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Al Nipper

Albert Samuel Nipper

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: April 2, 1959 in San Diego, CA
High School: West (Hazelwood, MO)
School: Truman State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1983
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cubs/Indians 1983-1990
Agents: Steve Comte [*]
Final Game: July 16, 1990
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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
1980	21	BOS-min	A	6	4	.600	2.54	16	11		2	1	1	85.0	82	29	24	1	49	0	48	0	0	6			1.541	8.7	0.1	5.2	5.1	0.98	WHV · FLOR
1981	22	BOS-min	A	14	8	.636	1.70	29	26	2	15	4	1	212.0	191	59	40	3	60	4	139	2	1	15			1.184	8.1	0.1	2.5	5.9	2.32	WHV · FLOR
1982	23	BOS-min	AA	6	7	.462	3.68	19	18	1	6	1	0	115.0	108	50	47	3	45	1	66	1	1	6			1.330	8.5	0.2	3.5	5.2	1.47	BRI · EL
1983	24	BOS-min	AAA,AA	13	7	.650	3.83	28	26	1	7	2	0	176.1	154	88	75	14	79	2	100	3	1	2			1.321	7.9	0.7	4.0	5.1	1.27	PAW,NBR · IL,EL
1983	24	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	2.25	3	2	1	1	0	0	16.0	17	4	4	0	7	0	5	1	0	0	67	198	1.500	9.6	0.0	3.9	2.8	0.71
1984	25	BOS	AL	11	6	.647	3.89	29	24	3	6	0	0	182.2	183	86	79	18	52	1	84	7	1	7	777	108	1.286	9.0	0.9	2.6	4.1	1.62	RoY-7
1985	26	BOS	AL	9	12	.429	4.06	25	25	0	5	0	0	162.0	157	83	73	14	82	3	85	9	1	3	713	107	1.475	8.7	0.8	4.6	4.7	1.04
1986	27	BOS	AL	10	12	.455	5.38	26	26	0	3	0	0	159.0	186	108	95	24	47	2	79	4	1	1	702	78	1.465	10.5	1.4	2.7	4.5	1.68
1987	28	BOS	AL	11	12	.478	5.43	30	30	0	6	0	0	174.0	196	115	105	30	62	1	89	7	0	5	777	84	1.483	10.1	1.6	3.2	4.6	1.44
1988	29	CHC	NL	2	4	.333	3.04	22	12	3	0	0	1	80.0	72	37	27	9	34	2	27	3	1	1	341	120	1.325	8.1	1.0	3.8	3.0	0.79

1990	31	CLE-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.74	17	16	1	1	0	1	89.1	80	53	47	6	56	0	47	5	0	5			1.522	8.1	0.6	5.6	4.7	0.84	CSP · PCL
1990	31	CLE	AL	2	3	.400	6.75	9	5	1	0	0	0	24.0	35	19	18	2	19	0	12	2	0	6	125	59	2.250	13.1	0.8	7.1	4.5	0.63
1991	32	STL-min	AAA	0	3	.000	5.72	5	5	0	0	0	0	28.1	36	18	18	3	9	1	10	2	0	1			1.588	11.4	1.0	2.9	3.2	1.11	LOU · AA
7 Seasons				46	50	.479	4.52	144	124	8	21	0	1	797.2	846	452	401	97	303	9	381	33	4	23	3502	94	1.440	9.5	1.1	3.4	4.3	1.26
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.479	4.52	37	31	2	5	0	0	202	215	115	102	25	77	2	97	8	1	6	889	94	1.440	9.5	1.1	3.4	4.3	1.26

BOS (5 yrs)				42	43	.494	4.62	113	107	4	21	0	0	693.2	739	396	356	86	250	7	342	28	3	16	3036	94	1.426	9.6	1.1	3.2	4.4	1.37
CLE (1 yr)				2	3	.400	6.75	9	5	1	0	0	0	24.0	35	19	18	2	19	0	12	2	0	6	125	59	2.250	13.1	0.8	7.1	4.5	0.63
CHC (1 yr)				2	4	.333	3.04	22	12	3	0	0	1	80.0	72	37	27	9	34	2	27	3	1	1	341	120	1.325	8.1	1.0	3.8	3.0	0.79

AL (6 yrs)			AL	44	46	.489	4.69	122	112	5	21	0	0	717.2	774	415	374	88	269	7	354	30	3	22	3161	92	1.453	9.7	1.1	3.4	4.4	1.32
NL (1 yr)			NL	2	4	.333	3.04	22	12	3	0	0	1	80.0	72	37	27	9	34	2	27	3	1	1	341	120	1.325	8.1	1.0	3.8	3.0	0.79

