Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: August 7, 1987 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA).

High School: Denver Christian HS (Denver, CO)

School: Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)

Debut: April 7, 2012 (Age 24-244d, 17,745th in MLB history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

2017 Contract Status: Signed thru 2017, 1 yr/$900k (17)

Service Time (01/2017): 3.112 • Arb Eligible: 2018 • Free Agent: 2020

Agents: Paragon Sports International

Full Name: Kirk Robert Nieuwenhuis

Pronunciation: \New-N-hice\

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SUMMARY

2017

Career

WAR

-0.2

2.8

AB

978

R

128

H

216

BA

.115

.221

HR

RBI

117

SB

OBP

.258

.311

SLG

.269

.384

OPS

.527

.695

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
2008	20	NYM-min	A-	74	319	285	34	79	15	5	3	29	11	7	29	70	.277	.348	.396	.744		113	4	3	0	2	1		BKN · NYPL
2009	21	NYM-min	A+,AA	131	583	514	99	145	38	6	17	73	17	5	57	127	.282	.364	.479	.843		246	9	10	1	1	0		SCE,BNG · FLOR,EL
2010	22	NYM-min	AA,AAA,Fal	150	670	604	105	164	49	4	19	89	15	10	53	157	.272	.332	.460	.792		278	9	4	4	5	3		BNG,BFL,MES · EL,IL,AZFL
2011	23	NYM-min	AAA	53	221	188	33	56	17	2	6	14	5	2	32	59	.298	.403	.505	.908		95	2	1	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2012	24	NYM-min	AAA	5	13	11	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	.182	.308	.273	.580		3	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2012	24	NYM	NL	91	314	282	40	71	12	1	7	28	4	4	25	98	.252	.315	.376	.691	91	106	2	2	3	2	0	879
2013	25	NYM-min	AAA	74	330	282	60	70	15	2	14	37	6	2	40	78	.248	.345	.465	.809		131	5	2	5	1	1		LVG · PCL
2013	25	NYM	NL	47	108	95	10	18	3	1	3	14	2	0	12	32	.189	.278	.337	.615	75	32	1	0	0	1	1	8/79
2014	26	NYM-min	AAA	57	229	211	34	56	13	3	11	32	3	3	15	56	.265	.319	.512	.831		108	7	2	0	1	0		LVG · PCL
2014	26	NYM	NL	61	130	112	16	29	14	1	3	16	4	0	16	39	.259	.346	.482	.828	136	54	1	0	0	2	3	78/9
2015	27	NYM-min	AAA,A+	29	129	113	23	35	6	3	9	31	2	0	12	23	.310	.375	.655	1.030		74	3	1	1	2	0		LVG,SCE · PCL,FLOR
2015	27	TOT	MLB	74	141	128	21	25	11	0	4	14	2	2	10	49	.195	.270	.375	.645	77	48	2	3	0	0	0	78/9
2015	27	TOT	NL	64	117	106	17	22	9	0	4	13	2	1	8	40	.208	.282	.406	.688	88	43	2	3	0	0	0	78/9
2015	27	NYM	NL	27	40	38	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	17	.079	.125	.132	.257	-28	5	0	0	0	0	0	78/9
2015	27	LAA	AL	10	24	22	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	9	.136	.208	.227	.436	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	/78
2015	27	NYM	NL	37	77	68	14	19	7	0	4	11	0	1	6	23	.279	.364	.559	.922	152	38	2	3	0	0	0
2016	28	MIL	NL	125	392	335	38	70	18	1	13	44	8	9	56	133	.209	.324	.385	.709	88	129	5	1	0	0	1	*89/7
2017	29	MIL-min	AAA	75	219	182	28	43	9	0	4	26	3	0	34	60	.236	.353	.352	.705		64	2	0	1	2	1		CSP · PCL
2017	29	MIL	NL	16	31	26	3	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	15	.115	.258	.269	.527	38	7	0	1	0	0	0	/87
6 Yrs				414	1116	978	128	216	59	4	31	117	20	15	123	366	.221	.311	.384	.695	90	376	11	7	3	5	5
162 Game Avg.				162	437	383	50	85	23	2	12	46	8	6	48	143	.221	.311	.384	.695	90	147	4	3	1	2	2

NYM (4 yrs)				263	669	595	83	140	38	3	17	71	12	5	61	209	.235	.309	.395	.704	97	235	6	5	3	5	4
MIL (2 yrs)				141	423	361	41	73	19	1	14	45	8	9	60	148	.202	.319	.377	.696	84	136	5	2	0	0	1
LAA (1 yr)				10	24	22	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	9	.136	.208	.227	.436	24	5	0	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				404	1092	956	124	213	57	4	31	116	20	14	121	357	.223	.313	.388	.701	92	371	11	7	3	5	5
AL (1 yr)				10	24	22	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	9	.136	.208	.227	.436	24	5	0	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Kirk Nieuwenhuis

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

Ratio Batting *

Win Probability *

Baserunning & Misc. Stats *

Situational Batting *

Pitch Summary -- Batting *

Cumulative Batting

Neutralized Batting

* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

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