Fernando Nieve

Fernando Alexis Nieve

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 15, 1982 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 2006
Teams (by GP): Astros/Mets 2006-2010
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.103, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Alan Nero [*]
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Randy Johnson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Christy Mathewson…

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

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
2001	18	HOU-min	Rk	4	2	.667	3.79	12	8	0	1	0	0	38.0	27	20	16	2	21	0	49	3	1	3	161		1.263	6.4	0.5	5.0	11.6	2.33	MTV · APPY
2002	19	HOU-min	Rk,A	4	2	.667	2.55	14	14	0	0	0	0	70.2	52	28	20	5	27	0	62	3	0	1	298		1.118	6.6	0.6	3.4	7.9	2.30	MTV,LEX · APPY,SALL
2003	20	HOU-min	A	14	9	.609	3.65	28	28	0	1	0	0	150.1	133	69	61	10	65	0	144	0	1	7	638		1.317	8.0	0.6	3.9	8.6	2.22	LEX · SALL
2004	21	HOU-min	A+,AA	12	6	.667	2.81	27	27	0	2	2	0	166.1	148	56	52	9	48	0	134	2	0	5	668		1.178	8.0	0.5	2.6	7.3	2.79	SAL,RRK · CARL,TL
2005	22	HOU-min	AA,AAA	8	7	.533	3.72	27	27	0	2	2	0	167.0	154	72	69	17	62	2	171	8	0	7	713		1.293	8.3	0.9	3.3	9.2	2.76	CPC,RRK · TL,PCL
2006	23	HOU-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	4	0	2	0	0	2	5.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	19		0.375	3.4	0.0	0.0	11.8		RRK · PCL
2006	23	HOU	NL	3	3	.500	4.20	40	11	11	0	0	0	96.1	87	46	45	18	41	5	70	2	0	1	411	106	1.329	8.1	1.7	3.8	6.5	1.71

2008	25	HOU-min	AAA	2	5	.286	5.72	36	7	15	0	0	6	72.1	87	50	46	13	27	0	63	3	0	4	329		1.576	10.8	1.6	3.4	7.8	2.33	RRK · PCL
2008	25	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	8.44	11	0	1	0	0	0	10.2	17	10	10	2	2	0	12	0	0	0	49	52	1.781	14.3	1.7	1.7	10.1	6.00
2009	26	NYM-min	AAA,AA	3	1	.750	4.22	9	8	0	0	0	0	42.2	34	20	20	3	16	0	42	1	0	4	173		1.172	7.2	0.6	3.4	8.9	2.63	BFL,BNG · IL,EL
2009	26	NYM	NL	3	3	.500	2.95	8	7	1	0	0	0	36.2	36	13	12	4	19	1	23	1	0	2	161	140	1.500	8.8	1.0	4.7	5.6	1.21
2010	27	NYM-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.62	8	8	0	0	0	0	40.0	49	25	25	3	13	0	31	1	0	1	177		1.550	11.0	0.7	2.9	7.0	2.38	BFL · IL
2010	27	NYM	NL	2	4	.333	6.00	40	1	9	0	0	0	42.0	37	28	28	10	22	2	38	2	0	2	185	66	1.405	7.9	2.1	4.7	8.1	1.73
2011	28	HOU-min	AAA	1	2	.333	7.63	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.1	27	15	13	0	5	0	17	0	0	1	76		2.087	15.8	0.0	2.9	10.0	3.40	OKC · PCL
4 Seasons				8	11	.421	4.61	99	19	22	0	0	0	185.2	177	97	95	34	84	8	143	5	0	5	806	93	1.406	8.6	1.6	4.1	6.9	1.70
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.421	4.61	57	11	13	0	0	0	107	102	56	55	20	48	5	82	3	0	3	464	93	1.406	8.6	1.6	4.1	6.9	1.70

