Chris Nichting

Christopher Thomas Nichting

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 13, 1966 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed August 26, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1995
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Reds/Rangers/Indians 1995-2002

Final Game: July 2, 2002
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Standard Pitching

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
1988	22	LAD-min	A	11	4	.733	2.09	21	19	2	5	1	1	138.0	90	40	32	7	51	0	151	2	0	7			1.022	5.9	0.5	3.3	9.8	2.96	VRO · FLOR
1989	23	LAD-min	AA	4	14	.222	5.03	26	26	0	2	0	0	154.0	160	96	86	13	101	6	136	6	4	14			1.695	9.4	0.8	5.9	7.9	1.35	SAN · TL
1990		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1991		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1992	26	LAD-min	AA,AAA	5	8	.385	4.40	23	22	0	0	0	0	120.2	122	67	59	5	60	1	106	1	1	9	514		1.508	9.1	0.4	4.5	7.9	1.77	SAN,ABQ · TL,PCL
1993	27	LAD-min	A+	0	1	.000	4.15	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	18	9	8	2	6	0	18	0	0	1	75		1.385	9.3	1.0	3.1	9.3	3.00	VRO · FLOR
1994	28	LAD-min	AA,AAA	5	6	.455	3.87	31	15	9	0	0	1	107.0	108	60	46	6	62	2	99	5	1	13	486		1.589	9.1	0.5	5.2	8.3	1.60	SAN,ABQ · TL,PCL
1995	29	TEX-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.13	23	7	8	3	2	1	67.2	58	19	16	4	19	0	72	2	0	2	275		1.138	7.7	0.5	2.5	9.6	3.79	OKC · AA
1995	29	TEX	AL	0	0		7.03	13	0	3	0	0	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	0	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46

1996	30	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.00	4	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	9	1	1	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	37		1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	2.33	OKC · AA
1997	31	OAK-min	AAA	7	13	.350	7.76	33	24	3	3	0	1	131.0	170	120	113	21	46	2	90	3	1	8	602		1.649	11.7	1.4	3.2	6.2	1.96	EDM · PCL
1998	32	CLE-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.39	43	5	17	0	0	1	96.1	104	54	47	9	37	4	97	3	1	11	428		1.464	9.7	0.8	3.5	9.1	2.62	BFL · IL
1999	33	NYY-min	AAA	8	5	.615	5.29	25	21	0	2	0	0	127.2	135	80	75	22	47	0	110	3	0	6	552		1.426	9.5	1.6	3.3	7.8	2.34	CLB · IL
2000	34	CLE-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.23	47	3	36	0	0	26	66.0	65	31	31	6	16	1	60	3	1	0	275		1.227	8.9	0.8	2.2	8.2	3.75	BFL · IL
2000	34	CLE	AL	0	0		7.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	13	7	7	0	5	1	7	2	0	1	46	73	2.000	13.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	1.40
2001	35	CIN-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.97	27	0	23	0	0	17	33.1	24	11	11	5	10	0	45	2	0	0	135		1.020	6.5	1.4	2.7	12.2	4.50	LOU · IL
2001	35	TOT	NL	0	3	.000	4.46	43	0	11	0	0	1	42.1	55	27	21	8	8	1	40	0	0	2	189	107	1.488	11.7	1.7	1.7	8.5	5.00
2001	35	CIN	NL	0	3	.000	4.46	36	0	11	0	0	1	36.1	46	24	18	6	8	1	33	0	0	2	162	104	1.486	11.4	1.5	2.0	8.2	4.13
2001	35	COL	NL	0	0		4.50	7	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	3	3	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	27	124	1.500	13.5	3.0	0.0	10.5
2002	36	COL-min	AAA	1	4	.200	10.19	23	0	7	0	0	1	32.2	53	40	37	7	22	1	23	1	0	3	171		2.296	14.6	1.9	6.1	6.3	1.05	CSP · PCL
2002	36	COL	NL	1	1	.500	4.46	29	0	5	0	0	0	36.1	40	18	18	7	5	0	25	1	0	1	151	108	1.239	9.9	1.7	1.2	6.2	5.00
4 Yrs				1	4	.200	5.22	92	0	20	0	0	1	112.0	144	71	65	16	31	3	78	4	0	7	508	93	1.563	11.6	1.3	2.5	6.3	2.52
162 Game Avg.				1	3	.200	5.22	68	0	15	0	0	1	83	106	52	48	12	23	2	58	3	0	5	375	93	1.563	11.6	1.3	2.5	6.3	2.52

