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Ron
Nischwitz		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 1, 1937 in Usa, OH, DAYTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1967   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 23 NYG NL   6 4 4 4 7 6 6 6 6 6
1962 24 CLE AL   6 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 6
1963 25 CLE AL   7 4 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 6
1964 26 CLE AL   8 4 3 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1965 27 CLE AL   7 4 3 3 8 7 7 6 6 6
1966 28 CLE AL   7 4 3 3 7 6 6 7 7 7
1967 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 4 3 3 7 6 6 7 7 7
1968 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 4 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6
1969 31 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 4 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5
1970 32 CLE AL   7 4 3 3 6 5 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 3 3 6 5 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 7 7 7 7 7
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
1961 23 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 24 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 25 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 26 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 27 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 28 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 31 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 32 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1961 23 AAA   3 4 .429 35 0 0 0 2 41.7 35 17 4 16 34 3.67 .232 .305 .351 .656  
    AA   3 1 .750 17 0 0 0 8 24.0 21 4 0 6 29 1.50 .247 .297 .259 .556  
1962 24 AAA   1 3 .250 14 0 0 0 10 15.0 13 8 1 5 13 4.80 .232 .295 .304 .599  
    AA   11 6 .647 23 23 5 3 0 178.0 127 45 14 41 161 2.28 .198 .246 .291 .537  
1963 25 AA   9 15 .375 28 28 6 3 0 207.7 197 66 18 35 175 2.86 .247 .279 .367 .646  
1964 26 AA   10 12 .455 23 23 4 3 0 175.7 138 54 14 41 154 2.77 .215 .262 .317 .579  
1965 27 AAA   5 1 .833 6 6 0 0 0 40.7 38 11 2 6 26 2.43 .241 .268 .342 .610  
    AA   8 12 .400 24 24 3 2 0 168.7 152 60 15 49 157 3.20 .238 .293 .339 .631  
1966 28 AAA   12 10 .545 30 30 2 0 0 218.3 215 77 15 67 142 3.17 .257 .312 .354 .666  
1967 29 CLE AL 6 6 .500 35 8 0 0 1 86.7 100 47 7 50 40 4.88 .296 .385 .429 .814 3.1
1968 30 CLE AL 1 5 .167 24 3 0 0 2 41.0 52 30 8 15 14 6.59 .310 .364 .548 .912 0.0
1969 31 CLE AL 2 6 .250 32 0 0 0 2 54.3 68 37 10 26 28 6.13 .308 .382 .493 .875 0.0
1970 32 AAA   0 0 .000 27 0 0 0 0 48.7 48 16 4 20 28 2.96 .250 .321 .380 .701  
3 Years Sim 9 17 .346 91 11 0 0 5 182.0 220 114 25 91 82 5.64 .303 .379 .476 .855 3.1
5 Years AAA 21 18 .538 112 36 2 0 12 364.3 349 129 26 114 243 3.19 .251 .307 .354 .661  
5 Years AA 41 46 .471 115 98 18 11 8 754.0 635 229 61 172 676 2.73 .226 .271 .328 .600  
10 Years Minors 62 64 .492 227 134 20 11 20 1118.3 984 358 87 286 919 2.88 .234 .283 .337 .620  
Season Average 3 5 .375 30 3 0 0 1 60.7 73 38 8 30 27 5.64 .303 .379 .476 .855  
Career Highs 6 6 .500 35 8 0 0 2 86.7 100 47 10 50 40 6.59 .310 .385 .548 .912  
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   139 67 14 65 43   .329 .418 .496 .914
vs LH   81 47 11 26 39   .266 .324 .447 .772
Home 5 10 .333 56 5 0 0 3 110.7 131 77 18 53 53 6.26 .298 .374 .481 .855
Away 4 7 .364 35 6 0 0 2 71.3 89 37 7 38 29 4.67 .309 .390 .469 .858
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 18 2 0 0 0 30.7 36 14 3 10 8 4.11 .290 .343 .427 .771
May 1 3 .250 19 2 0 0 1 31.0 38 27 8 18 8 7.84 .309 .397 .602 .999
June 4 2 .667 22 0 0 0 2 51.3 45 17 5 15 25 2.98 .242 .299 .355 .653
July 0 3 .000 10 1 0 0 0 14.7 18 12 3 10 7 7.37 .300 .400 .550 .950
August 2 2 .500 7 2 0 0 0 19.3 21 9 1 13 14 4.19 .269 .374 .385 .758
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 15 4 0 0 2 35.0 62 35 5 25 20 9.00 .397 .481 .577 1.058
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
1963 25 AA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
1965 27 AA   5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1967 29 CLE AL 35 19 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.3 0.0
1968 30 CLE AL 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
2 Years Sim 59 25 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .160 .160 .200 .360 0.4 0.0
2 Years AA 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.6  
162 Game Average 68 5 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .160 .160 .200 .360 1.0  
Career Highs 35 19 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .211 .368 0.3  
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   20 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .250 .450 0.7
vs LH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 36 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Away 23 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.2
RISP   4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
May 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9
Sep/Oct 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 29 CLE AL P 35 8 86.7 4 12 2 1 .889 1.66    
1968 30 CLE AL P 24 3 41.0 6 11 0 1 1.000 3.73    
1969 31 CLE AL P 32 0 54.3 5 7 0 1 1.000 1.99    
Career Totals   91 11 182.0 15 30 2 3 .957 2.23    
Career Highs   35 8 86.7 6 12 2 1 1.000 3.73    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1961
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/21/1962 (Going to NYG: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to CLE: P Gerry Arrigo, RF Felipe Alou, P Ron Nischwitz, RF Bob Borkowski, P Duke Maas)
Injured on 4/15/1963 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/9/1964 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/12/1965 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/5/1967
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Had first career hit (double) on 8/20/1967, off Dave Wickersham (MIN)
Injured on 6/22/1968 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 8 weeks
 
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