C Dave Nilsson #7
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/03/1998
C DAVE NILSSON #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 388 105 17 1 14 63 42 69 .271 .342 .428 1 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 11 12 14
Gap 11 10 11 11
Power 14 13 14 14
Eye 13 12 14 13
Avoid K's 11 10 11 13
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 2
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 6 1 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 11 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 10 Left Field: 1
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/1998 @ TEX Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/07/1998 TEX Loss, 4-5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1998 TEX Loss, 5-8 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
10/04/1998 @ CHA Win, 5-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
10/03/1998 @ CHA Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1998 CLE Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1998 @ TOR Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1998 @ TOR Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1998 @ ANA Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1998 @ ANA Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/14/1969
Born in:Brisbane, QLD
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800,000
Signed Through:2000 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 21st Pick in Round 1
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 388 105 17 1 14 63 56 42 69 .271 .342 .428 .770 .334 .157 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 435 1 3 0 13 2 2 166 32 1 0 100.0 55.6 5.00 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 12 0 0 2 10 3 5 11 0 0 0 .218 .283 .327 .611
Versus Right   333 93 17 1 12 53 53 37 58 2 2 1 .279 .351 .444 .796
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 15 4 0 1 3 9 4 9 0 0 0 .263 .311 .386 .697
May   71 23 2 0 7 20 14 5 14 0 0 0 .324 .368 .648 1.016
June   78 17 2 0 2 6 7 9 13 2 0 0 .218 .292 .321 .613
July   37 7 2 0 0 8 5 4 8 0 0 0 .189 .268 .243 .512
August   72 21 4 1 2 14 14 11 13 0 1 0 .292 .386 .458 .844
September   66 21 2 0 2 11 6 9 9 0 0 1 .318 .408 .439 .847
October   7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Spring Training   52 12 1 0 2 7 4 9 7 1 0 0 .231 .339 .365 .704
Postseason   12 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
Last Year   618 158 34 0 18 102 86 65 107 11 0 1 .256 .322 .398 .720
2 Years Ago   589 171 34 3 27 109 89 54 97 6 0 3 .290 .350 .496 .845
Career   3386 902 174 14 128 586 462 345 550 43 6 12 .266 .333 .439 .772
Home   203 63 12 1 6 34 28 18 36 0 1 1 .310 .369 .468 .837
Road   185 42 5 0 8 29 28 24 33 2 1 0 .227 .313 .384 .697
Grass   362 99 16 1 12 57 50 40 67 2 2 1 .273 .346 .423 .768
Turf   26 6 1 0 2 6 6 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .500 .786
Day   32 7 1 0 2 7 7 7 5 1 0 0 .219 .350 .438 .787
Night   356 98 16 1 12 56 49 35 64 1 2 1 .275 .341 .427 .768
As Starter   385 105 17 1 14 63 56 41 68 2 2 1 .273 .343 .431 .774
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   87 21 5 0 3 12 10 9 16 0 1 0 .241 .312 .402 .715
Inning 1-3   113 33 7 0 3 12 13 9 13 1 1 1 .292 .347 .434 .780
Inning 4-6   134 39 3 0 6 31 24 20 28 1 0 0 .291 .381 .448 .828
Inning 7-9   133 33 7 1 5 20 18 13 27 0 0 0 .248 .315 .429 .744
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   126 43 8 1 4 14 26 14 22 1 2 1 .341 .408 .516 .924
1 Outs   121 27 4 0 4 19 16 11 20 1 0 0 .223 .286 .355 .641
2 Outs   141 35 5 0 6 30 14 17 27 0 0 0 .248 .329 .411 .740
Scoring Position   120 29 7 1 4 48 18 22 22 2 2 0 .242 .354 .417 .771
Bases Empty   187 57 6 0 6 6 27 15 31 0 0 1 .305 .360 .433 .793
Runner on 1st   81 19 4 0 4 9 11 5 16 0 0 0 .235 .279 .432 .711
Runner on 2nd   46 8 1 1 1 9 4 5 7 0 1 0 .174 .255 .304 .559
Runner on 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 2 0 1 9 6 6 7 0 1 0 .250 .368 .406 .775
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 7 2 0 2 14 5 3 2 0 0 0 .389 .476 .833 1.310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 7 1 5 0 2 0 0 .250 .467 .250 .717
Bases Loaded   12 2 1 0 0 7 2 3 6 0 0 0 .167 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   180 33 6 0 4 20 15 18 69 0 0 1 .183 .261 .283 .545
First Pitch   58 18 4 0 2 15 6 3 0 2 0 0 .310 .333 .483 .816
Count 0-1   34 10 3 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .559 .853
Count 0-2   18 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Count 1-0   36 13 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .361 .361 .528 .889
Count 1-1   33 15 3 1 3 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .879 1.333
Count 1-2   74 7 2 0 0 4 3 0 29 0 0 1 .095 .107 .122 .228
Count 2-0   16 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-1   23 8 1 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .348 .522 .870
Count 2-2   53 17 1 0 3 8 5 0 19 0 0 0 .321 .321 .509 .830
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 5 0 0 0 2 4 12 0 0 0 0 .625 .850 .625 1.475
