Niko Goodrum

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: February 28, 1992 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fayette County HS (Fayetteville, GA).

High School: Fayette County HS (Fayetteville, GA)

Debut: September 2, 2017 (Age 25-186d, 21,525th in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: Reynolds Sports Management

Full Name: Cartier Niko Goodrum

Nicknames: J.J. Mumford or Stinchcomb

Pronunciation: \NEE-koh\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.3

1.8

1391

314

.188

.226

174

RBI

152

OBP

.235

.298

SLG

.188

.387

OPS

.423

.685

OPS+

Summary of 42 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 18 go ahead

1 Tm
DET	42

Platoon
vs RHP	36
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	27
Home	15

Outs
0	17
1	14
2	11

16 Opps
MIN	8
CLE	6
CHW	6
CIN	3
NYY	3
SEA	2
KCR	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
HOU	2
TBR	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
BAL	1
PHI	1
TOR	1

36 Pitchers
Trevor Bauer	3
Joe Ryan	2
Reynaldo López	2
Carlos Carrasco	2
Ervin Santana	2
Addison Reed	1
Dallas Keuchel	1
Bailey Ober	1
Tommy Milone	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Kyle Gibson	1
José Berríos	1
Dietrich Enns	1
Luis Severino	1
Trevor Hildenberger	1
Miguel Yajure	1
Dellin Betances	1
Derek Holland	1
Sean Manaea	1
Vince Velasquez	1
Homer Bailey	1
Joakim Soria	1
Alex Colomé	1
Tyler Mahle	1
Aaron Civale	1
Trent Thornton	1
Joe Biagini	1
Jakob Junis	1
Dylan Bundy	1
Josh Tomlin	1
Chad Green	1
Justin Verlander	1
James Paxton	1
Zach McAllister	1
Yovani Gallardo	1
Mike Foltynewicz	1

15 Parks
Comerica Pk (DET)	15
Target Field (MIN)	5
Guaranteed (CHI)	4
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Truist Pk (ATL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	21
89	12
78	4
7	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	8
4	8
2	8
6	7
5	5
3	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	6
-2-	5
12-	1
-23	1

57 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	29
1 on	11
2 on	2
Any on	13

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

1-3	13
4-6	17
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	16
-1	4
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	9
Tied	16
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
2-2	7
1-2	6
3-2	5
1-0	5
2-1	4
1-1	3
0-1	3
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	16
1B	8
LF	7
2B	7
RF	3
3B	1

