Al Nipper

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 188lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: April 2, 1959 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Truman State University (Kirksville, MO).

High School: Hazelwood West HS (Hazelwood, MO)

School: Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)

Last Game: July 16, 1990 (Age 31-105d)
vs. OAK 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Steve Comte

Full Name: Albert Samuel Nipper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.52

144

124

797.2

381

WHIP

1.440

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1980	21	-0.5	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	6	4	.600	2.54	3.07	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
1981	22	0.2	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	14	8	.636	1.70	2.50	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
1982	23	-0.4	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	6	7	.462	3.68	3.91	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
1983	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	13	7	.650	3.83	4.49	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
1983	24	-1.5	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	9	4	.692	4.45	5.10	18	17	1	4	1	0	109.1	108	62	54	11	54	1	58	2	1	1		1.482	8.9	0.9	4.4	4.8	1.07
1983	24	0.6	New Britain	EL	AA	BOS	4	3	.571	2.82	3.49	10	9	0	3	1	0	67.0	46	26	21	3	25	1	42	1	0	1		1.060	6.2	0.4	3.4	5.6	1.68
1983	24	-4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	1	.500	2.25	2.25	3	2	1	1	0	0	16.0	17	4	4	0	7	0	5	1	0	0	67	1.500	9.6	0.0	3.9	2.8	0.71
1984	25	-3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	6	.647	3.89	4.24	29	24	3	6	0	0	182.2	183	86	79	18	52	1	84	7	1	7	777	1.286	9.0	0.9	2.6	4.1	1.62
1985	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	12	.429	4.06	4.61	25	25	0	5	0	0	162.0	157	83	73	14	82	3	85	9	1	3	713	1.475	8.7	0.8	4.6	4.7	1.04
1986	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	12	.455	5.38	6.11	26	26	0	3	0	0	159.0	186	108	95	24	47	2	79	4	1	1	702	1.465	10.5	1.4	2.7	4.5	1.68
1987	28	-0.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	12	.478	5.43	5.95	30	30	0	6	0	0	174.0	196	115	105	30	62	1	89	7	0	5	777	1.483	10.1	1.6	3.2	4.6	1.44
1988	29	0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	4	.333	3.04	4.16	22	12	3	0	0	1	80.0	72	37	27	9	34	2	27	3	1	1	341	1.325	8.1	1.0	3.8	3.0	0.79

1990	31	5.1	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	5	5	.500	4.74	5.34	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
1990	31	2.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	3	.400	6.75	7.13	9	5	1	0	0	0	24.0	35	19	18	2	19	0	12	2	0	6	125	2.250	13.1	0.8	7.1	4.5	0.63
1991	32	5.6	Louisville	AA	AAA	STL	0	3	.000	5.72	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
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		46	50	.479	4.52	5.10	144	124	8	21	0	1	797.2	846	452	401	97	303	9	381	33	4	23	3502	1.440	9.5	1.1	3.4	4.3	1.26
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		44	34	.564	3.20	3.79	114	102	5	31	8	3	706.0	651	297	251	30	298	8	410	13	3	35		1.344	8.3	0.4	3.8	5.2	1.38
All Levels (11 Seasons)							90	84	.517	3.90	4.48	258	226	13	52	8	4	1503.2	1497	749	652	127	601	17	791	46	7	58	3502	1.395	9.0	0.8	3.6	4.7	1.32

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		14	12	.538	4.72	5.27	40	38	2	5	1	1	227.0	224	133	119	20	119	2	115	9	1	7		1.511	8.9	0.8	4.7	4.6	0.97
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		10	10	.500	3.36	3.76	29	27	1	9	2	0	182.0	154	76	68	6	70	2	108	2	1	7		1.231	7.6	0.3	3.5	5.3	1.54
A (2 seasons)					Minors		20	12	.625	1.94	2.67	45	37	2	17	5	2	297.0	273	88	64	4	109	4	187	2	1	21		1.286	8.3	0.1	3.3	5.7	1.72