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Dave Nicholson
David Lawrence Nicholson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut May 24, 1960
  vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1967
Born August 29, 1939 in St. Louis, MO

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 20 BAL AL  54  113   17   21   1  1   5   11   0  2  20  55  .186  .308  .345   78   39   0   0   0   0   2
 1962 22 BAL AL  97  173   25   30   4  1   9   15   3  4  27  76  .173  .289  .364   80   63   1   0   0   1   2
 1963 23 CHW AL 126  449   53  103  11  4  22   70   2  1  63 175  .229  .319  .419  107  188   0   8   0   0   3
 1964 24 CHW AL  97  294   40   60   6  1  13   39   0  2  52 126  .204  .329  .364   96  107   0   1   0   3   5
 1965 25 CHW AL  54   85   11   13   2  1   2   12   0  0   9  40  .153  .234  .271   48   23   0   0   0   0   1
 1966 26 HOU NL 100  280   36   69   8  4  10   31   1  1  46  92  .246  .356  .411  120  115   2   2   6   3   0
 1967 27 ATL NL  10   25    2    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   9  .200  .250  .200   31    5   1   1   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      538 1419  184  301  32 12  61  179   6 10 219 573  .212  .318  .381   97  540   4  12   7   7  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        427   55   91  10  4  18   54   2  3  66 173  .212  .318  .381   97  163   1   4   2   2   4
 Career High    126  449   53  103  11  4  22   70   3  4  63 175  .246  .356  .419  120  188   2   8   6   3   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 20 BAL AL  133   96   12   3.4   100| .186  .262| .308  .336| .345  .401| .653  .737|  78  .372  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1962 22 BAL AL  202  150   19   3.4    97| .173  .256| .289  .327| .364  .399| .653  .726|  80  .370  -5.2  -0.5  42%
 1963 23 CHW AL  520  358   65   4.9    93| .229  .253| .319  .319| .419  .391| .738  .710| 107  .570   4.9   0.5  66%
 1964 24 CHW AL  350  242   38   4.2    94| .204  .252| .329  .320| .364  .392| .693  .712|  96  .499  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1965 25 CHW AL   94   73    6   2.2    86| .153  .243| .234  .311| .271  .372| .505  .683|  48  .250  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1966 26 HOU NL  333  216   45   5.6    90| .246  .256| .356  .314| .411  .386| .767  .700| 120  .627   9.2   0.9  50%
 1967 27 ATL NL   29   22    2   2.4    90| .200  .257| .250  .319| .200  .377| .450  .696|  31  .292  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1661 1157  187   4.4    93| .212  .254| .318  .320| .381  .390| .699  .711|  97  .510  -3.4  -0.4  37%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 20 BAL AL OF 44 51 3 1 1 .982 .982 1.23 1.95 1.75 2.25 34 277.0 LF 34 45 2 1 1 .979 .983 1.38 1.67 1.93 2.14 28 218.7 RF 11 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 1.68 1.08 1.95 6 58.3 1962 22 BAL AL OF 80 111 4 2 0 .983 .980 1.44 1.92 2.19 2.19 42 473.0 LF 34 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 0.85 1.61 2.27 2.01 6 115.0 RF 27 34 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.37 1.71 1.86 2.00 17 179.0 CF 20 45 1 1 0 .979 .985 2.30 2.18 2.31 2.57 19 179.0 1963 23 CHW AL LF 123 212 9 7 1 .969 .976 1.80 1.57 1.85 1.90 121 1073.0 1964 24 CHW AL OF 92 136 4 4 0 .972 .980 1.52 1.79 1.73 2.04 85 728.0 LF 91 134 3 4 0 .972 .975 1.51 1.46 1.71 1.81 84 720.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1965 25 CHW AL OF 36 30 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.83 1.78 1.32 2.04 21 204.0 LF 25 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.80 1.49 1.54 1.87 11 117.0 RF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.57 1.41 1.85 10 83.