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Randy
Niemann		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 15, 1955 in Usa, CA, SCOTIA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 23 IND AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 9 9 9
1980 24 IND AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 9 9 9
1981 25 IND AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 8
1982 26 IND AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 8
1983 27 IND AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8
1984 28 IND AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 8 8 8
1985 29 IND AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 8
1986 30 BOS AL $ 808,000 6 4 3 4 5 4 4 8 8 8
1988 32 NYG NL $ 300,000 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1989 33 MIN AL $ 1,098,761 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,098,761 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 23 IND AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 24 IND AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 25 IND AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 26 IND AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 27 IND AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 28 IND AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 29 IND AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 30 BOS AL $ 808,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 32 NYG NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1989 33 MIN AL $ 1,098,761   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,098,761   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
1979 23 IND AL 12 7 .632 29 29 2 0 0 203.0 183 69 8 79 63 3.06 .242 .314 .331 .645 20.9
1980 24 IND AL 3 4 .429 23 5 0 0 5 50.3 63 32 4 18 20 5.72 .306 .357 .447 .803 0.5
1981 25 IND AL 6 4 .600 20 9 2 0 6 74.0 76 32 4 27 32 3.89 .262 .323 .362 .685 5.7
1982 26 IND AL 4 1 .800 38 0 0 0 4 56.3 50 24 5 31 17 3.83 .244 .340 .395 .735 4.2
1983 27 AAA   1 3 .250 70 0 0 0 10 55.0 52 22 1 25 46 3.60 .260 .342 .375 .717  
1984 28 IND AL 6 9 .400 52 9 0 0 10 113.7 123 66 13 55 42 5.23 .276 .359 .443 .802 2.9
1985 29 IND AL 4 4 .500 67 0 0 0 24 107.7 87 41 5 45 43 3.43 .219 .298 .296 .594 12.8
1986 30 BOS AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 16.3 23 13 0 4 6 7.16 .319 .364 .389 .753 0.0
    AAA   6 2 .750 56 0 0 0 3 86.0 83 21 1 31 63 2.20 .257 .322 .328 .650  
1987 31 AAA   5 3 .625 56 0 0 0 5 48.0 53 26 5 32 35 4.88 .286 .392 .432 .824  
1988 32 NYG NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 1 14.3 17 6 1 1 2 3.77 .293 .328 .397 .724 0.9
    AA   2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 9.3 10 4 1 3 7 3.86 .270 .325 .459 .784  
1989 33 MIN AL 0 1 .000 21 0 0 0 2 14.7 16 10 1 19 9 6.14 .281 .468 .421 .889 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 6.7 9 3 2 4 5 4.05 .346 .433 .615 1.049  
1990 34 AAA   4 2 .667 45 0 0 0 0 64.7 78 31 7 32 49 4.31 .292 .368 .423 .791  
9 Years Sim 35 30 .538 263 52 4 0 52 650.3 638 293 41 279 234 4.06 .257 .332 .369 .701 47.9
5 Years AAA 16 10 .615 234 0 0 0 18 260.3 275 103 16 124 198 3.56 .275 .355 .390 .744  
1 Years AA 2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 9.3 10 4 1 3 7 3.86 .270 .325 .459 .784  
6 Years Minors 18 10 .643 240 0 0 0 18 269.7 285 107 17 127 205 3.57 .275 .354 .392 .746  
Season Average 3 3 .500 29 5 0 0 5 72.3 70 32 4 31 26 4.06 .257 .332 .369 .701  
Career Highs 12 9 .800 67 29 2 0 24 203.0 183 69 13 79 63 7.16 .319 .468 .447 .889  
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   457 208 28 211 158   .263 .343 .374 .717
vs LH   181 85 13 68 76   .242 .305 .358 .663
Home 15 13 .536 129 23 2 0 24 315.0 304 139 16 130 103 3.97 .254 .327 .354 .681
Away 20 17 .541 134 29 2 0 28 335.3 334 154 25 149 131 4.13 .259 .336 .383 .719
Mar/Apr 7 7 .500 36 11 2 0 7 112.0 114 61 8 50 44 4.90 .264 .340 .394 .734
May 3 11 .214 57 9 0 0 8 130.6 136 66 6 58 43 4.55 .266 .341 .356 .697
June 6 1 .857 45 6 0 0 8 90.3 78 34 4 41 28 3.39 .228 .311 .322 .632
July 6 7 .462 45 4 0 0 13 79.0 79 33 4 38 36 3.76 .264 .347 .378 .725
August 7 4 .636 43 12 1 0 9 134.6 135 57 9 49 48 3.81 .262 .326 .379 .705
Sep/Oct 6 0 1.000 37 10 1 0 7 103.6 96 42 10 43 35 3.65 .248 .323 .382 .706
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
1982 26 IND AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1986 30 AAA   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1 Years Sim 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -7.3  
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -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    
1979 23 IND AL P 29 29 203.0 11 37 1 2 .980 2.13    
1980 24 IND AL P 23 5 50.3 2 5 1 1 .875 1.25    
1981 25 IND AL P 20 9 74.0 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.58    
1982 26 IND AL P 38 0 56.3 6 15 0 1 1.000 3.36    
1984 28 IND AL P 52 9 113.7 10 19 2 3 .935 2.30    
1985 29 IND AL P 67 0 107.7 9 16 0 3 1.000 2.09    
1986 30 BOS AL P 6 0 16.3 0 3 1 0 .750 1.65    
1988 32 NYG NL P 7 0 14.3 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.51    
1989 33 MIN AL P 21 0 14.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.68    
Career Totals   263 52 650.3 45 111 5 12 .969 2.16    
Career Highs   67 29 203.0 11 37 2 3 1.000 3.68    
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
1985 29 IND AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1979-6-3.06
 Winning Pct
1979-6-.632
 Saves
1985-8-24
 Games Pitched
1985-8-67
 Hits per 9IP
1979-9-8.1
 OSLG
1979-6-.331
OOPS
1979-8-.645
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Alex Kellner (972)
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  4. Gary Lucas (954)
  5. Brad Havens (953)
  6. Joe Grzenda (953)
  7. Pete Burnside (952)
  8. Joe Niekro (951)
  9. Frank Dipino (950)
  10. Frank Carpin (948)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1979
Earned first career win on 4/6/1979
Injured on 9/24/1979 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 9/27/1981 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $808,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/15/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Released by Detroit on 10/31/1987
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1988 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/27/1989 to a 2-year deal worth $1,098,761 per year
Released by Minnesota on 10/29/1990
 
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