Al
Nipper
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 194
 
Born: April 2, 1959 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 BAL AL   8 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 7 7
1984 25 TOR AL   8 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
1985 26 TOR AL   8 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 7 7
1986 27 TOR AL   8 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1987 28 TOR AL   8 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1988 29 TOR AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
1990 31 BOS AL   8 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 7
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
1983 24 AA   10 7 .588 25 25 1 0 0 183.0 156 56 10 57 136 2.75 .230 .289 .324 .613  
1984 25 AAA   1 9 .100 16 16 0 0 0 95.7 121 67 11 48 48 6.30 .303 .378 .459 .837  
    AA   8 3 .727 12 12 0 0 0 80.3 95 27 3 22 61 3.03 .293 .338 .386 .724  
1985 26 AA   14 10 .583 29 29 1 1 0 201.3 214 83 13 51 150 3.71 .268 .312 .372 .683  
1986 27 AA   14 7 .667 29 29 6 2 0 214.3 204 59 7 48 170 2.48 .251 .293 .328 .621  
1987 28 AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 4 1 1 2 7 1.50 .174 .240 .348 .588  
    AA   10 6 .625 23 23 0 0 0 156.3 136 48 9 41 134 2.76 .231 .281 .331 .611  
    A   3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 21.3 14 2 0 9 23 0.84 .192 .280 .233 .513  
1988 29 TOR AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 12 7 0 4 7 5.40 .261 .320 .370 .690 0.1
    AAA   9 12 .429 31 31 2 0 0 194.0 205 77 18 65 110 3.57 .269 .327 .388 .715  
1990 31 AA   4 6 .400 13 13 0 0 0 82.0 71 32 6 26 75 3.51 .227 .286 .345 .631  
1 Years Sim 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 12 7 0 4 7 5.40 .261 .320 .370 .690 0.1
3 Years AAA 11 21 .344 48 48 2 0 0 295.7 330 145 30 115 165 4.41 .279 .343 .411 .754  
6 Years AA 60 39 .606 131 131 8 3 0 917.3 876 305 48 245 726 2.99 .249 .298 .344 .642  
1 Years A 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 21.3 14 2 0 9 23 0.84 .192 .280 .233 .513  
10 Years Minors 74 60 .552 182 182 10 3 0 1234.3 1220 452 78 369 914 3.30 .256 .309 .359 .668  
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   5 2 0 2 2   .217 .280 .304 .584
vs LH   7 5 0 2 5   .304 .360 .435 .795
Home 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 7 4 0 1 5 5.41 .259 .286 .370 .656
Away 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 3 2 5.40 .263 .364 .368 .732
Sep/Oct 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 12 7 0 4 7 5.40 .261 .320 .370 .690
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 29 TOR AL P 2 2 11.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.54    
Career Totals   2 2 11.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.54    
Career Highs   2 2 11.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.54    
History
Drafted in 5th round, 81st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1972
Injured on 5/21/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/27/1977
Injured on 6/25/1979 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/12/1980 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/25/1982 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Drafted in 4th round, 86th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1983
Injured on 6/6/1983 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Baltimore to Toronto on 2/2/1984 (Going to TOR: P Dave Laroche, P Al Nipper, SS Enzo Hernandez, CF Don Hahn, P Dick Baney. Going to BAL: 2B Danny Ainge)
Injured on 8/31/1986 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 7/30/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Released by Toronto on 2/14/1989
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 6/1/1990 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/1/1990 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks