SS Nicky Lopez #69
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2000
SS NICKY LOPEZ #69 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
146 509 141 21 0 4 65 58 77 .277 .351 .342 1 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 6 8 7
Gap 5 4 5 5
Power 2 1 2 2
Eye 7 6 8 7
Avoid K's 8 7 8 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 1
Errors: - 10 1
Arm: - 8 1
Turn DP: - 7 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 8
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2000 MIN Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2000 SEA Win, 9-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/2000 SEA Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/2000 SEA Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2000 @ PHI Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2000 @ ARI Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2000 @ ARI Win, 8-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/2000 @ ARI Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2000 @ MIA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/2000 @ MIA Win, 13-1 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Nicky puts in long hours, but he has trouble with the mental part of the game.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Baseball IQ
Birthday:03/13/1966
Born in:Bolingbrook, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1989, 7th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 146 509 141 21 0 4 65 62 58 77 .277 .351 .342 .693 .314 .065 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 572 2 1 0 8 9 3 174 25 1 1 50.0 64.8 4.50 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   105 21 5 0 1 12 10 7 14 1 1 0 .200 .248 .276 .524
Versus Right   404 120 16 0 3 53 52 51 63 2 8 2 .297 .377 .359 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   85 20 5 0 0 13 13 12 17 1 2 1 .235 .333 .294 .627
May   92 29 4 0 0 12 14 16 16 2 2 1 .315 .414 .359 .773
June   97 21 4 0 1 12 10 11 14 0 1 0 .216 .296 .289 .585
July   78 24 1 0 1 9 7 6 12 0 1 0 .308 .357 .359 .716
August   85 30 5 0 2 10 14 5 8 0 2 0 .353 .389 .482 .871
September   72 17 2 0 0 9 4 8 10 0 1 0 .236 .312 .264 .576
Spring Training   53 12 1 0 0 5 4 7 10 0 0 0 .226 .317 .245 .562
Last Year   572 176 31 2 7 77 84 88 74 8 10 3 .308 .398 .406 .804
2 Years Ago   510 178 40 0 2 54 81 72 43 2 2 5 .349 .433 .439 .872
Career   6129 1876 364 14 41 638 830 760 634 38 41 20 .306 .382 .390 .772
Home   261 75 8 0 3 31 29 27 39 0 4 1 .287 .356 .352 .709
Road   248 66 13 0 1 34 33 31 38 3 5 1 .266 .346 .331 .677
Grass   504 140 21 0 4 65 62 58 76 3 9 2 .278 .353 .343 .696
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Day   28 6 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .241 .286 .527
Night   481 135 19 0 4 60 61 57 75 3 9 2 .281 .357 .345 .702
As Starter   500 139 21 0 4 63 60 55 76 3 9 2 .278 .350 .344 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   115 31 5 0 2 15 11 11 21 0 1 1 .270 .339 .365 .704
Inning 1-3   173 45 5 0 0 17 21 16 26 2 7 0 .260 .319 .289 .608
Inning 4-6   166 49 8 0 1 24 23 26 24 1 1 0 .295 .389 .361 .750
Inning 7-9   163 43 8 0 3 22 16 15 27 0 1 2 .264 .333 .368 .701
Extra Innings   7 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
0 Outs   168 45 8 0 2 20 26 20 25 2 6 0 .268 .342 .351 .693
1 Outs   188 54 8 0 1 20 25 18 31 1 3 1 .287 .351 .346 .697
2 Outs   153 42 5 0 1 25 11 20 21 0 0 1 .275 .362 .327 .689
Scoring Position   146 47 8 0 1 61 13 19 26 3 9 0 .322 .393 .397 .790
Bases Empty   272 70 10 0 3 3 37 28 36 0 0 2 .257 .331 .327 .658
Runner on 1st   91 24 3 0 0 1 12 11 15 0 0 0 .264 .343 .297 .640
Runner on 2nd   46 13 2 0 1 11 6 4 6 0 8 0 .283 .340 .391 .731
Runner on 3rd   8 5 1 0 0 6 0 4 1 1 0 0 .625 .692 .750 1.442
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 13 2 0 0 11 2 4 6 0 1 0 .351 .415 .405 .820
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 9 2 0 0 12 2 1 4 1 0 0 .562 .556 .688 1.243
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 10 2 2 4 0 0 0 .188 .278 .250 .528
Bases Loaded   23 4 0 0 0 11 1 4 5 1 0 0 .174 .286 .174 .460
Two Strikes   247 51 9 0 1 26 27 29 77 1 0 1 .206 .291 .255 .546
First Pitch   71 27 3 0 1 13 9 1 0 2 4 0 .380 .378 .465 .843
Count 0-1   40 12 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .317 .325 .642
Count 0-2   32 7 2 0 0 3 5 0 10 1 0 0 .219 .212 .281 .493
