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Reid Nichols
Thomas Reid Nichols

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

Debut September 16, 1980
  vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1987
Born August 5, 1958 in Ocala, FL

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 21 BOS AL  12   36    5    8   0  1   0    3   0  1   3   8  .222  .282  .278   51   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 22 BOS AL  39   48   13    9   0  1   0    3   0  1   2   6  .188  .216  .229   25   11   4   1   0   0   0
 1982 23 BOS AL  92  245   35   74  16  1   7   33   5  3  14  28  .302  .341  .461  112  113   4   1   1   1   3
 1983 24 BOS AL 100  274   35   78  22  1   6   22   7  5  26  36  .285  .352  .438  111  120   3   1   2   3   5
 1984 25 BOS AL  74  124   14   28   5  1   1   14   2  1  12  18  .226  .307  .306   68   38   1   1   1   3   0
 1985 26 TOT AL  72  150   23   41   8  1   2   18   6  5  17  17  .273  .347  .380   97   57   3   2   1   1   2
         BOS AL  21   32    3    6   1  0   1    3   1  0   2   4  .188  .250  .313   51   10   1   1   0   1   1
         CHW AL  51  118   20   35   7  1   1   15   5  5  15  13  .297  .373  .398  109   47   2   1   1   0   1
 1986 27 CHW AL  74  136    9   31   4  0   2   18   5  4  11  23  .228  .282  .301   57   41   1   2   0   0   2
 1987 28 MON NL  77  147   22   39   8  2   4   20   2  1  14  13  .265  .329  .429   97   63   0   2   1   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      540 1160  156  308  63  8  22  131  27 21  99 149  .266  .326  .391   91  453  16  10   6   9  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        348   47   92  19  2   7   39   8  6  30  45  .266  .326  .391   91  136   5   3   2   3   5
 Career High    100  274   35   78  22  2   7   33   7  5  26  36  .302  .352  .461  112  120   4   2   2   3   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 21 BOS AL   39   29    3   2.8   104| .222  .276| .282  .339| .278  .409| .560  .749|  51  .286  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1981 22 BOS AL   55   45    3   1.8    94| .188  .264| .216  .330| .229  .384| .445  .714|  25  .180  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1982 23 BOS AL  265  182   38   5.6   104| .302  .272| .341  .337| .461  .414| .802  .751| 112  .591   3.7   0.4  62%
 1983 24 BOS AL  307  210   42   5.4   104| .285  .273| .352  .336| .438  .413| .790  .749| 111  .574   4.5   0.4  58%
 1984 25 BOS AL  141   99   13   3.5   101| .226  .269| .307  .333| .306  .406| .613  .739|  68  .388  -5.4  -0.5  66%
 1985 26 TOT AL  173  121   21   4.6   102| .273  .266| .347  .332| .380  .413| .727  .745|  97  .505  -0.2   0.0  54%
         BOS AL   37   29    3   2.8   102| .188  .266| .250  .332| .313  .413| .563  .745|  51  .284  -2.2  -0.2 100%
         CHW AL  136   92   18   5.2   102| .297  .266| .373  .332| .398  .413| .771  .745| 109  .559   2.0   0.2  50%
 1986 27 CHW AL  150  114   12   2.8   104| .228  .266| .282  .335| .301  .415| .583  .750|  57  .283  -8.4  -0.8  55%
 1987 28 MON NL  164  115   21   4.9   108| .265  .273| .329  .343| .429  .425| .758  .767|  97  .514  -0.8  -0.1  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1294  915  153   4.5   104| .266  .270| .326  .336| .391  .413| .717  .749|  91  .490 -14.3  -1.4  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1980 21 BOS AL CF 9 24 1 1 0 .962 .984 2.78 2.64 2.59 2.92 9 87.0 DH 1 1981 22 BOS AL OF 27 35 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.41 2.16 2.53 2.48 14 135.0 CF 25 36 3 0 1 1.000 .987 1.56 2.61 2.64 2.90 14 133.0 DH 7 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 0.90 2.97 0 10.0 1982 23 BOS AL OF 82 169 9 2 4 .989 .982 2.17 2.15 2.63 2.47 65 608.3 CF 57 121 3 1 2 .992 .985 2.18 2.49 2.72 2.84 48 410.0 LF 31 50 6 0 2 1.000 .981 1.81 1.91 2.65 2.29 17 190.3 DH 4 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 8.0 1983 24 BOS AL OF 72 168 4 1 1 .994 .981 2.39 2.16 2.64 2.50 64 587.3 CF 32 89 0 1 0 .989 .987 2.78 2.56 2.82 2.93 31 283.7 RF 30 62 3 0 1 1.000 .977 2.17 1.85 2.37 2.25 28 246.7 DH 18 LF 11 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.55 1.90 2.68 2.32 5 57.