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Butch
Nieman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 8, 1918 in Usa, KS, HERKIMER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1948    1949    1950    1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 25 SEM AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 28 DET AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 29 DET AL $ 1,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 30 DET AL $ 1,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 31 DET AL $ 1,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 32 DET AL $ 2,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 33 DET AL $ 2,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 34 DET AL $ 2,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 35 TAM AL $ 2,500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 36 TAM AL $ 3,990,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 37 CLE AL $ 3,990,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 38 CLE AL $ 3,990,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,990,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 25 SEM AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1944 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1945 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 8
1946 28 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 9
1947 29 DET AL $ 1,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 8
1948 30 DET AL $ 1,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 9
1949 31 DET AL $ 1,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9
1950 32 DET AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 9
1951 33 DET AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9
1952 34 DET AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8
1953 35 TAM AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 8 8
1954 36 TAM AL $ 3,990,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 6
1955 37 CLE AL $ 3,990,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1956 38 CLE AL $ 3,990,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,990,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9
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
1950 32 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .750 1.150 0.2
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .750 1.150 0.2
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   1 0 0 0 0   .333 .333 1.000 1.333
vs LH   0 0 0 1 0   .000 .500 .000 .500
Away 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .750 1.150
May 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .750 1.150
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
1943 25 AAA   137 529 92 157 29 7 37 138 13 4 86 50 .297 .395 .588 .983 118.0  
1944 26 SEM AL 26 66 10 23 2 0 3 16 0 0 7 6 .348 .405 .515 .921 12.9 2.8
    AAA   23 76 10 21 1 0 5 19 2 3 12 5 .276 .375 .487 .862 13.6  
1945 27 SEM AL 116 337 47 95 12 4 13 68 8 4 58 27 .282 .385 .457 .842 61.3 11.2
1946 28 SEM AL 21 73 6 15 2 1 0 9 1 0 7 8 .205 .272 .260 .532 5.3 0.0
  DET AL 120 454 67 145 22 1 15 89 9 3 56 32 .319 .392 .471 .863 78.4 15.8
  TOT   141 527 73 160 24 2 15 98 10 3 63 40 .304 .375 .442 .818 83.7 15.8
1947 29 DET AL 131 468 61 124 20 6 18 77 11 8 56 42 .265 .342 .449 .790 67.8 11.4
1948 30 DET AL 146 532 90 154 23 3 19 105 11 5 61 33 .289 .360 .451 .812 83.7 12.7
1949 31 DET AL 148 517 108 148 22 9 21 105 18 8 88 29 .286 .386 .485 .872 96.8 15.9
1950 32 DET AL 143 528 102 138 14 3 20 101 17 5 95 33 .261 .372 .413 .785 84.9 12.1
1951 33 DET AL 146 531 96 151 21 5 27 119 11 7 81 42 .284 .373 .495 .868 95.9 18.0
1952 34 DET AL 143 531 82 145 16 7 29 130 14 6 66 44 .273 .347 .493 .840 89.4 12.9
1953 35 DET AL 64 214 41 59 6 1 13 53 2 3 26 15 .276 .351 .495 .847 35.7 5.4
  TAM AL 70 225 43 74 10 1 17 54 2 4 22 20 .329 .386 .609 .995 47.2 10.5
  TOT   134 439 84 133 16 2 30 107 4 7 48 35 .303 .369 .554 .923 82.9 15.9
1954 36 TAM AL 129 408 71 115 11 3 12 56 0 1 46 53 .282 .354 .412 .766 56.2 9.2
1955 37 DET AL 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0 0.3
    AAA   80 287 25 56 8 2 2 20 3 3 27 74 .195 .264 .258 .522 19.3  
    AA   28 108 10 23 2 0 3 11 1 0 6 26 .213 .254 .315 .569 8.8  
1956 38 AAA   84 264 17 49 6 0 2 21 2 2 24 51 .186 .253 .231 .485 14.9  