COL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	4.46	36	0	5	0	0	0	42.1	49	21	21	9	5	0	32	1	0	1	178	110	1.276	10.4	1.9	1.1	6.8	6.40
TEX (1 yr)				0	0		7.03	13	0	3	0	0	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	0	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46
CIN (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.46	36	0	11	0	0	1	36.1	46	24	18	6	8	1	33	0	0	2	162	104	1.486	11.4	1.5	2.0	8.2	4.13
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		7.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	13	7	7	0	5	1	7	2	0	1	46	73	2.000	13.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	1.40

NL (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	4.46	72	0	16	0	0	1	78.2	95	45	39	15	13	1	65	1	0	3	340	107	1.373	10.9	1.7	1.5	7.4	5.00
AL (2 yrs)				0	0		7.02	20	0	4	0	0	0	33.1	49	26	26	1	18	2	13	3	0	4	168	71	2.010	13.2	0.3	4.9	3.5	0.72

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1995	29	TEX	AL	24.1	13	0	19	7.03	5.19	0.22	-0.39	105.3	4.83	-6	-0.5	.9	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.458	.497	$109,000

2000	34	CLE	AL	9.0	7	0	7	7.00	5.22	-0.10	-0.38	101.3	5.00	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.473	.499	$
2001	35	CIN	NL	36.1	36	0	24	5.94	4.92	-0.24	-0.37	103.6	4.97	-4	-0.4	.8	-0.0	-0.2	-0	.489	.498	$
2001	35	COL	NL	6.0	7	0	3	4.50	4.84	0.40	-0.36	115.4	4.70	0	0.0	.5	-0.0	0.0	1	.502	.500	$
2002	36	COL	NL	36.1	29	0	18	4.46	4.73	0.21	-0.35	114.0	4.75	1	0.1	.7	-0.1	0.3	5	.504	.501	$
4 Seasons				112.0	92	0	71	5.71	4.94	0.05	-0.37	107.8	4.86	-11	-1.0	.8	-0.2	-0.3	1	.489	.499	$109,000

COL (2 yrs)				42.1	36	0	21	4.46	4.75	0.24	-0.35	114.2	4.75	1	0.1	.6	-0.1	0.3	5	.504	.500	$
TEX (1 yr)				24.1	13	0	19	7.03	5.19	0.22	-0.39	105.3	4.83	-6	-0.5	.9	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.458	.497	$109,000
CIN (1 yr)				36.1	36	0	24	5.94	4.92	-0.24	-0.37	103.6	4.97	-4	-0.4	.8	-0.0	-0.2	-0	.489	.498	$
CLE (1 yr)				9.0	7	0	7	7.00	5.22	-0.10	-0.38	101.3	5.00	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.473	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1995	29	TEX	AL	13	122	105	19	36	6	1	1	0	0	13	6	.343	.413	.448	.861	.350	47	2	1	1	2	1	3

2000	34	CLE	AL	7	46	38	7	13	5	0	0	1	0	5	7	.342	.435	.474	.908	.406	18	1	2	0	1	1	0
2001	35	CIN	NL	36	162	150	24	46	10	3	6	1	2	8	33	.307	.338	.533	.871	.354	80	3	0	2	2	1	5
2001	35	COL	NL	7	27	26	3	9	3	0	2	0	0	0	7	.346	.346	.692	1.038	.412	18	0	0	1	0	0	1
2001	35	TOT	NL	43	189	176	27	55	13	3	8	1	2	8	40	.313	.339	.557	.896	.362	98	3	0	3	2	1	6
2002	36	COL	NL	29	151	143	18	40	5	2	7	1	0	5	25	.280	.307	.490	.796	.295	70	3	1	1	1	0	0
4 Yrs				92	508	462	71	144	29	6	16	3	2	31	78	.312	.356	.504	.860	.342	233	9	4	5	6	3	9
162 Game Avg.				68	375	341	52	106	21	4	12	2	1	23	58	.312	.356	.504	.860	.342	172	7	3	4	4	2	7
MLB Averages																.267	.338	.425	.763	.299

