25 | Portland | EL | AA | BOS | 2B | 130 | 601 | 201 | 389 | 11 | 96 | .982 | 4.54 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 25 | Portland | EL | AA | BOS | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | RF | 23 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.96 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | LF | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.38 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | SS | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 3B | 16 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 2.13 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 2B | 37 | 169 | 67 | 97 | 5 | 28 | .970 | 4.43 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 1B | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | LF | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 3B | 62 | 164 | 42 | 117 | 5 | 13 | .970 | 2.56 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 2B | 35 | 172 | 67 | 103 | 2 | 16 | .988 | 4.86 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 1B | 5 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 10.00 | ||||||||
| 10 Seasons | 1020 | 4264 | 1702 | 2447 | 115 | 545 | .973 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2B (9 seasons) | 2B | 736 | 3424 | 1374 | 1971 | 79 | 469 | .977 | 4.54 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| SS (8 seasons) | SS | 95 | 383 | 122 | 240 | 21 | 43 | .945 | 3.81 | -1 | ||||||||||||
| 1B (4 seasons) | 1B | 8 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 7.13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3B (3 seasons) | 3B | 140 | 331 | 88 | 229 | 14 | 26 | .958 | 2.26 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| P (2 seasons) | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| RF (2 seasons) | RF | 24 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.88 | |||||||||||||
| LF (2 seasons) | LF | 15 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.53 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Rk | BAL | |||
| 2004 | 19 | Delmarva Shorebirds | South Atlantic League | A | BAL | 2004-04-08 | 2004-09-04 | |
| 2005 | 20 | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | A+ | BAL | 2005-04-08 | 2005-09-05 | |
| 2006 | 21 | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | A+ | CHC | 2006-04-06 | 2006-09-03 | |
| 2007 | 22 | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | A+ | CHC | 2007-04-05 | 2007-07-16 | |
| 2007 | 22 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2007-07-18 | 2007-09-03 | |
| 2008 | 23 | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | AA | CHC | 2008-04-03 | 2008-08-27 | |
| 2008 | 23 | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CHC | 2008-08-28 | 2008-09-01 | |
| 2009 | 24 | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CHC | 2009-04-09 | 2009-09-07 | |
| 2010 | 25 | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | AA | BOS | 2010-04-08 | 2010-09-06 | |
| 2011 | 26 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS | 2011-04-07 | 2011-09-02 | |
| 2011 | 26 | Boston Red Sox | American League | MLB | BOS | 1 | 2011-09-06 | 2011-09-11 |
| 2012 | 27 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS | 2012-04-07 | 2012-09-03 | |
| 2012 | 27 | Boston Red Sox | American League | MLB | BOS | 1 | 2012-04-17 | 2012-04-21 |
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