Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: August 7, 1987 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA).

High School: Denver Christian School (Lakewood, CO)

School: Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)

Debut: April 7, 2012 (Age 24-244d, 20,129th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 2017 (Age 29-356d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: Paragon Sports International

Full Name: Kirk Robert Nieuwenhuis

Pronunciation: \New-N-hice\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

978

216

.221

128

RBI

117

OBP

.311

SLG

.385

OPS

.695

OPS+

Summary of 31 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
NYM	17
MIL	14

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	8

Outs
2	12
0	11
1	8

15 Opps
ARI	6
CHC	6
PIT	3
WSN	3
TBR	2
STL	2
COL	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
LAD	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
NYY	1
HOU	1
MIA	1

28 Pitchers
Bronson Arroyo	2
Jeremy Hellickson	2
Rubby De La Rosa	2
Jake Arrieta	1
Héctor Rondón	1
John Lackey	1
Max Scherzer	1
Liam Hendriks	1
Jonathan Papelbon	1
Charlie Morton	1
Carlos Marmól	1
Adam Ottavino	1
Chad Kuhl	1
Chaz Roe	1
Tom Koehler	1
Edwin Jackson	1
Randall Delgado	1
Jake Westbrook	1
Iván Nova	1
Pat Neshek	1
Luke Weaver	1
Mike Montgomery	1
Nick Tepesch	1
Neftalí Feliz	1
Tyler Clippard	1
Barry Zito	1
Brock Stewart	1
Jason Hammel	1

9 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	12
Citi Field (NYC)	11
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	11
89	9
7	5
78	4
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
5	6
4	5
3	5
6	4
1	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	8
12-	2
-23	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

50 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	17
1 on	9
2 on	5
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	7
5	2
6	5
7	3
8	5
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	14
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	4
+1	4
Tied	9
-1	4
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	10
Tied	9
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	5
1-0	4
0-0	4
3-2	3
2-1	3
3-1	3
1-2	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	21
LF	5
RF	4
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	9
5th	8
1st	5
7th	4
9th	2
8th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2012-04-09	NYM		WSN	Edwin Jackson	behind 1-3	b 4	2	1--	5,(2-2) CBSBX	2	8	8	0.254	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Thole Scores
2	2	2	1	2012-04-20	NYM		SFG	Barry Zito	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	7	8	0.132	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2012-06-03	NYM		STL	Jake Westbrook	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	1	7	0.187	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); J. Niese Scores
4	4	4	1	2012-06-14	NYM	@	TBR	Jeremy Hellickson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	0.102	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
5	5	5	2	2012-06-14	NYM	@	TBR	Jeremy Hellickson	tied 4-4	t 4	2	1--	4,(1-2) BFSX	2	1	8	0.243	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Quintanilla Scores
6	6	6	1	2012-06-15	NYM		CIN	Bronson Arroyo	behind 0-4	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	1	8	0.060	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2012-06-23	NYM		NYY	Iván Nova	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	1	8	0.124	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2013-06-16	NYM		CHC	Carlos Marmól	behind 1-3	b 9	1	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	8	0.737	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Duda Scores; J. Buck Scores
9	9	2	1	2013-07-04	NYM		ARI	Chaz Roe	behind 3-4	b 14	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	8	0.475	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	3	1	2013-07-12	NYM	@	PIT	Charlie Morton	behind 1-2	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	8	0.223	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2014-04-15	NYM	@	ARI	Bronson Arroyo	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	1--	5,(2-2) BBCSX	2	6	8	0.084	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Brown Scores
12	12	2	1	2014-07-06	NYM		TEX	Nick Tepesch	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	0.018	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	3	1	2014-09-03	NYM	@	MIA	Tom Koehler	behind 0-1	t 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	6	9	0.268	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. d'Arnaud Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2015-07-12	NYM		ARI	Rubby De La Rosa	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	5	7	0.114	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	2	2	2015-07-12	NYM		ARI	Rubby De La Rosa	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	7	0.183	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); L. Duda Scores
16	16	3	3	2015-07-12	NYM		ARI	Randall Delgado	ahead 4-2	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) .CBBSBX	1	5	7	0.071	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	4	1	2015-09-08	NYM	@	WSN	Jonathan Papelbon	tied 7-7	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	PH	0.298	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2016-04-09	MIL		HOU	Pat Neshek	behind 3-6	b 6	2	---	6,(2-2) BCSBFX	1	6	8	0.083	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
19	19	2	1	2016-05-19	MIL		CHC	Jason Hammel	tied 2-2	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	8	0.256	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); S. Gennett Scores
20	20	3	1	2016-06-22	MIL	@	OAK	Liam Hendriks	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	0.135	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	4	1	2016-06-24	MIL		WSN	Max Scherzer	tied 3-3	b 6	0	1--	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	5	8	0.221	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); C. Carter Scores
22	22	5	1	2016-06-29	MIL		LAD	Brock Stewart	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1-3	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	7	8	0.191	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Carter Scores; A. Hill Scores
23	23	6	1	2016-07-23	MIL		CHC	John Lackey	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	8	0.074	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	7	2	2016-07-23	MIL		CHC	Mike Montgomery	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	12-	5,(3-1) .BCB*BX	3	6	8	0.057	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Braun Scores; J. Lucroy Scores
25	25	8	1	2016-07-24	MIL		CHC	Héctor Rondón	behind 4-6	b 9	2	---	6,(2-2) BFSBFX	1	7	8	0.032	5%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
26	26	9	1	2016-07-28	MIL		ARI	Tyler Clippard	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .BSBFX	1	5	9	0.072	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	10	1	2016-07-30	MIL		PIT	Neftalí Feliz	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	9	0.037	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
28	28	11	1	2016-08-18	MIL	@	CHC	Jake Arrieta	behind 0-5	t 4	2	12-	3,(1-1) S*BX	3	6	8	0.149	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); H. Pérez Scores; C. Carter Scores
29	29	12	1	2016-08-25	MIL		PIT	Chad Kuhl	behind 0-2	b 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	8	0.304	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Carter Scores
30	30	13	1	2016-08-31	MIL		STL	Luke Weaver	tied 0-0	b 3	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	2	9	0.257	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Garza Scores; J. Villar Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2017-04-06	MIL		COL	Adam Ottavino	behind 0-1	b 7	1	---	10,(3-2) BBCBSFFFFX	1	7	8	0.232	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)