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Butch Nieman

Age: 75

Bats/Throws: L/L

6'2" / 195

2/8/1918 - 11/2/1993

(75 years, 8 months, 25 days)

Stats

Regular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	Age	G G - Games Played	PA PA - Plate Appearances	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	SB SB - Stolen Bases	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA	BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	25	101	375	7	39	46	4	10.4%	10.4%	.155	.266	.251	.331	.406	.351	110	0.5	4.9	-3.0	1.4
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	26	134	517	16	65	65	5	9.1%	9.1%	.162	.267	.265	.332	.427	.356	111	0.6	7.2	-3.7	2.0
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	27	97	291	14	43	56	11	14.8%	11.3%	.231	.235	.247	.361	.478	.395	129	2.0	12.5	-2.5	2.1
Total	- - -	MLB		332	1183	37	147	167	20	10.9%	10.1%	.176	.260	.256	.339	.432	.364	115	3.1	24.6	-9.2	5.5

Season	Team	Level	Age	G G - Games Played	PA PA - Plate Appearances	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	SB SB - Stolen Bases	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA	BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	25	101	375	7	39	46	4	10.4%	10.4%	.155	.266	.251	.331	.406	.351	110	0.5	4.9	-3.0	1.4
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	26	134	517	16	65	65	5	9.1%	9.1%	.162	.267	.265	.332	.427	.356	111	0.6	7.2	-3.7	2.0
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	27	97	291	14	43	56	11	14.8%	11.3%	.231	.235	.247	.361	.478	.395	129	2.0	12.5	-2.5	2.1
Total	- - -	MLB		332	1183	37	147	167	20	10.9%	10.1%	.176	.260	.256	.339	.432	.364	115	3.1	24.6	-9.2	5.5

Regular MLB Seasons

Season	Team	Level	G G - Games Played	AB AB - At Bats	PA PA - Plate Appearances	H H - Hits	1B 1B - Singles	2B 2B - Doubles	3B 3B - Triples	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strike Outs	HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch	SH SH - Sacrifice Hit	GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play	SB SB - Stolen Bases	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	101	335	375	84	54	15	8	7	39	46	39	39	1	0	3	4	.251
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	134	468	517	124	86	16	6	16	65	65	47	47	0	2	4	5	.265
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	97	247	291	61	32	15	0	14	43	56	43	33	1	0	5	11	.247
Total	- - -	MLB	332	1050	1183	269	172	46	14	37	147	167	129	119	2	2	12	20	.256

Season	Team	Level	G G - Games Played	AB AB - At Bats	PA PA - Plate Appearances	H H - Hits	1B 1B - Singles	2B 2B - Doubles	3B 3B - Triples	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	BB BB - Walks	SO SO - Strike Outs	HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch	SH SH - Sacrifice Hit	GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play	SB SB - Stolen Bases	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	101	335	375	84	54	15	8	7	39	46	39	39	1	0	3	4	.251
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	134	468	517	124	86	16	6	16	65	65	47	47	0	2	4	5	.265
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	97	247	291	61	32	15	0	14	43	56	43	33	1	0	5	11	.247
Total	- - -	MLB	332	1050	1183	269	172	46	14	37	147	167	129	119	2	2	12	20	.256

Regular MLB SeasonsAverages

Season	Team	Level	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO)	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average	wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA	wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	10.4%	10.4%	1.00	.251	.331	.406	.737	.155		.266	0.5	48	7.2	.351	110
1943	Average		8.7%	9.0%	0.98	.256	.324	.346	.671	.090	4.8	.273				.324
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	9.1%	9.1%	1.00	.265	.332	.427	.759	.162		.267	0.6	69	11.5	.356	111
1944	Average		8.2%	8.6%	0.97	.262	.326	.358	.684	.096	4.9	.278				.326
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	14.8%	11.3%	1.30	.247	.361	.478	.839	.231		.235	2.0	47	14.0	.395	129
1945	Average		8.6%	8.5%	1.03	.261	.329	.355	.683	.094	4.8	.278				.329
Total	- - -	MLB	10.9%	10.1%	1.08	.256	.339	.432	.771	.176		.260	3.1	163	32.7	.364	115

Season	Team	Level	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO)	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average	wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA	wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA
1943	BSN Braves	MLB	10.4%	10.4%	1.00	.251	.331	.406	.737	.155		.266	0.5	48	7.2	.351	110
1943	Average		8.7%	9.0%	0.98	.256	.324	.346	.671	.090	4.8	.273				.324
1944	BSN Braves	MLB	9.1%	9.1%	1.00	.265	.332	.427	.759	.162		.267	0.6	69	11.5	.356	111
1944	Average		8.2%	8.6%	0.97	.262	.326	.358	.684	.096	4.9	.278				.326
1945	BSN Braves	MLB	14.8%	11.3%	1.30	.247	.361	.478	.839	.231		.235	2.0	47	14.0	.395	129
1945	Average		8.6%	8.5%	1.03	.261	.329	.355	.683	.094	4.8	.278				.329
Total	- - -	MLB	10.9%	10.1%	1.08	.256	.339	.432	.771	.176		.260	3.1	163	32.7	.364	115

Butch Nieman

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