Count 1-0   56 18 4 0 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .446 .768
Count 1-1   48 16 2 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .375 .708
Count 1-2   84 13 3 0 0 5 5 0 35 0 0 1 .155 .165 .190 .355
Count 2-0   12 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-1   27 10 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .370 .370 .444 .815
Count 2-2   74 17 2 0 1 9 6 0 24 0 0 0 .230 .230 .297 .527
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 1 0 .250 .727 .250 .977
Full Count   57 14 2 0 0 9 11 29 8 0 0 0 .246 .500 .281 .781
Behind in Count   156 32 6 0 0 12 13 0 45 1 1 2 .205 .214 .244 .457
Ahead in Count   103 35 6 0 2 16 18 28 0 0 2 0 .340 .481 .456 .937
Batting 2nd   188 50 9 0 1 24 30 30 34 2 5 2 .266 .369 .330 .699
Batting 5th   52 16 0 0 0 7 6 4 5 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Batting 6th   160 43 7 0 3 23 16 16 25 1 2 0 .269 .333 .369 .702
Batting 7th   36 8 1 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 1 0 .222 .263 .250 .513
Batting 8th   46 16 1 0 0 8 5 6 6 0 1 0 .348 .423 .370 .793
Batting 9th   27 8 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .296 .407 .704
Low Leverage   222 56 8 0 1 12 29 22 31 0 2 2 .252 .325 .302 .627
Medium Leverage   188 53 8 0 2 20 23 17 31 1 6 0 .282 .340 .356 .696
High Leverage   97 32 5 0 1 33 10 19 14 2 1 0 .330 .432 .412 .845
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Minnesota - FORT 23 122 375 118 20 1 4 41 44 42 1 0 47 4 5 .315 .385 .405 .791 130 138 4.2
1990 Minnesota - FORT 24 117 454 130 15 0 3 38 52 58 0 1 53 1 3 .286 .366 .339 .706 104 104 3.7
1991 Minnesota - FORT 25 142 543 159 32 3 3 46 61 79 0 2 46 2 1 .293 .381 .379 .761 119 119 5.1
1992 Minnesota - FORT 26 140 541 170 29 1 1 46 62 54 0 1 38 0 2 .314 .376 .377 .753 120 122 5.7
1993 Minnesota - FORT 27 129 489 152 32 1 2 55 64 54 0 5 46 1 1 .311 .376 .393 .769 108 110 3.4
1994 Minnesota - FORT 28 145 581 194 42 2 2 51 78 51 3 7 58 1 0 .334 .386 .423 .810 113 116 4.0
1995 Minnesota - FORT 29 137 521 159 31 2 2 43 82 66 2 1 48 0 2 .305 .385 .384 .769 106 112 4.0
1996 Minnesota - FORT 30 140 516 149 41 1 4 60 83 60 2 6 55 1 0 .289 .361 .395 .757 99 100 2.6
1997 Minnesota - FORT 31 140 518 150 30 1 7 62 77 78 2 2 49 1 1 .290 .383 .392 .775 105 109 4.1
1998 New York (A) - FORT 32 144 510 178 40 0 2 54 81 72 5 2 43 2 3 .349 .433 .439 .872 132 133 5.0
1999 New York (A) - FORT 33 152 572 176 31 2 7 77 84 88 3 8 74 3 3 .308 .398 .406 .804 112 117 3.5
2000 New York (A) - FORT 34 146 509 141 21 0 4 65 62 58 2 3 77 1 1 .277 .351 .342 .693 82 84 0.7
Total FORT 1654 6129 1876 364 14 41 638 830 760 20 38 634 17 22 .306 .382 .390 .772 111 113 46.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Oxnard - AAA 23 27 87 33 7 0 2 8 10 12 0 0 9 2 2 .379 .455 .529 .983 160 168 1.6
Total MAAA 27 87 33 7 0 2 8 10 12 0 0 9 2 2 .379 .455 .529 .983 160 168
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Minnesota - FORT 23 20 79 23 1 0 0 3 8 8 1 0 10 0 1 .291 .364 .304 .667 96 103 1.6
1990 Minnesota - FORT 24 18 74 18 2 1 0 2 6 7 0 0 11 0 0 .243 .309 .297 .606 75 75 1.9
1991 Minnesota - FORT 25 6 25 8 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .320 .370 .320 .690 100 104 1.6
1992 Minnesota - FORT 26 5 20 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .350 .381 .450 .831 142 145 2.3
1995 Minnesota - FORT 29 20 86 23 8 0 0 5 6 12 0 1 6 0 1 .267 .354 .360 .714 91 95 1.7
1996 Minnesota - FORT 30 6 23 5 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 .217 .308 .217 .525 41 11 0.6
1997 Minnesota - FORT 31 15 64 18 1 0 0 3 7 8 2 0 5 0 1 .281 .378 .297 .675 81 92 1.8
1998 New York (A) - FORT 32 6 21 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .280 .190 .470 28 34 1.0
1999 New York (A) - FORT 33 6 18 3 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 2 0 0 .167 .360 .222 .582 57 71 0.4
Total FORT 102 410 108 16 1 0 21 35 50 4 2 46 0 4 .263 .348 .307 .655 82 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Minnesota - MLB 2B 20 3 11 24 4 35 0 1.000 60.0 5.25 +0.8 1.052
1989 Oxnard - AAA 2B 4 0 6 3 1 9 0 1.000 12.2 6.39 +0.3 1.033
1989 Minnesota - MLB SS 101 91 137 317 57 461 7 .985 830.0 4.92 +6.4 1.043
1989 Oxnard - AAA SS 20 20 17 67 10 85 1 .988 174.0 4.34 +5.5 1.199
1990 Minnesota - MLB 2B 10 0 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 22.1 4.03 +0.6 1.244