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1995	29	TEX	AL	-4.8	-0.4	126	0.1	0.9	-0.9	.45	-0.5	0.7	-6.6	-0.6	0.45	-5.0	2	4	6

2000	34	CLE	AL	-1.6	-0.2	48	0.3	0.8	-0.5	1.04	-0.0	0.3	-3.2	-0.3	1.04	-1.8	2	1	4
2001	35	TOT	NL	-0.6	-0.0	194	-1.0	2.4	-3.3	.80	-0.7	-0.5	-3.4	-0.3	0.80	-5.6	7	9	26
2001	35	CIN	NL	-1.3	-0.1	167	-1.1	2.1	-3.2	.86	-0.5	-0.8	-2.3	-0.2	0.86	-4.8	7	6	22
2001	35	COL	NL	0.7	0.1	27	0.1	0.2	-0.1	.45	-0.2	0.5	-1.1	-0.1	0.45	-0.8	0	3	4
2002	36	COL	NL	1.9	0.2	153	0.4	1.9	-1.4	.58	0.1	0.6	-0.7	-0.1	0.58	-0.5	5	5	17
4 Yrs				-5.1	-0.4	521	-0.1	6.0	-6.1	.67	-1.1	0.9	-13.9	-1.3	0.67	-12.9	16	19	53

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1995	29	TEX	AL	13	13	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	16	7	44%	3	.449	2	4	6	4	1	8	10	3	7	4	10	1	5.6	31

2000	34	CLE	AL	7	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	4	2	50%	6	1.044	2	1	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	4	1	3.9	28
2001	35	TOT	NL	43	43	11	0	3	3	1	2	33%	7	4	26	6	23%		.802	7	9	26	12	4	27	19	24	10	13	15	12	3.0	16
2001	35	CIN	NL	36	36	11	0	3	3	1	2	33%	7	4	22	5	23%	6	.861	7	6	22	12	4	20	16	20	8	10	13	11	3.0	17
2001	35	COL	NL	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	4	1	25%	7	.450	0	3	4	0	0	7	3	4	2	3	2	1	2.6	13
2002	36	COL	NL	29	29	5	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	12	5	42%	8	.581	5	5	17	8	3	18	8	21	9	8	9	5	3.8	18
4 Yrs				92	92	20	1	4	4	1	3	25%	10	6	58	20	34%		.674	16	19	53	26	10	56	40	52	30	27	38	19	3.7	20

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1995	29	TEX	AL	122	48%	0.8%	4.9%	10.7%	6.6%	22%	0.80	1.16	82%	33%	2.2%	18%	41	2	5%

2000	34	CLE	AL	46	65%	0.0%	15.2%	10.9%	10.9%	39%	0.52	0.82	70%	44%	0.0%	0%	11	1	9%
2001	35	TOT	NL	189	61%	4.2%	21.2%	4.2%	12.7%	44%	0.63	0.98	69%	32%	11.4%	13%	38	3	8%
2001	35	CIN	NL	162	60%	3.7%	20.4%	4.9%	11.7%	41%	0.57	0.85	70%	32%	9.7%	14%	35	3	9%
2001	35	COL	NL	27	63%	7.4%	25.9%	0.0%	18.5%	56%	1.13	2.67	63%	30%	25.0%	0%	3	0	0%
2002	36	COL	NL	151	57%	4.6%	16.6%	3.3%	9.3%	35%	0.63	1.00	74%	24%	13.5%	24%	26	3	12%
4 Yrs				508	57%	3.2%	15.4%	6.1%	10.0%	35%	0.66	1.02	74%	31%	8.5%	16%	116	9	8%
MLB Averages					46%	2.8%	16.7%	9.0%	7.9%	33%	0.79	1.08	70%	23%	8.3%	15%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1995	29	TEX	AL	96	341	3.55	195	57%	27%	9%	25%	39%	73%	3%	42%	88%	57%	7%	7	4	7%	7	5	1	40%	0	2	26	0	0