NYM (2 yrs)				5	7	.417	4.58	48	8	10	0	0	0	78.2	73	41	40	14	41	3	61	3	0	4	346	88	1.449	8.4	1.6	4.7	7.0	1.49
HOU (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	4.63	51	11	12	0	0	0	107.0	104	56	55	20	43	5	82	2	0	1	460	96	1.374	8.7	1.7	3.6	6.9	1.91

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
2006	23	HOU	NL	96.1	11	46	54	5	.8	8	0.5	$327,000

2008	25	HOU	NL	10.2	0	10	7	0	.6	-3	-0.3	$
2009	26	NYM	NL	36.2	7	13	23	0	.9	10	1.0	$
2010	27	NYM	NL	42.0	1	28	21	1	1.1	-7	-0.7	$414,000
4 Seasons				185.2	19	97	105	6	.9	8	0.5	$741,000

NYM (2 yrs)				78.2	8	41	44	1	1.0	3	0.3	$414,000
HOU (2 yrs)				107.0	11	56	61	5	.8	5	0.2	$327,000

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
2001	18	HOU-min	Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	MTV · APPY
2002	19	HOU-min	A,Rk	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	LEX,MTV · SALL,APPY
2003	20	HOU-min	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	LEX · SALL
2004	21	HOU-min	AA,A+	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0	RRK,SAL · TL,CARL
2005	22	HOU-min	AAA,AA	27	28	24	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	.125	.160	.125	.285		3	1	0	3	0	0	RRK,CPC · PCL,TL
2006	23	HOU-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	RRK · PCL
2006	23	HOU	NL	40	23	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	.125	.222	.125	.347	-7	2	0	0	5	0	0	1

2008	25	HOU-min	AAA	36	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0	RRK · PCL
2008	25	HOU	NL	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	26	NYM-min	AAA,AA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	BFL,BNG · IL,EL
2009	26	NYM	NL	8	9	9	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	80	3	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2010	27	NYM-min	AAA	8	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333		1	0	0	0	0	0	BFL · IL
2010	27	NYM	NL	40	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	28	HOU-min	AAA	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0	OKC · PCL
4 Seasons				99	35	28	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	.179	.233	.179	.412	10	5	0	0	5	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	57	46	0	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	18	.179	.233	.179	.412	10	8	0	0	8	0	0

NYM (2 yrs)				48	11	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.273	.273	.273	.545	48	3	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (2 yrs)				51	24	17	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	.118	.211	.118	.328	-12	2	0	0	5	0	0

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2006	23	HOU	NL	23	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$327,000	1

2008	25	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
2009	26	NYM	NL	9	0	0	-0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	/1
2010	27	NYM	NL	2	-1	0	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	0.0	-0	0.0	0.0	$414,000	1
4 Seasons				35	-4	0	-0	0	0	3	1	1	0.0	1	0.1	-0.1	$741,000

NYM (2 yrs)				11	-1	0	-0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$414,000
HOU (2 yrs)				24	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$327,000

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
2006	HOU	NL	23	P	40	96.1	17	10	7	2	1.000	0	0	1.59	0.43	.958	1.72	1.71
2008	HOU	NL	25	P	11	10.2	2	1	1	1	1.000	0	0	1.69	0.18	.960	1.77	1.72
2009	NYM	NL	26	P	8	36.2	8	2	6	1	1.000	-1	-5	1.96	1.00	.955	1.72	1.70
2010	NYM	NL	27	P	40	42.0	6	3	3	0	1.000	-1	-5	1.29	0.15	.953	1.74	1.72
	4 Seasons			P	99	185.2	33	16	17	4	1.000	-2	-2	1.60	0.33	.957	1.73	1.71
	4 Seasons			TOT	99	185.2	33	16	17	4	1.000	-2	-12	1.60	0.33	.957	1.73	1.71

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Transactions

May 11, 1999: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.
March 14, 2009: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Houston Astros.
October 5, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
December 1, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
March 22, 2011: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
March 24, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
April 27, 2011: Released by the Houston Astros.
December 13, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

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Year	Age	Team	Salary
2006	23	Houston Astros	$327,000

2010	27	New York Mets	$414,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$741,000

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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