Nick Punto

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 195lb (175cm, 88kg)

Born: November 8, 1977 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA).

High Schools: Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA), Trabuco Hills HS (Mission Viejo, CA)

School: Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA)

Debut: September 9, 2001 (Age 23-305d, 17,972nd in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2014 (Age 36-323d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Jeff Caulfield

Full Name: Nicholas Paul Punto

Pronunciation: \POON-toh\

Twitter: @Shredderpunto

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2011 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.4

3253

798

.245

421

RBI

263

104

OBP

.323

SLG

.323

OPS

.646

OPS+

Summary of 19 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

6 Tms
MIN	12
LAD	2
OAK	2
PHI	1
STL	1
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	16
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	9

Outs
1	9
0	8
2	2

13 Opps
KCR	3
NYM	2
CLE	2
SEA	2
CHW	2
ARI	1
TBD	1
PHI	1
TEX	1
LAA	1
DET	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

19 Pitchers
Juan Abreu	1
Paul Byrd	1
Mike Wood	1
Brian Anderson	1
Rick Porcello	1
Jesus Colome	1
Brandon McCarthy	1
Jose Lima	1
Javier Vazquez	1
Derek Holland	1
Joe Beimel	1
Carlos Torres	1
Miguel Batista	1
Cliff Politte	1
Scott Elarton	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Joe Blanton	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
John Lackey	1

12 Parks
Metrodome	6
Dodger Stad	2
Safeco Fld	2
Shea Stad	1
US Cellular	1
Rangers Bpk	1
O.co Coliseum	1
SkyDome	1
Angel Stad	1
MinuteMaidPk	1
KauffmanStad	1
CitizensBank	1

Where Hit
9	10
89	6
7	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	5
3	3
2	3
5	3
6	2
4	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	4
-2-	2
12-	1
123	1

30 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	11
1 on	6
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	8

Inning
1	2
2	2
3	3
4	1
5	2
6	1
7	3
8	1
9	4

1-3	7
4-6	4
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	3
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	7
Tied	3
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
3-2	3
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
1-0	1
2-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	9
SS	7
3B	3

OrderPos
8th	8
2nd	5
9th	3
1st	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-07-10	PHI	@	NYM	Steve Trachsel	ahead 4-1	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.064	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2004-07-05	MIN		KCR	Brian Anderson	ahead 7-0	b 8	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	4	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mientkiewicz Scores
3	3	2	1	2004-07-22	MIN		TBD	Jesus Colome	tied 1-1	b 7	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	2	6	0.229	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Koskie Scores; Hunter Scores; Stewart Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2005-06-02	MIN		CLE	Scott Elarton	behind 1-3	b 5	0	1--	6,(3-2) 1CB1CBB>X	2	8	4	0.219	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cuddyer Scores
5	5	2	1	2005-07-07	MIN	@	KCR	Jose Lima	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	2	4	0.098	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	3	1	2005-08-24	MIN		CHW	Cliff Politte	behind 1-6	b 9	0	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	1	4	0.024	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Bartlett Scores
7	7	4	1	2005-09-29	MIN		KCR	Mike Wood	behind 0-5	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	4	0.101	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bartlett Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2006-08-25	MIN	@	CHW	Javier Vazquez	behind 0-3	t 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0.077	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2007-06-06	MIN	@	LAA	John Lackey	behind 2-4	t 5	0	12-	6,(3-2) BFB2CBX	3	8	5	0.251	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Redmond Scores/unER; Kubel Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2008-07-04	MIN		CLE	Paul Byrd	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	4	0.101	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	2	1	2008-08-04	MIN	@	SEA	Miguel Batista	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	2	4	0.100	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2009-07-19	MIN	@	TEX	Derek Holland	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	9	6	0.106	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2010-06-18	MIN	@	PHI	Joe Blanton	behind 1-9	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.009	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2011-09-27	STL	@	HOU	Juan Abreu	ahead 12-6	t 9	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	8	6	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2012-06-02	BOS	@	TOR	Carlos Villanueva	ahead 6-4	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	9	4	0.041	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2013-05-07	LAD		ARI	Brandon McCarthy	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	7,(3-2) CBBSFBX	1	8	5	0.126	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	2	1	2013-08-12	LAD		NYM	Carlos Torres	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	8	6	0.105	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2014-05-29	OAK		DET	Rick Porcello	behind 0-1	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.280	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Callaspo Scores
19	19	2	1	2014-07-13	OAK	@	SEA	Joe Beimel	ahead 3-1	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	4	0.040	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)