Rod Nichols

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: December 29, 1964 in Burlington, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM).

High School: Highland HS (Albuquerque, NM)

School: University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)

Debut: July 30, 1988 (Age 23-214d, 15,506th in major league history)
vs. MIN 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: August 29, 1995 (Age 30-243d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Full Name: Rodney Lea Nichols

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.43

100

412.2

214

WHIP

1.408

Summary of 42 Home Runs Allowed

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

1 leading off, 2 walk-off, 2 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
CLE	38
ATL	3
LAD	1

Platoon
vs RHB	23
vs LHB	19

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	21

Outs
0	15
2	15
1	12

16 Opps
OAK	7
BAL	5
TOR	5
MIN	3
SEA	3
NYY	3
CHW	3
COL	2
CAL	2
DET	2
BOS	2
TEX	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

35 Batters
Cal Ripken Jr.	3
José Canseco	3
Mark McGwire	2
Tino Martinez	2
Matt Nokes	2
Ernie Whitt	1
Chili Davis	1
Kent Hrbek	1
Mike Blowers	1
Jamie Quirk	1
Bobby Bonilla	1
John Olerud	1
John Jaha	1
Lou Whitaker	1
Ken Williams	1
Jack Howell	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Keith Miller	1
Nick Esasky	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Pete Incaviglia	1
Vinny Castilla	1
Sam Horn	1
Ellis Burks	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Derrick May	1
Shane Mack	1
Candy Maldonado	1
Ken Phelps	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Danny Heep	1
Nelson Liriano	1
Frank Thomas	1
Tim Hulett	1
Robin Ventura	1

15 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	18
RingCentral Col (OAK)	6
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	14
7	11
78	7
89	5
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	15
2	8
3	6
5	4
7+	3
6	2
Unk	2
4	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	5
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	13
12-	5
-2-	2
123	1
1-3	1

72 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	20
1 on	15
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	7
2	2
3	4
4	6
5	7
6	2
7	2
8	8
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	13
4-6	15
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	6
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	12
-1	5
-2	2
-3	5
-4..	2

Ahead	16
Tied	12
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	15
1-0	4
1-1	4
0-1	4
2-2	4
3-2	3
Unk	2
3-1	2
2-0	2
1-2	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	8
RF	7
3B	6
C	5
LF	4
DH	4
2B	3
SS	3
PH	1
CF	1

