Rod Nichols

Rodney Lea Nichols

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 29, 1964 in Burlington, IA
School: University of New Mexico
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1988
Teams (by GP): Indians/Braves/Dodgers 1988-1995

Final Game: August 29, 1995
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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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
1985	20	CLE-min	A-	5	5	.500	3.00	13	13	0	3	0	0	84.0	74	40	28	10	33	0	93	3	0	6			1.274	7.9	1.1	3.5	10.0	2.82	BAT · NYPL
1986	21	CLE-min	A	8	5	.615	4.06	20	20	0	3	1	0	115.1	128	56	52	8	21	1	83	13	1	3			1.292	10.0	0.6	1.6	6.5	3.95	WLO · MIDW
1987	22	CLE-min	AA,A	8	5	.615	3.81	25	24	0	1	0	0	156.0	160	80	66	12	47	0	60	9	1	5			1.327	9.2	0.7	2.7	3.5	1.28	WPT,KIN · EL,CARL
1988	23	CLE-min	AAA,A	5	7	.417	5.33	14	13	1	2	0	0	82.2	95	54	49	9	32	2	62	3	2	5			1.536	10.3	1.0	3.5	6.8	1.94	CSP,KIN · PCL,CARL
1988	23	CLE	AL	1	7	.125	5.06	11	10	1	3	0	0	69.1	73	41	39	5	23	1	31	2	3	2	297	81	1.385	9.5	0.6	3.0	4.0	1.35
1989	24	CLE-min	AAA	8	1	.889	3.58	10	10	0	2	1	0	65.1	57	28	26	2	30	0	41	1	2	1			1.332	7.9	0.3	4.1	5.6	1.37	CSP · PCL
1989	24	CLE	AL	4	6	.400	4.40	15	11	2	0	0	0	71.2	81	42	35	9	24	0	42	2	0	0	315	91	1.465	10.2	1.1	3.0	5.3	1.75
1990	25	CLE-min	AAA	12	9	.571	5.13	22	22	0	4	2	0	133.1	160	84	76	12	48	3	74	11	2	3			1.560	10.8	0.8	3.2	5.0	1.54	CSP · PCL
1990	25	CLE	AL	0	3	.000	7.88	4	2	0	0	0	0	16.0	24	14	14	5	6	0	3	2	0	0	79	51	1.875	13.5	2.8	3.4	1.7	0.50
1991	26	CLE	AL	2	11	.154	3.54	31	16	4	3	1	1	137.1	145	63	54	6	30	3	76	6	0	3	578	119	1.274	9.5	0.4	2.0	5.0	2.53
1992	27	CLE-min	AAA	3	3	.500	5.67	9	9	0	1	0	0	54.0	65	39	34	6	16	1	35	1	1	4	233		1.500	10.8	1.0	2.7	5.8	2.19	CSP · PCL
1992	27	CLE	AL	4	3	.571	4.53	30	9	5	0	0	0	105.1	114	58	53	13	31	1	56	2	0	3	456	88	1.377	9.7	1.1	2.6	4.8	1.81
1993	28	LAD-min	AAA	8	5	.615	4.30	21	21	0	3	1	0	127.2	132	68	61	16	50	3	79	3	3	9	552		1.426	9.3	1.1	3.5	5.6	1.58	ABQ · PCL
1993	28	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	5.68	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	9	5	4	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	28	72	1.737	12.8	1.4	2.8	4.3	1.50

1995	30	ATL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.53	41	3	37	0	0	25	57.0	54	16	16	5	6	1	57	2	0	1	232		1.053	8.5	0.8	0.9	9.0	9.50	RMD · IL
1995	30	ATL	NL	0	0		5.40	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	14	11	4	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	38	83	2.850	18.9	4.1	6.8	4.1	0.60
1996	31	ATL-min	AAA	3	3	.500	1.99	57	0	51	0	0	20	72.1	54	20	16	5	20	1	64	2	1	3	294		1.023	6.7	0.6	2.5	8.0	3.20	RMD · IL
7 Seasons				11	31	.262	4.43	100	48	14	6	1	1	412.2	460	234	203	42	121	8	214	14	3	8	1791	92	1.408	10.0	0.9	2.6	4.7	1.77
162 Game Avg.				5	14	.262	4.43	46	22	6	3	0	0	190	211	108	93	19	56	4	98	6	1	4	823	92	1.408	10.0	0.9	2.6	4.7	1.77