Full Count   35 5 2 0 1 8 7 18 16 0 0 0 .143 .434 .286 .720
Behind in Count   126 21 6 0 2 9 10 0 34 0 1 1 .167 .173 .262 .435
Ahead in Count   83 29 1 0 3 16 16 21 0 0 1 0 .349 .481 .470 .951
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   84 25 2 0 5 15 11 10 13 0 0 0 .298 .372 .500 .872
Batting 5th   7 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .714 .778 .857 1.635
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 7th   87 21 2 0 2 12 10 8 21 2 1 0 .241 .299 .333 .632
Batting 8th   126 33 6 1 3 22 19 18 20 0 1 0 .262 .354 .397 .751
Batting 9th   78 20 6 0 4 11 15 4 13 0 0 0 .256 .293 .487 .780
Low Leverage   166 51 6 0 8 27 24 17 23 1 0 0 .307 .370 .488 .858
Medium Leverage   129 32 5 1 3 15 19 13 22 1 1 1 .248 .319 .372 .692
High Leverage   88 22 6 0 3 21 13 12 21 0 1 0 .250 .340 .420 .760
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1992 New York - NBL 22 115 345 78 12 1 19 61 41 32 0 5 65 2 1 .226 .288 .432 .720 105 98 0.1
1993 New York - NBL 23 137 443 140 20 1 17 87 69 45 0 11 50 4 7 .316 .371 .481 .852 127 122 3.4
1994 New York - NBL 24 136 408 97 20 4 13 61 47 53 0 4 62 1 0 .238 .323 .402 .725 91 82 0.5
1995 New York - NBL 25 153 595 153 37 4 20 103 74 54 7 4 100 9 5 .257 .324 .434 .758 100 95 0.4
1996 New York - NBL 26 154 589 171 34 3 27 109 89 54 3 6 97 3 3 .290 .350 .496 .845 122 117 1.2
1997 New York - NBL 27 162 618 158 34 0 18 102 86 65 1 11 107 5 7 .256 .322 .398 .720 93 93 -0.1
1998 Baltimore - NBL 28 105 388 105 17 1 14 63 56 42 1 2 69 1 0 .271 .342 .428 .770 104 107 2.0
Total NBL 962 3386 902 174 14 128 586 462 345 12 43 550 25 23 .266 .333 .439 .772 106 102 7.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1992 New York - NBL 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 124 -0.9
1996 New York - NBL 26 8 31 12 2 0 2 6 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 .387 .441 .645 1.086 185 188 -1.0
1998 Baltimore - NBL 28 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298 -16 -5 0.4
Total NBL 15 45 13 2 0 2 6 8 7 0 0 6 1 0 .289 .385 .467 .851 121 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1992 New York - MLB C 3 2 7 3 0 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 +0.1 .000 0 6 2 33.3
1993 New York - MLB C 101 101 603 81 9 691 7 .990 907.2 6.78 +0.6 .902 7 136 44 32.4
1994 New York - MLB C 111 111 646 80 10 730 4 .995 983.2 6.64 -3.8 1.007 17 161 42 26.1
1995 New York - MLB LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 New York - MLB RF 151 150 275 15 0 294 4 .986 1328.1 1.96 -7.9 .964
1996 New York - MLB 1B 3 2 18 1 1 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.1 1.021
1996 New York - MLB SS 2 1 1 6 2 8 1 .875 11.0 5.73 -0.8 .750
1996 New York - MLB LF 6 6 6 0 0 7 1 .857 47.0 1.15 -1.0 .740
1996 New York - MLB RF 131 131 216 14 0 237 7 .970 1134.0 1.83 -10.2 .947
1997 New York - MLB 1B 4 4 34 7 2 41 0 1.000 34.2 10.64 +0.6 1.054
1998 Baltimore - MLB C 97 97 597 67 2 669 5 .993 876.0 6.82 -2.1 .947 4 116 28 24.1
1998 Baltimore - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1998 Baltimore - MLB RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.2 1.042
TOTAL C 312 311 1853 231 21 2100 16 .992 2787.1 6.73 -5.2 .948 28 419 116 27.7
TOTAL 1B 9 6 54 8 4 62 0 1.000 54.2 10.21 +0.7 1.048
TOTAL SS 2 1 1 6 2 8 1 .875 11.0 5.73 -0.8 .750
TOTAL LF 7 7 6 0 0 7 1 .857 56.0 0.96 -1.0 .740
TOTAL RF 284 283 493 29 0 533 11 .979 2479.1 1.89 -18.3 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (12).
03/01/1992 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall pick) by the New York Mets.
04/02/1992 Named the #21 prospect in the NBL
12/07/1992 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $600,000.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
03/07/1993 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the New York Mets development complex.
07/05/1993 Was selected to the 1993 National Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/31/1993 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/30/1993 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,485,540.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 10 (12); Eye: 9 (12).
11/29/1994 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,978,800.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 10 (12).
11/28/1995 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,266,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (12).
07/01/1996 Wins the NBL NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1996 Was selected to the 1996 National Baseball League All-Star Game.
12/03/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,782,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (12).
06/30/1997 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
12/08/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (12).
01/08/1998 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,800,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1997 162 1
Year SF Rank
1993 11 5
1997 11 3
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