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Steve
Nicosia		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 6, 1955 in Usa, NJ, PATERSON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 22 TAM AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1979 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1980 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1981 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1982 26 TAM AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1983 27 TAM AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1984 28 TAM AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1985 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1986 30 TAM AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 4 4 9 9 9
1987 31 TAM AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1988 32 TAM AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 22 AA   137 507 44 139 31 2 2 38 0 2 65 39 .274 .357 .355 .712 65.4  
1979 23 TAM AL 53 168 18 39 4 1 1 12 0 0 19 11 .232 .310 .286 .596 14.8 1.3
    AAA   25 101 8 22 3 1 3 9 0 0 8 7 .218 .275 .356 .632 10.2  
1980 24 TAM AL 90 317 25 68 11 0 1 16 2 1 19 33 .215 .258 .259 .517 17.7 0.0
1981 25 TAM AL 132 431 41 98 30 3 3 45 0 1 22 30 .227 .266 .332 .598 30.5 1.1
1982 26 AAA   137 489 43 115 23 2 3 44 2 2 53 33 .235 .310 .309 .619 48.3  
1983 27 AAA   137 522 69 137 30 2 14 71 2 0 61 35 .262 .340 .408 .748 73.5  
1984 28 AAA   134 522 73 145 38 1 14 62 1 1 35 42 .278 .323 .435 .758 70.1  
1985 29 TAM AL 46 140 9 26 4 1 1 12 1 0 9 13 .186 .240 .250 .490 7.1 0.0
1986 30 TAM AL 42 141 20 35 7 0 3 17 0 0 6 8 .248 .277 .362 .639 13.7 1.2
1987 31 AAA   137 508 39 139 28 1 5 36 1 1 58 34 .274 .348 .362 .710 65.1  
1988 32 AAA   134 481 51 129 41 0 8 38 0 1 56 45 .268 .345 .403 .748 66.0  
5 Years Sim 363 1197 113 266 56 5 9 102 3 2 75 95 .222 .269 .300 .569 83.8 3.6
6 Years AAA 704 2623 283 687 163 7 47 260 6 5 271 196 .262 .330 .383 .714 333.1  
1 Years AA 137 507 44 139 31 2 2 38 0 2 65 39 .274 .355 .355 .710 65.4  
7 Years Minors 841 3130 327 826 194 9 49 298 6 7 336 235 .264 .335 .379 .713 398.5  
162 Game Average 534 50 118 24 2 4 45 1 0 33 42 .222 .269 .300 .569 37.4  
Career Highs 132 431 41 98 30 3 3 45 2 1 22 33 .248 .310 .362 .639 30.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   914 86 206 45 4 5 71 2 1 56 72 .225 .271 .300 .571 70.9
vs LH   283 27 60 11 1 4 31 1 1 19 23 .212 .261 .300 .561 21.6
Home 179 585 56 129 30 1 5 57 2 1 40 48 .221 .272 .301 .573 46.2
Away 184 612 57 137 26 4 4 45 1 1 35 47 .224 .265 .299 .564 46.3
RISP   301 0 60 9 2 4 84 0 0 17 26 .199 .245 .282 .527 19.5
Pinch Hitting   15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 .125 .067 .192 -0.5
Close/Late   162 10 25 5 0 1 11 0 0 10 16 .154 .203 .204 .407 4.8
Mar/Apr 37 120 17 28 7 1 3 18 0 0 5 10 .233 .262 .383 .645 11.8
May 50 161 18 40 9 0 0 11 0 0 6 13 .248 .275 .304 .580 12.4
June 59 199 16 42 13 0 2 15 2 0 14 14 .211 .262 .307 .568 15.8
July 56 182 11 38 2 1 1 16 0 1 11 13 .209 .253 .247 .500 10.5
August 83 277 22 63 16 0 1 20 0 1 20 23 .227 .279 .296 .575 21.9
Sep/Oct 78 258 29 55 9 3 2 22 1 0 19 22 .213 .272 .295 .567 20.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1979 23 TAM AL C 47 45 410.0 196 25 2 0 .991 4.85 44 20 .455 0 2.7
    SS 1 0 2.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 7.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1980 24 TAM AL C 89 89 784.3 358 50 6 0 .986 4.68 93 30 .323 2 2.4
1981 25 TAM AL C 130 129 1107.0 521 59 4 0 .993 4.72 108 44 .407 4 7.5
1985 29 TAM AL C 38 35 307.3 183 22 3 0 .986 6.00 40 14 .350 1 2.3
1986 30 TAM AL C 38 38 332.7 173 12 2 1 .989 5.01 27 11 .407 0 1.9
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 342 336 2941.3 1431 168 17 1 .989 4.89 312 119 .381 7 16.8
  SS 1 0 2.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 7.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   344 336 2944.7 1431 170 17 1 .989 4.89 312 119 .381 7 16.8
Career Highs   130 129 1107.0 521 59 6 1 .993 6.00 108 44 .455 4  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 29 TAM AL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1986 30 TAM AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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  1. Bruce Benedict (988)
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  4. Jack Shepard (974)
  5. Clay Dalrymple (974)
  6. John Boccabella (971)
  7. Greg Myers (969)
  8. Ed Herrmann (969)
  9. Joe Azcue (967)
  10. Jamie Quirk (966)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 63rd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1978
Had first career hit on 5/1/1979, off Dave Tobik (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1979, off Dave Stewart (TOR)
Injured on 4/5/1980 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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