12 Years Sim 1406 4886 824 1388 181 44 207 983 104 54 669 384 .284 .367 .466 .833 816.5 138.3
4 Years AAA 324 1156 144 283 44 9 46 198 20 12 149 180 .245 .329 .418 .747 165.9  
1 Years AA 28 108 10 23 2 0 3 11 1 0 6 26 .213 .254 .315 .569 8.8  
5 Years Minors 352 1264 154 306 46 9 49 209 21 12 155 206 .242 .323 .409 .732 174.7  
162 Game Average 562 94 159 20 5 23 113 11 6 77 44 .284 .367 .466 .833 94.1  
Career Highs 148 532 108 160 24 9 30 130 18 8 95 53 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 96.8  
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   3479 619 1032 135 32 153 750 80 39 499 245 .297 .381 .486 .867 643.5
vs LH   1407 205 356 46 12 54 233 24 15 170 139 .253 .332 .418 .750 201.8
Home 693 2378 380 673 94 18 92 430 49 26 302 178 .283 .361 .454 .815 392.9
Away 712 2508 444 715 87 26 115 553 55 28 367 206 .285 .373 .478 .851 452.4
RISP   1514 0 437 51 15 74 763 0 0 234 142 .289 .372 .489 .861 283.5
Pinch Hitting   131 23 38 5 2 6 33 1 0 20 13 .290 .378 .496 .874 24.9
Close/Late   573 93 162 18 6 28 138 0 0 92 46 .283 .380 .482 .861 106.3
Mar/Apr 215 748 99 197 26 6 23 126 18 9 92 66 .263 .341 .406 .748 107.8
May 235 801 124 225 31 7 28 163 17 11 106 58 .281 .362 .442 .804 129.7
June 233 829 137 247 31 9 31 164 20 10 116 57 .298 .381 .469 .850 148.3
July 227 797 144 214 22 2 40 150 18 8 112 77 .269 .355 .452 .807 133.3
August 253 886 166 264 32 12 48 201 20 7 118 70 .298 .376 .524 .900 172.4
Sep/Oct 243 825 154 241 39 8 37 179 11 9 125 56 .292 .382 .493 .875 153.7
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
1944 26 SEM AL LF 6 5 42.0 5 1 1 0 .857 1.29 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 4 4 37.7 50 2 1 3 .981 12.43 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 3 3 26.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 3.12 0 0 .000 0  
    C 3 2 20.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 1 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 4 2 20.0 6 0 1 0 .857 2.70 0 0 .000 0  
1945 27 SEM AL C 80 70 648.7 258 23 5 0 .983 3.90 29 8 .276 0 2.3
    CF 6 6 54.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 5 5 41.0 10 0 1 0 .909 2.20 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 4 4 35.0 42 2 0 6 1.000 11.31 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 3 1 11.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 1 9.0 0 5 0 2 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1946 28 SEM AL C 20 19 160.9 71 6 1 0 .987 4.31 5 1 .200 0 0.5
  DET AL C 112 109 1018.8 447 37 5 2 .990 4.28 35 8 .229 1 3.5
  TOT   C 132 128 1179.7 518 43 6 2 .989 4.28 40 9 .225 1 4.1
1947 29 DET AL C 123 118 1067.0 555 35 4 0 .993 4.98 55 12 .218 0 3.5
    CF 2 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1948 30 DET AL C 134 128 1157.0 588 43 2 2 .997 4.91 51 12 .235 1 6.1
    CF 4 4 36.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1949 31 DET AL C 138 133 1190.7 496 46 7 1 .987 4.10 50 13 .260 0 2.5
    CF 2 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 32 DET AL C 134 129 1183.7 581 34 7 3 .989 4.68 50 10 .200 1 3.5
    RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1951 33 DET AL C 117 113 1023.7 583 32 4 2 .994 5.41 53 11 .208 0 3.8
    CF 20 20 173.3 43 1 3 1 .936 2.28 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    RF 5 0 13.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
1952 34 DET AL C 135 132 1196.0 765 40 5 1 .994 6.06 52 10 .192 0 3.5
    LF 4 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1953 35 DET AL C 51 46 433.2 266 14 3 0 .989 5.82 18 1 .056 0 0.1
    CF 5 3 33.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.89 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 4 0 8.8 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.02 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TAM AL C 56 51 451.1 277 14 3 1 .990 5.81 18 2 .111 0 1.5
    CF 6 4 34.7 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.07 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 5 0 9.2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.96 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 107 97 884.3 543 28 6 1 .990 5.81 36 3 .083 0 1.6
      CF 11 7 68.0 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.3