CLE (5 yrs)				11	30	.268	4.39	91	48	12	6	1	1	399.2	437	218	195	38	114	5	208	14	3	8	1725	93	1.379	9.8	0.9	2.6	4.7	1.82
ATL (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	14	11	4	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	38	83	2.850	18.9	4.1	6.8	4.1	0.60
LAD (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.68	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	9	5	4	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	28	72	1.737	12.8	1.4	2.8	4.3	1.50

AL (5 yrs)			AL	11	30	.268	4.39	91	48	12	6	1	1	399.2	437	218	195	38	114	5	208	14	3	8	1725	93	1.379	9.8	0.9	2.6	4.7	1.82
NL (2 yrs)			NL	0	1	.000	5.54	9	0	2	0	0	0	13.0	23	16	8	4	7	3	6	0	0	0	66	78	2.308	15.9	2.8	4.8	4.2	0.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1988	23	CLE	AL	69.1	10	41	45	-2	1.0	4	0.4	$
1989	24	CLE	AL	71.2	11	42	43	0	1.0	1	0.0	$73,500
1990	25	CLE	AL	16.0	2	14	9	0	.6	-5	-0.4	$112,500
1991	26	CLE	AL	137.1	16	63	89	-1	1.0	26	2.4	$125,000
1992	27	CLE	AL	105.1	9	58	59	1	.9	1	-0.1	$250,000
1993	28	LAD	NL	6.1	0	5	4	0	1.4	-1	-0.2	$350,000

1995	30	ATL	NL	6.2	0	11	4	0	.5	-7	-0.5	$
7 Seasons				412.2	48	234	253	-2	1.0	19	1.6	$911,000

CLE (5 yrs)				399.2	48	218	245	-2	1.0	27	2.3	$561,000
ATL (1 yr)				6.2	0	11	4	0	.5	-7	-0.5	$
LAD (1 yr)				6.1	0	5	4	0	1.4	-1	-0.2	$350,000

Standard Batting

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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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1985	20	CLE-min	A-	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	BAT · NYPL
1986	21	CLE-min	A	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	WLO · MIDW
1987	22	CLE-min	AA,A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	WPT,KIN · EL,CARL
1988	23	CLE-min	AAA,A	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	CSP,KIN · PCL,CARL
1988	23	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	24	CLE-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1989	24	CLE	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	25	CLE-min	AAA	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1990	25	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	26	CLE	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	27	CLE-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1992	27	CLE	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	28	LAD-min	AAA	22	32	27	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	4	.185	.258	.185	.443	5		2	1	1	0	ABQ · PCL
1993	28	LAD	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1995	30	ATL-min	AAA	41	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	RMD · IL
1995	30	ATL	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1996	31	ATL-min	AAA	57	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	RMD · IL
7 Seasons				100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE (5 yrs)				91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1988	CLE	AL	23	P	11	10	3	69.1	15	5	9	1	0	.933	1.82	1.27	.961	1.78	1.77	11	3	21%	0
1989	CLE	AL	24	P	15	11	0	71.2	12	4	8	0	2	1.000	1.51	0.80	.960	1.87	1.85	8	3	27%	0
1990	CLE	AL	25	P	4	2	0	16.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.25	1.00	.952	1.80	1.75	0	1	100%	0
1991	CLE	AL	26	P	31	16	3	137.1	25	10	14	1	1	.960	1.57	0.77	.956	1.80	1.80	16	8	33%	0
1992	CLE	AL	27	P	30	9	0	105.1	18	4	14	0	0	1.000	1.54	0.60	.953	1.72	1.71	6	2	25%	1
1993	LAD	NL	28	P	4	0	0	6.1	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	4.26	0.75	.953	1.85	1.82	0	0		0
1995	ATL	NL	30	P	5	0	0	6.2	3	0	2	1	0	.667	2.70	0.40	.957	1.89	1.84	1	0	0%	0
	7 Seasons			P	100	48	6	412.2	80	24	53	3	4	.963	1.68	0.77	.957	1.79	1.78	42	17	29%	1
	7 Seasons			TOT	100	48	6	412.2	80	24	53	3	4	.963	1.68	0.77	.957	1.79	1.78	42	17	29%	1

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Transactions

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1985.
December 19, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
January 15, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
January 26, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
February 1, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1989	24	Cleveland Indians	$73,500	1989 USA Today survey
1990	25	Cleveland Indians	$112,500	USA Today
1991	26	Cleveland Indians	$125,000	USA Today survey
1992	27	Cleveland Indians	$250,000	4/2/92 USA Today
1993	28	Los Angeles Dodgers	$350,000	USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$911,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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