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1984 25 BOS AL OF 48 79 3 1 0 .988 .983 1.71 2.17 2.57 2.51 30 287.0 CF 26 59 1 1 0 .984 .985 2.31 2.62 2.54 3.01 25 213.0 LF 18 20 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.80 3.00 2.26 5 66.0 RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.88 2.25 2.25 0 8.0 DH 1 1985 26 TOT AL OF 58 84 1 1 0 .988 .982 1.47 2.10 2.28 2.44 36 336.0 TOT AL CF 34 55 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.65 2.56 2.53 2.91 23 199.0 TOT AL LF 27 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.85 1.77 1.93 2.25 10 107.0 TOT AL RF 9 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 0.67 1.82 1.80 2.16 3 30.0 TOT AL DH 5 BOS AL OF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 2.10 2.00 2.44 7 63.0 CF 7 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 1.71 2.56 2.12 2.91 6 51.0 DH 4 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.47 4.50 5.40 0 4.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 RF 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.14 1 8.0 CHW AL OF 48 70 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.48 2.10 2.34 2.44 29 273.0 CF 27 43 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.63 2.56 2.68 2.91 17 148.0 LF 25 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.92 1.77 2.01 2.25 10 103.0 RF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.82 1.64 2.17 2 22.0 DH 1 1986 27 CHW AL OF 53 90 3 1 0 .989 .980 1.75 2.06 2.61 2.39 32 321.0 LF 31 50 2 1 0 .981 .977 1.68 1.77 2.54 2.24 18 184.3 CF 14 25 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.47 2.64 2.83 10 88.7 RF 11 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.79 2.25 2.12 4 48.0 DH 3 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.35 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1987 28 MON NL OF 59 97 4 1 0 .990 .981 1.71 1.83 2.78 2.19 42 326.7 CF 50 95 4 1 0 .990 .984 1.98 2.05 2.98 2.53 42 298.7 LF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.59 3.94 2.02 0 16.0 RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.68 0.75 2.02 0 12.0 3B 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.67 2.33 2.86 2.86 0 6.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 26 BOS AL 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.47 4.50 5.40 0 4.0 1986 27 CHW AL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.35 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1981 22 BOS AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 0.90 2.97 0 10.0 1987 28 MON NL 3B 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.67 2.33 2.86 2.86 0 6.3 1980 21 BOS AL CF 9 24 1 1 0 .962 .984 2.78 2.64 2.59 2.92 9 87.0 1981 22 BOS AL CF 25 36 3 0 1 1.000 .987 1.56 2.61 2.64 2.90 14 133.0 1982 23 BOS AL CF 57 121 3 1 2 .992 .985 2.18 2.49 2.72 2.84 48 410.0 1983 24 BOS AL CF 32 89 0 1 0 .989 .987 2.78 2.56 2.82 2.93 31 283.7 1984 25 BOS AL CF 26 59 1 1 0 .984 .985 2.31 2.62 2.54 3.01 25 213.0 1985 26 TOT AL CF 34 55 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.65 2.56 2.53 2.91 23 199.0 BOS AL CF 7 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 1.71 2.56 2.12 2.91 6 51.0 CHW AL CF 27 43 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.63 2.56 2.68 2.91 17 148.0 1986 27 CHW AL CF 14 25 