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Nelson Figueroa
Nelson Figueroa
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: May 18, 1974 in Brooklyn, NY
Schools: Brandeis University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 2000
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2000 26 ARI NL 0 1 .000 7.47 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 17 13 13 4 5 0 7 0 0 2 68 64 1.404 9.8 2.3 2.9 4.0 1.40
2001 27 PHI NL 4 5 .444 3.94 19 13 1 0 0 0 89.0 95 40 39 8 37 3 61 7 0 2 393 108 1.483 9.6 0.8 3.7 6.2 1.65
2002 28 MIL NL 1 7 .125 5.03 30 11 4 0 0 0 93.0 96 59 52 18 37 6 51 4 0 5 412 81 1.430 9.3 1.7 3.6 4.9 1.38
2003 29 PIT NL 2 1 .667 3.31 12 3 1 0 0 0 35.1 28 13 13 8 13 2 23 2 0 2 146 132 1.160 7.1 2.0 3.3 5.9 1.77
2004 30 PIT NL 0 3 .000 5.72 10 3 0 0 0 0 28.1 32 18 18 4 11 1 10 0 0 3 121 75 1.518 10.2 1.3 3.5 3.2 0.91
2008 34 NYM NL 3 3 .500 4.57 16 6 2 0 0 0 45.1 48 26 23 3 26 1 36 2 0 0 211 92 1.632 9.5 0.6 5.2 7.1 1.38
2009 35 NYM NL 3 8 .273 4.09 16 10 2 1 1 0 70.1 80 33 32 8 24 4 59 9 0 1 320 103 1.479 10.2 1.0 3.1 7.5 2.46
7 Seasons 13 28 .317 4.54 106 49 10 1 1 0 377.0 396 202 190 53 153 17 247 24 0 15 1671 93 1.456 9.5 1.3 3.7 5.9 1.61
162 Game Avg. 6 12 .317 4.54 47 21 4 0 0 0 165 174 89 83 23 67 7 108 11 0 7 733 93 1.456 9.5 1.3 3.7 5.9 1.61
NYM (2 yrs) 6 11 .353 4.28 32 16 4 1 1 0 115.2 128 59 55 11 50 5 95 11 0 1 531 98 1.539 10.0 0.9 3.9 7.4 1.90
PIT (2 yrs) 2 4 .333 4.38 22 6 1 0 0 0 63.2 60 31 31 12 24 3 33 2 0 5 267 99 1.319 8.5 1.7 3.4 4.7 1.38
ARI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.47 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 17 13 13 4 5 0 7 0 0 2 68 64 1.404 9.8 2.3 2.9 4.0 1.40
PHI (1 yr) 4 5 .444 3.94 19 13 1 0 0 0 89.0 95 40 39 8 37 3 61 7 0 2 393 108 1.483 9.6 0.8 3.7 6.2 1.65
MIL (1 yr) 1 7 .125 5.03 30 11 4 0 0 0 93.0 96 59 52 18 37 6 51 4 0 5 412 81 1.430 9.3 1.7 3.6 4.9 1.38

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2000 26 ARI NL 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 66 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2001 27 PHI NL 18 26 24 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .250 .280 .292 .572 50 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
2002 28 MIL NL 29 20 15 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .133 .188 .133 .321 -13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
2003 29 PIT NL 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 30 PIT NL 10 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 34 NYM NL 16 15 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .083 .214 .083 .298 -17 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 35 NYM NL 16 25 22 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 8 .136 .174 .227 .401 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
7 Seasons 103 104 90 6 14 1 1 0 8 0 0 5 38 .156 .200 .189 .389 3 17 0 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 164 142 9 22 2 2 0 13 0 0 8 60 .156 .200 .189 .389 3 27 0 0 14 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 32 40 34 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 14 .118 .189 .176 .366 -2 6 0 0 3 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 22 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -63 1 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 66 1 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 18 26 24 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .250 .280 .292 .572 50 7 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 29 20 15 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .133 .188 .133 .321 -13 2 0 0 4 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 ARI NL 26 P 3 3 15.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.72 1.00 .967 1.72 0.47
2001 PHI NL 27 P 19 13 89.0 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 0.81 0.42 .962 1.75 0.46
2002 MIL NL 28 P 30 11 93.0 18 4 12 2 0 .889 1.55 0.53 .967 1.83 0.48
2003 PIT NL 29 P 12 3 35.1 8 1 6 1 0 .875 1.78 0.58 .962 1.86 0.48
2004 PIT NL 30 P 10 3 28.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.40 .975 1.84 0.47
2008 NYM NL 34 P 16 6 45.1 11 4 6 1 0 .909 1.99 0.63 .964 1.73 0.43
2009 NYM NL 35 P 16 10 70.1 13 4 9 0 0 1.000 1.66 0.81 .954 1.71 0.42
7 Seasons P 106 49 377.0 65 17 44 4 1 .938 1.46 0.58 .963 1.78 0.46
7 Seasons TOT 106 49 377.0 65 17 44 4 1 .938 1.46 0.58 .902 1.78 0.46

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Shutouts s c a p y
2009 NL--1--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2009 NL--9--8th

                           

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2903), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1995.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the New York Mets with Bernard Gilkey and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas and cash.

July 26, 2000: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Omar Daal, Travis Lee and Vicente Padilla to the Philadelphia Phillies for Curt Schilling.

April 3, 2002: Selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 11, 2002: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

January 6, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 14, 2004: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 9, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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