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Al Nipper
Albert Samuel Nipper
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: April 2, 1959 in San Diego, CA
Schools: Truman State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1983
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
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 67 194 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 3 713 106 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 1 341 119 1.325 8.1 1.0 3.8 3.0 0.79
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 58 2.250 13.1 0.8 7.1 4.5 0.63
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 93 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 58 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 1 341 119 1.325 8.1 1.0 3.8 3.0 0.79
AL (6 yrs) 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) 2 4 .333 3.04 22 12 3 0 0 1 80.0 72 37 27 9 34 2 27 3 1 1 341 119 1.325 8.1 1.0 3.8 3.0 0.79

Postseason Pitching

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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
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
7 Seasons 22 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. 162 184 169 0 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 .087 .087 .130 .217 -39 22 7 0 15 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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 Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 BOS AL 24 P 3 2 16.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.69 1.00 .967 1.80 0.73
1984 BOS AL 25 P 29 24 182.2 60 28 31 1 0 .983 2.91 2.03 .957 1.79 0.70 RoY-7
1985 BOS AL 26 P 25 25 162.0 57 24 28 5 4 .912 2.89 2.08 .954 1.86 0.70
1986 BOS AL 27 P 26 26 159.0 57 28 28 1 4 .982 3.17 2.15 .956 1.83 0.68
1987 BOS AL 28 P 30 30 174.0 49 20 27 2 2 .959 2.43 1.57 .955 1.84 0.67
1988 CHC NL 29 P 22 12 80.0 12 4 7 1 1 .917 1.24 0.50 .958 1.96 0.69
1990 CLE AL 31 P 9 5 24.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.75 0.22 .950 1.76 0.59
7 Seasons P 144 124 797.2 240 106 124 10 12 .958 2.60 1.60 .956 1.84 0.68
7 Seasons TOT 144 124 797.2 240 106 124 10 12 .958 2.60 1.60 .914 1.84 0.68

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. 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 and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Boston Red Sox$165,000
1986Boston Red Sox$265,000
1988Chicago Cubs$397,000
Career (may be incomplete)$827,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: Albert Al alan alberto allan allen alphonse Samuel Nipper

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