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Wil Nieves

Wilbert Nieves

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 25, 1977 in San Juan, P.R.
High School: Condado (Condado, PR)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 47th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed May 24, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 2002
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Yankees/Padres/Brewers/Rockies 2002-2012
2012 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.169, Arb Eligible: 2012, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
Relatives: Brother of Melvin Nieves
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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
2002 24 SDP NL 28 76 72 2 13 3 1 0 3 1 0 4 15 .181 .224 .250 .474 31 18 1 0 0 0 4 2
2005 27 NYY AL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2006 28 NYY AL 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2007 29 NYY AL 26 66 61 6 10 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 9 .164 .190 .230 .420 10 14 3 0 3 0 0 2/3
2008 30 WSN NL 68 196 176 15 46 9 1 1 20 0 1 13 29 .261 .309 .341 .650 72 60 7 0 5 2 1 2
2009 31 WSN NL 72 249 224 20 58 6 0 1 26 1 0 17 45 .259 .313 .299 .612 64 67 7 3 0 5 1 2
2010 32 WSN NL 59 172 158 10 32 8 0 3 16 0 0 8 29 .203 .244 .310 .554 49 49 6 1 4 1 2 2
2011 33 MIL NL 20 54 50 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .140 .189 .180 .369 1 9 3 0 1 0 1 2
2012 34 COL NL 2 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 97 4 1 0 0 0 0 /2
9 Yrs 284 832 760 57 169 33 2 5 74 2 1 47 142 .222 .269 .291 .559 50 221 28 4 13 8 9
162 Game Avg. 162 475 434 33 96 19 1 3 42 1 1 27 81 .222 .269 .291 .559 50 126 16 2 7 5 5
WSN (3 yrs) 199 617 558 45 136 23 1 5 62 1 1 38 103 .244 .293 .315 .608 63 176 20 4 9 8 4
NYY (3 yrs) 35 76 71 6 10 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 11 .141 .164 .197 .362 -5 14 3 0 3 0 0
COL (1 yr) 2 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 97 4 1 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 28 76 72 2 13 3 1 0 3 1 0 4 15 .181 .224 .250 .474 31 18 1 0 0 0 4
MIL (1 yr) 20 54 50 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .140 .189 .180 .369 1 9 3 0 1 0 1
NL (6 yrs) 249 756 689 51 159 29 2 5 66 2 1 45 131 .231 .279 .300 .579 56 207 25 4 10 8 9
AL (3 yrs) 35 76 71 6 10 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 11 .141 .164 .197 .362 -5 14 3 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2002 24 SDP NL 28 76 -8 0 0 -2 1 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.7 .469 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 $ 2
2005 27 NYY AL 3 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
2006 28 NYY AL 6 6 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .475 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $328,600 /2
2007 29 NYY AL 26 66 -8 0 -0 1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .477 .496 -0.5 0.2 -5 $382,150 2/3
2008 30 WSN NL 68 196 -6 -1 -0 2 3 -2 -0.3 5 3 0.3 .496 .498 0.1 0.5 1 $ 2
2009 31 WSN NL 72 249 -12 -1 0 1 4 -8 -0.8 7 -1 -0.1 .489 .495 -0.2 0.5 -2 $445,000 2
2010 32 WSN NL 59 172 -12 -0 -0 -1 3 -11 -1.2 5 -7 -0.8 .479 .492 -0.7 0.2 -6 $700,000 2
2011 33 MIL NL 20 54 -7 0 -0 1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.5 .469 .496 -0.6 0.2 -5 $775,000 2
2012 34 COL NL 2 9 -0 -0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .540 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ /2
9 Seasons 284 832 -56 -1 -1 3 13 -43 -4.5 23 -20 -2.3 .484 .497 -2.6 1.7 -23 $2,630,750
WSN (3 yrs) 199 617 -30 -2 -1 2 9 -21 -2.3 17 -5 -0.6 .489 .495 -0.8 1.2 -7 $1,145,000
NYY (3 yrs) 35 76 -11 0 0 1 1 -8 -0.8 3 -6 -0.6 .476 .498 -0.7 0.3 -7 $710,750
COL (1 yr) 2 9 -0 -0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .540 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
SDP (1 yr) 28 76 -8 0 0 -2 1 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.7 .469 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 $
MIL (1 yr) 20 54 -7 0 -0 1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.5 .469 .496 -0.6 0.2 -5 $775,000

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2002 SDP NL 24 C 27 20 14 182.1 173 160 8 5 0 .971 -2 -13 8.29 6.22 .991 7.53 7.47 1 10 10 3 23% 32% 0
2005 NYY AL 27 C 3 0 0 9.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 11.00 3.67 .992 6.80 6.73 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NYY AL 28 C 6 1 1 19.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 7.58 2.67 .992 7.11 6.98 1 2 2 1 33% 30% 0
2007 NYY AL 29 C 25 21 10 169.0 119 111 6 2 1 .983 0 1 0 7 6.23 4.68 .991 7.28 7.20 1 3 21 6 22% 27% 0
2007 NYY AL 29 1B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 9.30
2008 WSN NL 30 C 61 46 40 449.2 393 359 31 3 4 .992 -4 2 -11 5 7.81 6.39 .993 7.65 7.60 3 20 39 10 20% 27% 1
2009 WSN NL 31 C 71 65 56 553.2 427 380 41 6 4 .986 -4 1 -9 2 6.84 5.93 .993 7.77 7.70 4 22 34 13 28% 29% 0
2010 WSN NL 32 C 51 42 40 395.0 315 290 20 5 4 .984 1 -1 3 -3 7.06 6.08 .992 8.05 7.97 1 8 31 10 24% 29% 1
2011 MIL NL 33 C 17 16 11 129.0 118 109 8 1 0 .992 0 1 0 9 8.16 6.88 .992 7.98 7.96 1 4 7 3 30% 28% 0
2012 COL NL 34 C 2 2 2 18.0 17 15 2 0 1 1.000 0 1 27 67 8.50 8.50 .991 8.30 8.25 0 1 0 1 100% 28% 0
9 Seasons C 263 213 174 1924.2 1589 1450 117 22 14 .986 -9 5 -5 3 7.33 5.96 .992 7.74 7.65 12 70 144 47 25% 28% 2
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 9.30
9 Seasons TOT 264 213 174 1925.2 1590 1451 117 22 14 .986 -9 5 -5 3 7.33 5.94 .992 7.74 7.66 12 70 144 47 25% 28% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
2009 NL  6 (5th)

                                         

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200628New York Yankees$328,600
200729New York Yankees$382,150
200931Washington Nationals$445,000
201032Washington Nationals$700,000
201133Milwaukee Brewers$775,000
Earliest Arb Eligible: 2012, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,630,750
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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