C.J. Nitkowski

Christopher John Nitkowski (twitter: @CJNitkowski)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 9, 1973 in Suffern, NY
School: Saint John's University (Queens, NY)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1995
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Astros/Braves/Yankees/Rangers/... 1995-2005

Final Game: June 7, 2005
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Standard Batting

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
1994	21	CIN-min	AA	14	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		CNG · SOUL
1995	22	CIN-min	AA,AAA	14	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0		CNG,INA · SOUL,AA
1995	22	TOT	MLB	20	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	22	CIN	NL	9	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1995	22	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	23	DET-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1996	23	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1997	24	HOU-min	AAA	28	26	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	.042	.042	.042	.083		1	2	0	2	0	0		NOR · AA
1998	25	HOU-min	AAA	5	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400		1	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · PCL
1998	25	HOU	NL	43	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1999	26	DET	AL	69	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/D
2000	27	DET	AL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	DET-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2001	28	TOT	MLB	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	DET	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	NYM	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2002	29	TEX-HOU-STL-min	AAA	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OKC,NOR,MEM · PCL
2002	29	TEX	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	30	TEX-min	AAA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OKC · PCL
2003	30	TEX	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	31	NYY-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
2004	31	TOT	MLB	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	31	ATL	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	31	NYY	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	32	WSN-PIT-min	AAA	45	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1	0	0	0	0	0		NOR,INA · PCL,IL
2005	32	WSN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2006	33	PIT-min	AAA	58	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2007	34	FKA	Fgn	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		FKA · JPPL
2008	35	FKA	Fgn	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		FKA · JPPL
2009	36	SKK,DOO	Fgn																										SKK,DOO · KBO
2010	37	WOI	Fgn																										WOI · KBO
10 Yrs				337	16	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	1	0	0	0	0	0

DET (5 yrs)				214	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (2 yrs)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
WSN (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				9	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				43	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				251	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (5 yrs)				86	15	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	2	0	0	1	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
1995	22	CIN	NL	9	10	-1	-0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$109,000	/1
1995	22	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1996	23	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1

1998	25	HOU	NL	43	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.498	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$185,000	1
1999	26	DET	AL	69	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$300,000	1/D
2000	27	DET	AL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$950,000	1
2001	28	DET	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,200,000	1
2001	28	NYM	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2002	29	TEX	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2003	30	TEX	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$550,000	/1
2004	31	ATL	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$375,000	1
2004	31	NYY	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2005	32	WSN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
10 Seasons				337	16	-3	-0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.500	.500	-0.1	0.2	-1	$3,669,000

DET (5 yrs)				214	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.2	-0	$2,450,000
TEX (2 yrs)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$550,000
NYM (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
ATL (1 yr)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$375,000
WSN (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CIN (1 yr)				9	10	-1	-0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$109,000
NYY (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
HOU (1 yr)				43	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.498	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$185,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1995	22	TOT	MLB	10	8	0	0.0	106	.500	.200	.270	.200	.339	.200	.419	.400	.758	7	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
1995	22	CIN	NL	10	8	0	0.0	106	.500	.200	.270	.200	.339	.200	.419	.400	.758	7	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.250	.000	.000

1998	25	HOU	NL	5	5	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.266	.000	.337	.000	.420	.000	.757	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1999	26	DET	AL	1	1	0	0.0	113		.000	.274	.000	.346	.000	.438	.000	.784	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
10 Yrs				16	14	0	0.0	106	.400	.133	.269	.133	.339	.133	.421	.267	.760	-29	.000	-2.9	-0.3	.154	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				8	7	0	0.0	106	.400	.133	.269	.133	.339	.133	.421	.267	.760	-29	.000	-2.9	-0.3	.154	.000	.000

CIN (1 yr)				10	8	0	0.0	106	.500	.200	.270	.200	.339	.200	.419	.400	.758	7	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
DET (5 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	113		.000	.274	.000	.346	.000	.438	.000	.784	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
HOU (1 yr)				5	5	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.266	.000	.337	.000	.420	.000	.757	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

NL (5 yrs)				15	13	0	0.0	106	.400	.143	.269	.143	.338	.143	.420	.286	.758	-24	.000	-2.6	-0.2	.167	.000	.000
AL (8 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	113		.000	.274	.000	.346	.000	.438	.000	.784	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1995	22	TOT	MLB	10	0.0%	60.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.7		10.0	3.00		40%	25%	0.0%	0%
1995	22	CIN	NL	10	0.0%	60.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.7		10.0	3.00		40%	25%	0.0%	0%

1998	25	HOU	NL	5	0.0%	60.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.3			0.00	1.00	20%	0%	0.0%	0%
1999	26	DET	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
10 Yrs				16	0.0%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.5		15.0	1.50	3.00	31%	17%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.8%	7.9%	34%	1.89	5.3	31.8	7.5	0.79	1.08	70%	21%	8.2%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1995	22	TOT	MLB	-1.4	-0.1	10	-0.0	0.1	-0.2	.91	-0.1	0.1	-0.6	-0.1	0.97	-1.2	0
1995	22	CIN	NL	-1.4	-0.1	10	-0.0	0.1	-0.2	.91	-0.1	0.1	-0.6	-0.1	0.97	-1.2	0
1995	22	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	23	DET	AL	0.0	0.0

1998	25	HOU	NL	-1.2	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.33	-0.1	-0.0	-1.1	-0.1	0.90	-1.3	0
1999	26	DET	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.95	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.01	-0.3	0
2000	27	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2001	28	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2001	28	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2001	28	NYM	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2002	29	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
2003	30	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
2004	31	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2004	31	ATL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2004	31	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
2005	32	WSN	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
10 Yrs				-2.9	-0.3	16	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.73	-0.2	0.1	-2.0	-0.2	0.95	-2.8	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1995	22	TOT	MLB	0	0	50%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1995	22	CIN	NL	0	0	50%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

1998	25	HOU	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	26	DET	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 Yrs				0	0	50%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1995	22	TOT	MLB	10	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		8	1	13%	0	0		0	0		0
1995	22	CIN	NL	10	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		8	1	13%	0	0		0	0		0

1998	25	HOU	NL	5	80%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1999	26	DET	AL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
10 Yrs				16	94%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	12	1	8%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					54%																			71%			11%			34%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1995	22	TOT	MLB	8	28	3.50	20	71%	40%	35%	5%	20%	60%	0%	43%	42%	25%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	25%	2	0	0
1995	22	CIN	NL	8	28	3.50	20	71%	40%	35%	5%	20%	60%	0%	43%	42%	25%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	25%	2	0	0

1998	25	HOU	NL	5	14	2.80	12	86%	8%	67%	8%	17%	92%	0%	79%	27%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
1999	26	DET	AL	1	3	3.00	3	100%	33%	67%	0%	0%	67%		67%	0%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				14	45	3.21	35	78%	29%	49%	6%	17%	71%	0%	56%	32%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	25%	2	0	0
MLB Averages						3.73		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	45%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1995	22	20	10	10	1	2	1	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0
1996	23	31	10	10	1	2	1	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0
1997	24	31	10	10	1	2	1	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	2	0
1998	25	74	15	14	1	2	1	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	2	1
1999	26	143	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2000	27	210	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2001	28	271	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2002	29	283	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2003	30	289	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2004	31	330	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1
2005	32	337	16	15	1	2	1	10	.133	.133	.133	.267	-29	2	1

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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	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1995	22	22	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	20

1998	25	43	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	43
1999	26	69	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	69
3 Yrs		134	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	132
162 Game Avg.		162	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	132

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

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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