      LF 9 0 18.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
1954 36 TAM AL C 102 98 880.0 471 21 7 0 .986 5.03 46 7 .152 0 1.3
    CF 8 4 50.7 13 0 1 0 .929 2.31 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 6 0 16.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1955 37 DET AL C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1206 1148 10431.6 5363 345 53 12 .991 4.92 464 95 .205 3 32.1
  CF 57 43 413.0 102 2 5 1 .954 2.27 0 0 .000 0 1.5
  LF 31 6 100.7 16 1 1 0 .944 1.52 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  RF 17 8 88.3 24 1 1 0 .962 2.55 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 8 8 72.7 92 4 1 9 .990 11.89 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 1 1 9.0 0 5 0 2 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   1321 1214 11116.3 5597 358 61 24 .990 4.82 464 95 .205 3 34.0
Career Highs   144 133 1215.3 769 46 8 8 1.000 9.00 55 13 .276 1  
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
1946 28 DET AL 11 43 6 14 1 1 1 13 0 0 4 3 .326 .383 .465 .848
1947 29 DET AL 12 46 6 9 1 0 3 9 0 0 2 3 .196 .240 .413 .653
1949 31 DET AL 7 26 3 6 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 5 .231 .333 .385 .718
1950 32 DET AL 7 26 7 7 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 2 .269 .406 .462 .868
1951 33 DET AL 11 46 7 15 2 1 1 6 2 1 3 3 .326 .367 .478 .846
1952 34 DET AL 12 45 5 14 2 0 1 10 1 1 5 0 .311 .365 .422 .788
1953 35 TAM AL 10 44 8 20 1 0 3 13 0 1 0 5 .455 .455 .682 1.136
Career Post-Season Batting 70 276 42 85 10 2 11 59 5 3 24 21 .308 .362 .478 .840
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1953-6-.544*
 OPS
1953-7-.907*
 Triples
1947-9-6
1949-3-9
1952-5-7
 Homeruns
1953-7-30
 RBIs
1951-6-119
1952-3-130
1953-8-107
 Stolen Bases
1947-10-11
1949-7-18
1950-6-17
1951-8-11
1952-7-14
Caught Stealing
1947-7-8
1949-6-8
1950-8-5
1951-7-7
1952-6-6
1953-6-7
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Seattle in 1943
Injured on 4/5/1944 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/9/1944, off Marv Breuer (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 6/16/1944, off Dizzy Dean (NYA)
Injured on 4/25/1945 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 5/1/1946 (Going to SEM: C Don Padgett. Going to DET: C Butch Nieman)
6/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1946, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1947, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
6/1/1949: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/13/1950
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1950, hitting .370 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 7/14/1951
Drove in 8 runs against Tampa Bay on 9/18/1951
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 5/14/1952
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 6/25/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1952, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Traded from Detroit to St. Louis on 2/1/1953 (Going to STL: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek. Going to DET: P Warren Spahn)
Traded from St. Louis to Detroit on 3/3/1953 (Going to STL: P Howie Pollet. Going to DET: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek)
3/3/1953: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $3,990,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/10/1953 with a Sprained Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1953, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1953 (Going to DET: C Andy Seminick, P Bob Porterfield, CF Bill Howerton. Going to TAM: C Butch Nieman, 2B Billy Johnson, 1B Johnny Wyrostek)
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/7/1953
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 10/16/1953
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Pittsburgh on 5/7/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1954, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Traded from Tampa Bay to Detroit on 2/7/1955 (Going to TAM: P Clint Hartung. Going to DET: C Butch Nieman)
Traded from Detroit to Cleveland on 5/1/1955 (Going to DET: SS Solly Hemus, P Luis Arroyo. Going to CLE: C Butch Nieman)
Injured on 4/8/1956 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 7 weeks
 
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