Rod
Nichols
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 29, 1964 in Usa, IA, BURLINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1988 23 MIN AL   10 4 5 4 7 8 7 5 6 6
1989 24 MIN AL   10 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1990 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1988 23 AAA   6 12 .333 25 25 0 0 0 159.7 168 61 19 43 133 3.44 .268 .314 .406 .721  
1989 24 AAA   14 12 .538 31 31 1 0 0 185.0 245 104 21 34 170 5.06 .311 .340 .469 .809  
1990 25 MIN AL 8 3 .727 31 11 1 0 1 98.0 105 48 10 25 50 4.41 .279 .324 .465 .789 5.4
1 Years Sim 8 3 .727 31 11 1 0 1 98.0 105 48 10 25 50 4.41 .279 .324 .465 .789 5.4
2 Years AAA 20 24 .455 56 56 1 0 0 344.7 413 165 40 77 303 4.31 .292 .328 .441 .769  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   48 22 2 5 24   .331 .353 .531 .884
vs LH   57 26 8 20 26   .247 .307 .424 .731
Home 2 2 .500 16 6 1 0 1 49.7 54 26 4 16 28 4.71 .284 .340 .468 .808
Away 6 1 .857 15 5 0 0 0 48.3 51 22 6 9 22 4.10 .274 .308 .462 .770
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 10.0 9 5 0 3 5 4.50 .250 .308 .306 .613
May 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.7 12 5 1 1 7 5.20 .353 .371 .529 .901
June 2 0 1.000 5 4 0 0 0 19.7 25 11 1 5 13 5.04 .313 .353 .500 .853
July 2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 23.7 20 9 2 8 5 3.42 .235 .301 .435 .736
August 2 0 1.000 7 1 0 0 1 20.7 18 6 3 4 9 2.61 .237 .275 .434 .709
Sep/Oct 2 0 1.000 6 2 0 0 0 15.3 21 12 3 4 11 7.05 .323 .362 .554 .916
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1990 25 MIN AL P 31 11 98.0 7 16 0 2 1.000 2.11    
Career Totals   31 11 98.0 7 16 0 2 1.000 2.11    
Career Highs   31 11 98.0 7 16 0 2 1.000 2.11    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1990 25 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 14.0 14 6 2 4 9 3.86 .250 .300 .429 .729
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 14.0 14 6 2 4 9 3.86 .250 .300 .429 .729
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Complete Games
1990-4-1
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 50th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1988
Injured on 3/21/1990 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/1/1990