2000	34	CLE	AL	46	194	4.22	115	59%	24%	11%	37%	28%	76%	5%	45%	85%	50%	7%	3	2	22%	10	6	1	29%	1	0	0	0	0
2001	35	TOT	NL	190	708	3.73	474	67%	26%	19%	26%	30%	74%	2%	50%	74%	66%	4%	7	5	25%	47	22	4	28%	6	1	-1	0	0
2001	35	CIN	NL	163	617	3.79	409	66%	26%	18%	26%	30%	74%	2%	49%	75%	66%	4%	7	5	27%	44	22	4	30%	6	1	-1	0	0
2001	35	COL	NL	27	91	3.37	65	71%	22%	26%	22%	31%	78%	0%	56%	67%	63%	0%	0	0	11%	3	0	0	14%	0	0	0	0	0
2002	36	COL	NL	151	531	3.52	337	63%	29%	11%	24%	36%	71%	0%	45%	84%	56%	5%	7	7	13%	20	8	1	28%	4	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				483	1774	3.67	1121	63%	27%	14%	26%	33%	73%	2%	46%	81%	59%	5%	24	18	17%	84	41	7	29%	11	3	25	0	0
MLB Averages						3.72		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	57%	5%			20%				28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1995	29	TEX	AL	122	36	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	14	8	1	57%	3	3	1	65	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

2000	34	CLE	AL	46	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	100%	0	1	0	24	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2001	35	TOT	NL	189	55	3	0	8	0	3	4	4	3	5	11	5	3	45%	6	2	1	84	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2001	35	CIN	NL	162	46	2	0	6	0	3	3	3	3	3	11	5	3	45%	5	2	1	74	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2001	35	COL	NL	27	9	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	36	COL	NL	151	40	3	1	7	0	3	7	0	7	0	11	5	1	45%	0	1	0	50	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4 Yrs				508	144	9	1	16	0	9	11	5	11	5	39	21	5	54%	9	7	2	223	3	2	60%	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1995	29	0	0		7.03	13	3	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46	70
1996	30	0	0		7.03	13	3	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46	70
1997	31	0	0		7.03	13	3	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46	70
1998	32	0	0		7.03	13	3	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46	70
1999	33	0	0		7.03	13	3	0	24.1	36	19	19	1	13	1	6	1	3	122	70	2.014	13.3	0.4	4.8	2.2	0.46	70
2000	34	0	0		7.02	20	4	0	33.1	49	26	26	1	18	2	13	3	4	168	71	2.010	13.2	0.3	4.9	3.5	0.72	71
2001	35	0	3	.000	5.59	63	15	1	75.2	104	53	47	9	26	3	53	3	6	357	87	1.718	12.4	1.1	3.1	6.3	2.04	87
2002	36	1	4	.200	5.22	92	20	1	112.0	144	71	65	16	31	3	78	4	7	508	93	1.563	11.6	1.3	2.5	6.3	2.52	93

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1995	29	1	2	.333	6.43	28.0	39	22	20	1	14	7	1	1.893	12.5	4.5	2.3	0.50	0.3	13

2000	34	0	1	.000	6.00	9.0	12	7	6	0	5	7	2	1.889	12.0	5.0	7.0	1.40	0.0	7
2001	35	2	2	.500	3.98	43.0	52	21	19	8	8	41	0	1.395	10.9	1.7	8.6	5.13	1.7	43
2002	36	2	2	.500	3.75	36.0	37	17	15	6	5	25	1	1.167	9.3	1.3	6.3	5.00	1.5	29
4 Yrs		5	7	.417	4.66	116.0	140	67	60	15	32	80	4	1.483	10.9		6.2	2.50	1.2	92

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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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