Bob Nieman

Positions: Leftfielder and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: January 26, 1927 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: March 10, 1985 in Corona, CA

Buried: Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA

High School: Withrow HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Last Game: October 3, 1962 (Age 35-250d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Robert Charles Nieman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.4

3452

1018

125

.295

455

RBI

544

OBP

.373

SLG

.474

OPS

.847

OPS+

132

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1948	21	-0.2	Muncie	OHIN	D	CIN	138	609	507	117	186	45	9	23	131	23		99	57	.367	.471	.627	1.098	318		1	2
1949	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-B-AA	CIN	120	482	406	75	123	20	12	14	76	2		69	53					209		3	4
1949	22	-4.9	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN
1949	22	-1.0	Charleston	CENL	A	CIN	92	362	310	53	95	16	10	9	56	1		49	36	.307	.404	.510	.914	158		2	1
1949	22	-1.4	Sunbury	ISLG	B	CIN	28	120	96	22	28	4	2	5	20	1		20	17	.292	.419	.531	.950	51		1	3
1950	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	CIN	119	454	399	42	118	20	10	8	49	2		53	48	.296		.456		182		2	0
1950	23	-3.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN	32		108		33	10	1	2						.306		.472		51
1950	23	-1.7	Columbia	SALL	A	CIN	87	346	291	42	85	10	9	6	49	2		53	48	.292	.405	.450	.855	131		2	0
1951	24		2 Teams	TL	AA	CIN	144	497	497		161	38	7	14						.324		.513		255
1951	24	-3.0	Oklahoma City	TL	AA		109		409		134	33	6	10						.328		.511		209
1951	24	-3.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN	35		88		27	5	1	4						.307		.523		46
1951	24	-5.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	12	47	43	6	16	3	1	2	8	0	0	3	5	.372	.413	.628	1.041	27	1	0	1		0
1952	25	-3.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	131	533	478	66	138	22	2	18	74	0	4	46	73	.289	.352	.456	.809	218	14	1	8		3
1953	26	-2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	142	568	508	72	143	32	5	15	69	0	3	57	57	.282	.354	.453	.807	230	13	0	3		4
1954	27	-1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	91	279	251	24	66	14	1	8	35	0	2	22	32	.263	.319	.422	.741	106	10	0	3	3	4
1955	28	-0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	99	317	272	36	77	11	2	11	53	1	0	36	37	.283	.366	.460	.826	125	9	2	3	4	1
1956	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CHW	128	522	428	63	137	21	6	14	68	1	6	90	63	.320	.436	.495	.931	212	14	0	1	3	5
1956	29	0.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	44	40	3	12	1	0	2	4	0	1	4	4	.300	.364	.475	.839	19	4	0	0	0	2
1956	29	0.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	114	478	388	60	125	20	6	12	64	1	5	86	59	.322	.442	.497	.940	193	10	0	1	3	3
1957	30	1.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	129	521	445	61	123	17	6	13	70	4	4	63	86	.276	.363	.429	.792	191	14	2	3	8	3
1958	31	2.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	105	414	366	56	119	20	2	16	60	2	8	44	57	.325	.395	.522	.917	191	12	0	1	3	5
1959	32	3.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	118	409	360	49	105	18	2	21	60	1	2	42	55	.292	.367	.528	.895	190	12	2	3	2	3
1960	33	5.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	81	215	188	19	54	13	5	4	31	0	1	24	31	.287	.372	.473	.846	89	5	2	0	1	1
1961	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CLE	45	89	82	2	31	7	0	2	12	1	0	7	6	.378	.427	.537	.964	44	0	0	0	0	0
1961	34	5.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	39	72	65	2	23	6	0	2	10	1	0	7	4	.354	.417	.539	.955	35	0	0	0	0	0
1961	34	6.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	17	17	0	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.471	.471	.529	1.000	9	0	0	0	0	0
1962	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CLE	32	33	31	1	9	2	0	1	4	0	0	1	10	.290	.303	.452	.755	14	0	0	0	1	0
1962	35	7.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	30	31	30	1	9	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	9	.300	.323	.467	.789	14	0	0	0	0	0
1962	35	7.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0
1963	36	9.9	Chunichi	JPCL	Fgn		110	387	355	39	107	27	0	13	53	1	1	31	41	.301	.357	.487	.844	173	14	0	0	1	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1113	3947	3452	455	1018	180	32	125	544	10	30	435	512	.295	.373	.474	.847	1637	104	9	26	25	29
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		521	2042	1809	234	588	123	38	59	256	27		221	158					964		6	6
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		110	387	355	39	107	27	0	13	53	1	1	31	41	.301	.357	.487	.844	173	14	0	0	1	4
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1744	6376	5616	728	1713	330	70	197	853	38	31	687	711					2774	118	15	32	26	33

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		176	605	605		194	48	8	16										306
A (2 seasons)					Minors		179	708	601	95	180	26	19	15	105	3		102	84	.300	.405	.481	.885	289		4	1
B (1 season)					Minors		28	120	96	22	28	4	2	5	20	1		20	17	.292	.419	.531	.950	51		1	3
D (1 season)					Minors		138	609	507	117	186	45	9	23	131	23		99	57	.367	.471	.627	1.098	318		1	2