1990 Minnesota - MLB SS 107 104 149 332 62 490 9 .982 940.1 4.60 +11.8 1.055
1991 Minnesota - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1991 Minnesota - MLB SS 138 130 218 447 80 678 13 .981 1185.1 5.05 +8.1 1.036
1992 Minnesota - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 Minnesota - MLB SS 133 125 205 419 69 632 8 .987 1127.2 4.98 +14.5 1.060
1993 Minnesota - MLB 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .963
1993 Minnesota - MLB SS 123 115 185 390 68 590 15 .975 1016.1 5.09 +7.3 1.033
1994 Minnesota - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 Minnesota - MLB SS 143 137 199 451 103 668 18 .973 1206.0 4.85 +3.0 1.008
1995 Minnesota - MLB SS 132 120 192 395 73 597 10 .983 1083.2 4.88 +9.7 1.038
1996 Minnesota - MLB SS 132 121 190 416 83 621 15 .976 1080.2 5.05 +3.9 1.025
1997 Minnesota - MLB SS 132 123 164 392 69 563 7 .988 1104.1 4.53 +12.7 1.054
1998 New York (A) - MLB SS 140 138 209 431 85 649 9 .986 1216.2 4.73 +5.2 1.024
1999 New York (A) - MLB SS 145 143 248 445 100 702 9 .987 1291.2 4.83 -1.6 .997
2000 New York (A) - MLB SS 139 135 223 416 96 660 21 .968 1179.0 4.88 -4.0 .979
TOTAL 2B 36 3 22 33 7 55 0 1.000 99.0 5.00 +1.7 1.075
TOTAL SS 1585 1502 2336 4918 955 7396 142 .981 13435.2 4.86 +82.7 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (6).
01/20/1989 Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
04/02/1989 Named the #13 prospect in the FORT
07/02/1989 Named the #8 prospect in the FORT
11/02/1989 Wins the 1989 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/14/1989 Finished 3rd in 1989 FORT AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6).
08/03/1990 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5-6 weeks.
10/29/1990 Wins the 1990 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/07/1990 Wins the 1990 FORT AL Great Glove Award at SS.
11/21/1990 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
11/26/1990 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $88,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
09/09/1991 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
12/12/1991 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6).
06/21/1992 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
12/08/1992 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6).
05/25/1993 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
09/01/1993 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7).
07/21/1994 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/22/1994 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/19/1994 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1994 Wins the 1994 FORT AL Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7).
10/22/1995 Wins the 1995 FORT AL League Championship Series MVP Award.
11/02/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6).
11/01/1997 Wins the 1997 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/24/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
01/28/1998 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $84,000,000 with the New York (A) Yankees organization.
06/01/1998 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/11/1998 Goes 0-2 against the Chicago (A) White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/25/1998 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/14/1998 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
04/05/1999 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
06/10/1999 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/02/1999 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/07/1999 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
09/17/2000 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for one week.
09/21/2000 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/30/2000 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 6 weeks.
11/23/2000 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1991 159 10
1992 170 5
1994 194 4
Year 2B Rank
1996 41 9
Year BB Rank
1991 79 8
Year IBB Rank
1990 6 8
1991 7 4
1998 6 2
Year SF Rank
1996 6 10
1999 8 8
Year AVG Rank
1991 .293 8
1992 .314 6
1994 .334 2
1998 .349 1
Year OBP Rank
1990 .366 8
1991 .381 5
1992 .376 7
1994 .386 8
1998 .433 2
1999 .398 8
Year WAR Rank
1991 4.9 5
1992 5.5 3
1994 3.9 10
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