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	Awards
1983	24	BOS	AL	16.0	2	4	11	0	1.2	7	0.7	$
1984	25	BOS	AL	182.2	24	86	113	-3	1.0	27	2.7	$	RoY-7
1985	26	BOS	AL	162.0	25	83	102	-1	.9	19	1.9	$165,000
1986	27	BOS	AL	159.0	26	108	97	0	1.0	-11	-1.2	$265,000
1987	28	BOS	AL	174.0	30	115	118	-2	.9	3	0.3	$
1988	29	CHC	NL	80.0	12	37	45	-2	1.0	8	0.8	$397,000

1990	31	CLE	AL	24.0	5	19	13	0	.9	-6	-0.6	$
7 Seasons				797.2	124	452	499	-8	1.0	47	4.6	$827,000

BOS (5 yrs)				693.2	107	396	441	-6	1.0	45	4.4	$430,000
CLE (1 yr)				24.0	5	19	13	0	.9	-6	-0.6	$
CHC (1 yr)				80.0	12	37	45	-2	1.0	8	0.8	$397,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1986	27	BOS	AL	WS	L	NYM	0	1	.000	7.11	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	10	5	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	29	1.895	14.2	2.8	2.8	2.8	1.00
1 WS							0	1	.000	7.11	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	10	5	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	29	1.895	14.2	2.8	2.8	2.8	1.00

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	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1980	21	BOS-min	A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		WHV · FLOR
1981	22	BOS-min	A	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	WHV · FLOR
1982	23	BOS-min	AA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	BRI · EL
1983	24	BOS-min	AAA,AA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	PAW,NBR · IL,EL
1983	24	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1984	25	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	RoY-7
1985	26	BOS	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986	27	BOS	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	28	BOS	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	29	CHC	NL	22	25	23	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.087	.087	.130	.217	-39	3	1	0	2	0	0	1

1990	31	CLE-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1990	31	CLE	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	32	STL-min	AAA	5	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0	LOU · AA
7 Seasons				144	25	23	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.087	.087	.130	.217	-39	3	1	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	28	26	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.087	.087	.130	.217	-39	3	1	0	2	0	0

BOS (5 yrs)				113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				22	25	23	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.087	.087	.130	.217	-39	3	1	0	2	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				22	25	23	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.087	.087	.130	.217	-39	3	1	0	2	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	Awards
1988	29	CHC	NL	25	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$397,000	1
1 Season				25	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$397,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1986	27	BOS	AL	WS	NYM	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							1	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	Awards
1983	BOS	AL	24	P	3	2	1	16.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.69	1.00	.957	1.80	1.77	3	3	50%	0
1984	BOS	AL	25	P	29	24	6	182.2	60	28	31	1	0	.983	2.91	2.03	.958	1.79	1.78	11	7	39%	2	RoY-7
1985	BOS	AL	26	P	25	25	5	162.0	57	24	28	5	4	.912	2.89	2.08	.953	1.86	1.84	6	5	45%	2
1986	BOS	AL	27	P	26	26	3	159.0	57	28	28	1	4	.982	3.17	2.15	.957	1.83	1.81	3	6	67%	0
1987	BOS	AL	28	P	30	30	6	174.0	49	20	27	2	2	.959	2.43	1.57	.955	1.84	1.82	22	5	19%	0
1988	CHC	NL	29	P	22	12	0	80.0	12	4	7	1	1	.917	1.24	0.50	.955	1.96	1.96	5	4	44%	1
1990	CLE	AL	31	P	9	5	0	24.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	0.75	0.22	.955	1.76	1.76	3	1	25%	0
	7 Seasons			P	144	124	21	797.2	240	106	124	10	12	.958	2.60	1.60	.956	1.84	1.83	53	31	37%	5
	7 Seasons			TOT	144	124	21	797.2	240	106	124	10	12	.958	2.60	1.60	.956	1.84	1.83	53	31	37%	5

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y 1984 AL .647 (7th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1984 AL 7 (9th) 1985 AL 9 (2nd) 1987 AL 7 (8th)	Putouts as P s c a p y 1984 AL 28 (4th) 1986 AL 28 (3rd)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1985 AL 5 (1st)
Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1984 AL 2.91 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y 1984 AL 2.03 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 3 (1554), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 2 (1856), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Ivy Andrews (990) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jack Chesbro (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Mike Harkey (985) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Phil Regan (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jimmy Jones (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Harry Byrd (975) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
December 8, 1987: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Calvin Schiraldi to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Smith.
March 28, 1989: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
February 20, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 4, 1990: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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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
1985	26	Boston Red Sox	$165,000	1985 USA Today survey
1986	27	Boston Red Sox	$265,000	1986 USA Today survey
1987	28	Boston Red Sox	$325,000	Proofing corrections
1988	29	Chicago Cubs	$397,000	USA Today, 4/1/88

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,152,000

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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