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Dave Nilsson
David Wayne Nilsson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.

Debut May 18, 1992
  vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1999
Born December 14, 1969 in Brisbane, Australia

Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 22 MIL AL  51  164   15   38   8  0   4   25   2  2  17  18  .232  .304  .354   85   58   2   0   1   0   1
 1993 23 MIL AL 100  296   35   76  10  2   7   40   3  6  37  36  .257  .336  .375   93  111   4   3   5   0  10
 1994 24 MIL AL 109  397   51  109  28  3  12   69   1  0  34  61  .275  .326  .451   95  179   1   8   9   0   7
 1995 25 MIL AL  81  263   41   73  12  1  12   53   2  0  24  41  .278  .337  .468  103  123   0   5   4   2   9
 1996 26 MIL AL 123  453   81  150  33  2  17   84   2  3  57  68  .331  .407  .525  130  238   0   3   6   3   4
 1997 27 MIL AL 156  554   71  154  33  0  20   81   2  3  65  88  .278  .352  .446  106  247   1   7   8   2   7
 1998 28 MIL NL 102  309   39   83  14  1  12   56   2  2  33  48  .269  .339  .437  103  135   2   2   1   1  12
 1999 29 MIL NL 115  343   56  106  19  1  21   62   1  2  53  64  .309  .400  .554  140  190   2   4   6   2   7 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      837 2779  389  789 157 10 105  470  15 18 320 424  .284  .356  .461  110 1281  12  32  40  10  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        538   75  153  30  2  20   91   3  3  62  82  .284  .356  .461  110  248   2   6   8   2  11
 Career High    156  554   81  154  33  3  21   84   3  6  65  88  .331  .407  .554  140  247   4   8   9   3  12
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 22 MIL AL  183  131   18   3.7    93| .232  .258| .304  .327| .354  .383| .658  .710|  85  .420  -3.4  -0.3  50%
 1993 23 MIL AL  340  243   36   4.0   102| .257  .265| .336  .336| .375  .406| .711  .742|  93  .411  -2.9  -0.3  33%
 1994 24 MIL AL  440  304   59   5.2   115| .275  .277| .326  .350| .451  .442| .777  .792|  95  .487  -3.4  -0.3 100%
 1995 25 MIL AL  294  204   41   5.4   114| .278  .276| .337  .351| .468  .436| .805  .787| 103  .512   0.6   0.1 100%
 1996 26 MIL AL  516  313  100   8.6   119| .331  .282| .407  .356| .525  .453| .932  .809| 130  .685  22.8   2.0  40%
 1997 27 MIL AL  629  418   90   5.8   110| .278  .272| .352  .342| .446  .431| .798  .773| 106  .550   6.2   0.6  40%
 1998 28 MIL NL  347  244   44   4.8   107| .269  .269| .339  .340| .437  .424| .776  .764| 103  .498   1.0   0.1  50%
 1999 29 MIL NL  404  252   78   8.3   115| .309  .274| .400  .350| .554  .442| .954  .791| 140  .693  22.2   2.0  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3153 2109  466   5.9   111| .284  .273| .356  .345| .461  .432| .817  .777| 110  .562  43.1   3.9  45%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 22 MIL AL C 46 224 16 2 1 .992 .989 5.22 5.26 5.57 6.20 43 388.0 0 6 21 12 1B 3 7 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.33 8.37 7.00 9.70 0 9.0 DH 2 1993 23 MIL AL C 91 430 30 9 3 .981 .991 5.05 5.46 5.76 6.56 85 719.0 7 23 60 22 1B 4 27 3 0 3 1.000 .993 7.50 8.25 10.11 9.57 3 26.7 DH 4 1994 24 MIL AL C 60 295 15 2 3 .994 .991 5.17 5.73 5.76 6.79 59 484.7 3 8 54 10 DH 43 1B 5 20 0 0 4 1.000 .990 4.00 8.48 6.92 9.55 2 26.0 1995 25 MIL AL OF 58 99 5 2 0 .981 .983 1.79 1.99 2.20 2.33 52 426.0 RF 47 79 2 2 0 .976 .979 1.72 1.63 2.21 2.05 41 329.3 LF 15 19 3 0 0 1.000 .982 1.47 1.75 2.05 2.22 11 96.7 DH 14 1B 7 16 2 0 1 1.000 .994 2.57 8.31 11.57 9.58 0 14.0 C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.65 6.00 6.60 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1996 26 MIL AL OF 61 105 4 4 1 .965 .983 1.79 2.02 2.04 2.37 58 482.0 RF 55 95 5 4 0 .962 .979 1.82 1.72 2.08 2.17 52 433.0 DH 40 1B 24 145 13 3 16 .981 .992 6.58 7.92 9.31 9.24 17 152.7 LF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 1.65 2.19 6 49.0 C 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 5.85 9.00 6.90 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1997 27 MIL AL 1B 74 610 38 6 71 .991 .992 8.76 8.04 9.89 9.31 72 589.7 DH 59 LF 22 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.45 1.71 2.04 2.06 20 