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.48 0 4.0 1966 26 HOU NL OF 90 139 11 5 0 .968 .974 1.67 1.78 2.01 2.03 71 671.7 RF 70 106 8 3 1 .974 .978 1.63 1.68 1.99 1.96 54 514.7 LF 15 23 1 1 0 .960 .964 1.60 1.35 1.91 1.74 12 113.0 CF 6 9 1 1 0 .909 .980 1.67 2.12 2.05 2.37 5 44.0 1967 27 ATL NL OF 7 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.81 1.51 2.03 7 65.7 LF 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.29 1.50 1.33 1.76 7 61.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.00 3.83 2.30 0 4.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 22 BAL AL CF 20 45 1 1 0 .979 .985 2.30 2.18 2.31 2.57 19 179.0 1965 25 CHW AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.48 0 4.0 1966 26 HOU NL CF 6 9 1 1 0 .909 .980 1.67 2.12 2.05 2.37 5 44.0 1967 27 ATL NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.00 3.83 2.30 0 4.7 1960 20 BAL AL LF 34 45 2 1 1 .979 .983 1.38 1.67 1.93 2.14 28 218.7 1962 22 BAL AL LF 34 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 0.85 1.61 2.27 2.01 6 115.0 1963 23 CHW AL LF 123 212 9 7 1 .969 .976 1.80 1.57 1.85 1.90 121 1073.0 1964 24 CHW AL LF 91 134 3 4 0 .972 .975 1.51 1.46 1.71 1.81 84 720.0 1965 25 CHW AL LF 25 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.80 1.49 1.54 1.87 11 117.0 1966 26 HOU NL LF 15 23 1 1 0 .960 .964 1.60 1.35 1.91 1.74 12 113.0 1967 27 ATL NL LF 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.29 1.50 1.33 1.76 7 61.0 1960 20 BAL AL OF 44 51 3 1 1 .982 .982 1.23 1.95 1.75 2.25 34 277.0 1962 22 BAL AL OF 80 111 4 2 0 .983 .980 1.44 1.92 2.19 2.19 42 473.0 1963 23 CHW AL OF 123 213 10 7 1 .970 .981 1.81 1.91 1.87 2.16 121 1073.0 1964 24 CHW AL OF 92 136 4 4 0 .972 .980 1.52 1.79 1.73 2.04 85 728.0 1965 25 CHW AL OF 36 30 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.83 1.78 1.32 2.04 21 204.0 1966 26 HOU NL OF 90 139 11 5 0 .968 .974 1.67 1.78 2.01 2.03 71 671.7 1967 27 ATL NL OF 7 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.81 1.51 2.03 7 65.7 1960 20 BAL AL RF 11 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 1.68 1.08 1.95 6 58.3 1962 22 BAL AL RF 27 34 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.37 1.71 1.86 2.00 17 179.0 1964 24 CHW AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1965 25 CHW AL RF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.57 1.41 1.85 10 83.0 1966 26 HOU NL RF 70 106 8 3 1 .974 .978 1.63 1.68 1.99 1.96 54 514.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 472 690 33 19 2 .974 .979 1.53 1.86 1.86 2.11 381 3492.3 329 28 121# LF* 329 471 16 14 2 .972 .976 1.48 1.54 1.81 1.89 269 2417.7 RF* 121 160 12 3 1 .983 .978 1.42 1.68 1.84 1.96 88 843.0 CF* 28 56 2 2 0 .967 .985 2.07 2.15 2.25 2.52 24 231.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 472 690 33 19 2 .974 .979 1.53 1.86 1.86 2.11 381 3492
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1963 AL-175-1
1964 AL-126-5

Sac. Flies
1963 AL-8-2

Youngest Player
1960 AL-20-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2276) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1963: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Ron Hansen, Pete Ward, and Hoyt Wilhelm to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.

December 1, 1965: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bill Heath to the Houston Astros for Jack Lamabe, Ray Cordeiro (minors), and cash.

December 31, 1966: Traded by the Houston Astros with Bob Bruce to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later, Eddie Mathews, and Arnold Umbach. The Atlanta Braves sent Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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