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.47 2.64 2.83 10 88.7 1987 28 MON NL CF 50 95 4 1 0 .990 .984 1.98 2.05 2.98 2.53 42 298.7 1980 21 BOS AL DH 1 1981 22 BOS AL DH 7 1982 23 BOS AL DH 4 1983 24 BOS AL DH 18 1984 25 BOS AL DH 1 1985 26 TOT AL DH 5 BOS AL DH 4 CHW AL DH 1 1986 27 CHW AL DH 3 1981 22 BOS AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1982 23 BOS AL LF 31 50 6 0 2 1.000 .981 1.81 1.91 2.65 2.29 17 190.3 1983 24 BOS AL LF 11 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.55 1.90 2.68 2.32 5 57.0 1984 25 BOS AL LF 18 20 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.80 3.00 2.26 5 66.0 1985 26 TOT AL LF 27 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.85 1.77 1.93 2.25 10 107.0 BOS AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 CHW AL LF 25 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.92 1.77 2.01 2.25 10 103.0 1986 27 CHW AL LF 31 50 2 1 0 .981 .977 1.68 1.77 2.54 2.24 18 184.3 1987 28 MON NL LF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.59 3.94 2.02 0 16.0 1980 21 BOS AL OF 9 24 1 1 0 .962 .980 2.78 2.14 2.59 2.47 9 87.0 1981 22 BOS AL OF 27 35 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.41 2.16 2.53 2.48 14 135.0 1982 23 BOS AL OF 82 169 9 2 4 .989 .982 2.17 2.15 2.63 2.47 65 608.3 1983 24 BOS AL OF 72 168 4 1 1 .994 .981 2.39 2.16 2.64 2.50 64 587.3 1984 25 BOS AL OF 48 79 3 1 0 .988 .983 1.71 2.17 2.57 2.51 30 287.0 1985 26 TOT AL OF 58 84 1 1 0 .988 .982 1.47 2.10 2.28 2.44 36 336.0 BOS AL OF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 2.10 2.00 2.44 7 63.0 CHW AL OF 48 70 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.48 2.10 2.34 2.44 29 273.0 1986 27 CHW AL OF 53 90 3 1 0 .989 .980 1.75 2.06 2.61 2.39 32 321.0 1987 28 MON NL OF 59 97 4 1 0 .990 .981 1.71 1.83 2.78 2.19 42 326.7 1982 23 BOS AL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 8.0 1983 24 BOS AL RF 30 62 3 0 1 1.000 .977 2.17 1.85 2.37 2.25 28 246.7 1984 25 BOS AL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.88 2.25 2.25 0 8.0 1985 26 TOT AL RF 9 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 0.67 1.82 1.80 2.16 3 30.0 BOS AL RF 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.14 1 8.0 CHW AL RF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.82 1.64 2.17 2 22.0 1986 27 CHW AL RF 11 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.79 2.25 2.12 4 48.0 1987 28 MON NL RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.68 0.75 2.02 0 12.0 1983 24 BOS AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 9.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 408 746 28 8 6 .990 .981 1.90 2.09 2.59 2.43 292 2688.3 126 247 62# CF* 247 504 14 5 3 .990 .986 2.10 2.45 2.72 2.84 202 1713.0 LF* 126 167 11 1 2 .994 .980 1.41 1.81 2.57 2.26 55 622.7 RF* 62 85 3 1 1 .989 .979 1.42 1.83 2.25 2.22 35 352.7 DH 39 Games not counted in Overall Total below 2B* 5 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.60 4.42 4.50 5.25 0 6.0 3B* 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.75 2.38 1.66 2.93 0 16.3 SS* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 418 748 33 9 7 .989 .981 1.87 2.13 2.59 2.44 292 2712
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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

July 11, 1985: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Lollar.

March 30, 1987: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 3, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.


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Salaries Leaders
1985Boston Red Sox$260,000
1986Baltimore Orioles$285,000
1987Montreal Expos$62,500
Career (may be incomplete)$607,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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