141.0 1998 28 MIL NL 1B 49 355 21 6 43 .984 .993 7.67 8.01 10.04 9.46 47 337.0 OF 37 50 2 2 0 .963 .979 1.41 1.78 1.77 2.17 34 265.0 LF 37 49 2 2 0 .962 .975 1.38 1.38 1.77 1.88 34 260.0 C 7 31 1 1 0 .970 .991 4.57 6.47 6.26 7.49 6 46.0 1 2 3 0 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.67 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1999 29 MIL NL C 101 531 44 5 3 .991 .990 5.69 6.14 6.79 7.41 94 762.0 2 34 104 27 AS DH 1 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 22 MIL AL 1B 3 7 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.33 8.37 7.00 9.70 0 9.0 1993 23 MIL AL 1B 4 27 3 0 3 1.000 .993 7.50 8.25 10.11 9.57 3 26.7 1994 24 MIL AL 1B 5 20 0 0 4 1.000 .990 4.00 8.48 6.92 9.55 2 26.0 1995 25 MIL AL 1B 7 16 2 0 1 1.000 .994 2.57 8.31 11.57 9.58 0 14.0 1996 26 MIL AL 1B 24 145 13 3 16 .981 .992 6.58 7.92 9.31 9.24 17 152.7 1997 27 MIL AL 1B 74 610 38 6 71 .991 .992 8.76 8.04 9.89 9.31 72 589.7 1998 28 MIL NL 1B 49 355 21 6 43 .984 .993 7.67 8.01 10.04 9.46 47 337.0 1992 22 MIL AL C 46 224 16 2 1 .992 .989 5.22 5.26 5.57 6.20 43 388.0 0 6 21 12 1993 23 MIL AL C 91 430 30 9 3 .981 .991 5.05 5.46 5.76 6.56 85 719.0 7 23 60 22 1994 24 MIL AL C 60 295 15 2 3 .994 .991 5.17 5.73 5.76 6.79 59 484.7 3 8 54 10 1995 25 MIL AL C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.65 6.00 6.60 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1996 26 MIL AL C 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 5.85 9.00 6.90 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1998 28 MIL NL C 7 31 1 1 0 .970 .991 4.57 6.47 6.26 7.49 6 46.0 1 2 3 0 1999 29 MIL NL C 101 531 44 5 3 .991 .990 5.69 6.14 6.79 7.41 94 762.0 2 34 104 27 1992 22 MIL AL DH 2 1993 23 MIL AL DH 4 1994 24 MIL AL DH 43 1995 25 MIL AL DH 14 1996 26 MIL AL DH 40 1997 27 MIL AL DH 59 1999 29 MIL NL DH 1 1995 25 MIL AL LF 15 19 3 0 0 1.000 .982 1.47 1.75 2.05 2.22 11 96.7 1996 26 MIL AL LF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 1.65 2.19 6 49.0 1997 27 MIL AL LF 22 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.45 1.71 2.04 2.06 20 141.0 1998 28 MIL NL LF 37 49 2 2 0 .962 .975 1.38 1.38 1.77 1.88 34 260.0 1995 25 MIL AL OF 58 99 5 2 0 .981 .983 1.79 1.99 2.20 2.33 52 426.0 1996 26 MIL AL OF 61 105 4 4 1 .965 .983 1.79 2.02 2.04 2.37 58 482.0 1997 27 MIL AL OF 22 31 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 2.02 2.04 2.32 20 141.0 1998 28 MIL NL OF 37 50 2 2 0 .963 .979 1.41 1.78 1.77 2.17 34 265.0 1995 25 MIL AL RF 47 79 2 2 0 .976 .979 1.72 1.63 2.21 2.05 41 329.3 1996 26 MIL AL RF 55 95 5 4 0 .962 .979 1.82 1.72 2.08 2.17 52 433.0 1998 28 MIL NL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.67 1.80 2.16 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 309 1515 107 19 10 .988 .990 5.25 5.73 6.07 6.84 287 2405.7 13 74 242 71 OF* 178 285 12 8 1 .974 .982 1.67 1.96 2.03 2.31 164 1314.0 80 0 105# 1B* 166 1180 77 15 139 .988 .992 7.57 8.05 9.79 9.36 141 1155.0 DH 163 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 105 175 7 6 0 .968 .980 1.73 1.68 2.13 2.12 93 767.3 LF* 80 108 6 2 0 .983 .978 1.43 1.57 1.88 2.01 71 546.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 653 2980 196 42 150 .987 .990 4.86 5.29 5.86 6.21 592 4875
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1999   MIL NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1999 *

Batting Average
1996 AL-.331-6

Sac. Flies
1994 AL-8-4

Youngest Player
1992 AL-22-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1798) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.0 (1077) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (1206) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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 

January 28, 1987: Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent.

October 28, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Milwaukee Brewers$122,500
1994Milwaukee Brewers$182,500
1995Milwaukee Brewers$290,000
1996Milwaukee Brewers$1,075,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$2,700,000
1998Milwaukee Brewers$3,700,000
1999Milwaukee Brewers$5,694,133
Career (may be incomplete)$13,764,133

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