OrderPos
5th	12
3rd	8
7th	5
4th	5
6th	4
8th	3
1st	2
2nd	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-07-30	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3,(1-1) BFX	3	5	5	25%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Moses Scores; K. Puckett Scores
2	2	2	1	1988-08-05	Pete Incaviglia	TEX		CLE	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	12-	6,(3-2) SSBBBX	3	5	7	10%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); S. Fletcher Scores; P. O'Brien Scores
3	3	3	1	1988-08-10	Kent Hrbek	MIN		CLE	behind 1-2	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	21%	69%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Puckett Scores
4	4	4	1	1988-09-02	Ken Williams	CHW	@	CLE	tied 1-1	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	19%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Diaz Scores
5	5	5	1	1988-09-18	Ernie Whitt	TOR		CLE	ahead 3-0	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	2%	99%		Home Run
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1989-07-28 (2)	Danny Heep	BOS	@	CLE	behind 0-2	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
7	7	2	1	1989-08-03	Nick Esasky	BOS		CLE	behind 0-3	b 8	0	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	5	3	16%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Heep Scores
8	8	3	1	1989-08-09	Ken Phelps	NYY		CLE	behind 3-6	b 6	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	5	DH	10%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	4	1	1989-08-15	Rickey Henderson	OAK		CLE	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	7	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	5	2	1989-08-15	José Canseco	OAK		CLE	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	1--	7,(2-2) B1FBCFFX	2	3	9	15%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); C. Lansford Scores
11	11	6	1	1989-08-19	Chili Davis	CAL		CLE	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	25%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); D. White Scores; W. Joyner Scores
12	12	7	1	1989-09-04	Tim Hulett	BAL		CLE	tied 4-4	b 9	2	---	9,(2-2) CBBFFFFFX	1	8	4	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	8	1	1989-09-08	Nelson Liriano	TOR	@	CLE	behind 0-3	t 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	4	16%	36%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Mulliniks Scores
14	14	9	1	1989-09-24	Jack Howell	CAL	@	CLE	tied 3-3	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	5	13%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1990-04-25	Glenallen Hill	TOR		CLE	ahead 4-3	b 5	1	---	7,(3-2) BBFSFBX	1	6	9	11%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
16	16	2	1	1990-07-18 (2)	José Canseco	OAK		CLE	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	3	9	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	3	2	1990-07-18 (2)	Mark McGwire	OAK		CLE	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	3	10%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	4	3	1990-07-18 (2)	Jamie Quirk	OAK		CLE	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	6	2	14%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. José Scores
19	19	5	4	1990-07-18 (2)	José Canseco	OAK		CLE	ahead 4-1	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1991-05-29	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL		CLE	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	6	14%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Ripken Scores
21	21	2	1	1991-06-14	Shane Mack	MIN	@	CLE	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	7	9	13%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Puckett Scores; B. Harper Scores; R. Bush Scores; S. Mack Scores
22	22	3	1	1991-06-25	Sam Horn	BAL	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	19%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Ripken Scores; S. Horn Scores
23	23	4	2	1991-06-25	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	CLE	behind 2-3	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	26%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Ripken Scores
24	24	5	1	1991-06-30	Lou Whitaker	DET		CLE	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	DH	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Phillips Scores; L. Whitaker Scores
25	25	6	1	1991-08-29	Frank Thomas	CHW		CLE	ahead 6-1	b 5	0	---	5,(2-2) BCBCX	1	3	DH	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); F. Thomas Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1992-04-16	Mickey Tettleton	DET	@	CLE	ahead 8-4	t 7	0	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	5	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball); A. Trammell Scores; C. Fielder Scores; M. Tettleton Scores
27	27	2	1	1992-04-19	Matt Nokes	NYY		CLE	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBSBCX	1	6	2	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Nokes Scores
28	28	3	1	1992-04-29	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	CLE	behind 1-5	t 8	1	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	4	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. McGwire Scores
29	29	4	1	1992-05-04	Keith Miller	KCR	@	CLE	behind 5-6	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	1	4	33%	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Rossy Scores; K. Miller Scores
30	30	5	1	1992-07-28	John Jaha	MIL	@	CLE	behind 0-3	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	7%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Jaha Scores
31	31	6	1	1992-08-03	Matt Nokes	NYY		CLE	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	7	2	22%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Kelly Scores; M. Nokes Scores
32	32	7	1	1992-08-14	John Olerud	TOR	@	CLE	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	12-	4,(1-2) CCBX	3	5	3	12%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Carter Scores; D. Winfield Scores; J. Olerud Scores
33	33	8	2	1992-08-14	Candy Maldonado	TOR	@	CLE	ahead 6-0	t 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	2%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Maldonado Scores
34	34	9	1	1992-08-26	Tino Martinez	SEA		CLE	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	14%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Martinez Scores
35	35	10	1	1992-09-06	Tino Martinez	SEA	@	CLE	behind 0-3	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	8%	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Martinez Scores
36	36	11	2	1992-09-06	Mike Blowers	SEA	@	CLE	behind 1-3	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	10%	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Blowers Scores
37	37	12	1	1992-09-20	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	CLE	ahead 8-5	t 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	5	9%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); G. Bell Scores; R. Ventura Scores
38	38	13	1	1992-10-02	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	CLE	behind 3-8	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	6	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Orsulak Scores; C. Ripken Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1993-07-08 (2)	Bobby Bonilla	NYM		LAD	tied 3-3	b 10	0	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	5	19%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Orsulak Scores; J. Burnitz Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1995-08-12	Ellis Burks	COL	@	ATL	ahead 11-4	t 8	2	-2-		2	5	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); L. Walker Scores/unER; E. Burks Scores/unER
41	41	2	2	1995-08-12	Vinny Castilla	COL	@	ATL	ahead 13-4	t 8	2	1--		2	7	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Galarraga Scores/unER; V. Castilla Scores/unER
42	42	3	1	1995-08-29	Derrick May	HOU	@	ATL	tied 7-7	t 8	2	1--	3,(2-0) .1B1BX	2	2	PH	39%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Hunter Scores