OrderPos
7th	11
1st	7
4th	7
6th	5
5th	4
2nd	4
3rd	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-04-05	DET	@	CHW	Joakim Soria	behind 4-7	t 9	2	-2-	6,(3-2) B>B.CC*BX	2	3	3	0.024	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); L. Martín Scores
2	2	2	1	2018-05-13	DET		SEA	James Paxton	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	9	0.139	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
3	3	3	1	2018-05-14	DET		CLE	Carlos Carrasco	tied 1-1	b 4	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	0.185	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Hicks Scores
4	4	4	2	2018-05-14	DET		CLE	Zach McAllister	ahead 3-2	b 8	1	12-	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	3	7	9	0.101	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. McCann Scores; J. Hicks Scores
5	5	5	1	2018-05-23	DET	@	MIN	Kyle Gibson	tied 1-1	t 4	0	1--	5,(2-2) FFB*BX	2	4	5	0.186	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Martínez Scores
6	6	6	1	2018-06-13	DET		MIN	José Berríos	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	6	4	0.100	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2018-06-20	DET	@	CIN	Tyler Mahle	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	6,(2-2) BSBSFX	1	4	3	0.108	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	8	1	2018-07-05	DET		TEX	Yovani Gallardo	behind 3-7	b 6	0	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	3	4	0.066	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	9	1	2018-07-15	DET	@	HOU	Justin Verlander	ahead 4-2	t 6	0	---	6,(1-2) FSBFFX	1	2	7	0.084	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
10	10	10	1	2018-07-31	DET		CIN	Homer Bailey	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	0.133	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	11	1	2018-08-10	DET		MIN	Ervin Santana	tied 1-1	b 4	2	1--	4,(1-2) F1F*BX	2	6	4	0.228	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Candelario Scores
12	12	12	1	2018-08-11	DET		MIN	Trevor Hildenberger	behind 1-4	b 9	0	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	6	4	0.117	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Gerber Scores
13	13	13	1	2018-08-16	DET	@	MIN	Addison Reed	behind 7-15	t 7	0	---	5,(1-2) ..CCBFX	1	4	4	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	14	1	2018-08-30	DET	@	NYY	Dellin Betances	tied 7-7	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	3	0.378	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	15	1	2018-08-31	DET	@	NYY	Luis Severino	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	6,(2-2) BCFFBX	1	5	7	0.131	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	16	1	2018-09-03	DET	@	CHW	Reynaldo López	behind 0-1	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	0.195	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2019-04-10	DET		CLE	Trevor Bauer	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	0.174	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Cabrera Scores
18	18	2	1	2019-04-19	DET		CHW	Alex Colomé	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	4	3	0.012	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	3	1	2019-04-30	DET	@	PHI	Vince Velasquez	tied 1-1	t 3	1	1--	7,(2-2) FBFF*BFX	2	4	7	0.187	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Cabrera Scores
20	20	4	1	2019-05-28	DET	@	BAL	Dylan Bundy	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	0.090	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	5	1	2019-05-31	DET	@	ATL	Mike Foltynewicz	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	6	0.100	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	6	2	2019-05-31	DET	@	ATL	Josh Tomlin	ahead 7-2	t 8	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBSX	1	1	6	0.013	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	7	1	2019-07-04	DET	@	CHW	Reynaldo López	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BCBCX	2	7	3	0.078	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); H. Castro Scores
24	24	8	1	2019-07-18	DET	@	CLE	Trevor Bauer	behind 0-2	t 2	2	---	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	1	6	3	0.087	36%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
25	25	9	1	2019-07-20	DET		TOR	Trent Thornton	tied 1-1	b 2	1	1--	6,(3-2) 1B*BCBFX	2	7	7	0.168	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Dixon Scores
26	26	10	1	2019-07-28	DET	@	SEA	Tommy Milone	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.127	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
27	27	11	1	2019-08-11	DET		KCR	Jakob Junis	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	0.091	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
28	28	12	1	2019-08-22	DET	@	HOU	Joe Biagini	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	4	6	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2020-07-26	DET	@	CIN	Trevor Bauer	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	1	6	0.107	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	2	1	2020-08-08	DET	@	PIT	Derek Holland	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.094	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
31	31	3	1	2020-08-10	DET		CHW	Dallas Keuchel	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.104	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	4	1	2020-08-14	DET		CLE	Aaron Civale	behind 1-2	b 3	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	6	0.156	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Jones Scores
33	33	5	1	2020-08-23	DET	@	CLE	Carlos Carrasco	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	6	0.120	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2021-04-15	DET	@	OAK	Sean Manaea	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	2	7	0.121	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	2	1	2021-04-21 (2)	DET		PIT	Miguel Yajure	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	0.153	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	3	1	2021-04-27	DET	@	CHW	Lucas Giolito	tied 2-2	t 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.261	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Ramos Scores
37	37	4	1	2021-05-01	DET	@	NYY	Chad Green	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	7	6	0.066	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	5	1	2021-06-14	DET	@	KCR	Ervin Santana	ahead 7-3	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	6	0.023	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	6	1	2021-07-10	DET	@	MIN	Bailey Ober	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	9,(3-2) BBCSFBFFX	1	7	7	0.108	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	7	1	2021-09-16	DET	@	TBR	Dietrich Enns	behind 0-2	t 5	1	---	4,(1-2) SBSX	1	6	6	0.112	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
41	41	8	1	2021-09-30	DET	@	MIN	Joe Ryan	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	3,(0-2) FSX	1	7	6	0.113	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
42	42	9	2	2021-09-30	DET	@	MIN	Joe Ryan	behind 2-4	t 4	1	-23	4,(2-1) BBCX	3	7	6	0.228	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Candelario Scores; H. Castro Scores