Nyjer Morgan

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: July 2, 1980 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 42nd round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rogers Secondary School (Nelson, BC) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, WA).

High Schools: Delphi Academy (Langley, BC), Rogers Secondary School (Nelson, BC), Tamalpais HS (Mill Valley, CA)

School: Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, WA)

Debut: September 1, 2007 (Age 27-061d, 19,183rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 2014 (Age 33-316d)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Turner-Gary Sports • Previously: Matt Sosnick, Paul Cobbe

Full Name: Nyjer Jamid Morgan

Nicknames: Tony Plush

Pronunciation: \NIGH-juhr\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

1953

550

.282

288

RBI

136

120

OBP

.343

SLG

.366

OPS

.708

OPS+

Summary of 12 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 3 go ahead

4 Tms
MIL	7
PIT	3
CLE	1
WSN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	10
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	7
Home	5

Outs
0	7
1	4
2	1

10 Opps
MIN	2
PIT	2
KCR	1
ARI	1
TBR	1
STL	1
BOS	1
HOU	1
FLA	1
MIL	1

12 Pitchers
Brandon Gomes	1
Gil Meche	1
Doug Davis	1
James McDonald	1
Carl Pavano	1
Glen Perkins	1
Bud Norris	1
Chris Volstad	1
Kyle McClellan	1
Kevin Correia	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
Tim Wakefield	1

8 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	10
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	4
1	3
4	2
6	1
3	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
-2-	3
1--	2

17 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	7
1 on	5
Any on	5

Inning
1	3
2	1
3	3
6	2
7	2
8	1

1-3	7
4-6	2
7-end	3

RelScore
+3	1
+2	1
Tied	3
-1	1
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	2
Tied	3
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	3
1-0	3
2-2	2
2-1	1
0-2	1
0-1	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	7
LF	5

OrderPos
2nd	6
7th	2
1st	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-09-25	PIT		ARI	Doug Davis	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	8	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2009-06-16	PIT	@	MIN	Glen Perkins	behind 0-2	t 3	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	7	0.165	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Wilson Scores
3	3	2	1	2009-06-26	PIT		KCR	Gil Meche	behind 0-2	b 3	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	2	7	0.207	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. McCutchen Scores
4	4	3	1	2009-07-28	WSN	@	MIL	Carlos Villanueva	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2011-06-04	MIL	@	FLA	Chris Volstad	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0.120	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
6	6	2	1	2011-06-19	MIL	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	behind 0-6	t 2	2	-2-	3,(0-2) FFX	2	7	7	0.066	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. McGehee Scores
7	7	3	1	2011-07-02	MIL	@	MIN	Carl Pavano	behind 1-7	t 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	8	0.038	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Weeks Scores/unER
8	8	4	1	2011-09-05	MIL	@	STL	Kyle McClellan	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	8	0.075	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2012-06-01	MIL		PIT	Kevin Correia	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	2	8	0.102	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
10	10	2	1	2012-06-03	MIL		PIT	James McDonald	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	6,(2-2) LBFBFX	1	2	8	0.089	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
11	11	3	1	2012-07-30	MIL		HOU	Bud Norris	behind 0-3	b 7	0	1--	4,(1-2) FBSX	2	7	7	0.187	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Lucroy Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2014-05-11	CLE	@	TBR	Brandon Gomes	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	7	0.031	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)