Al Nipper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 188lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: April 2, 1959 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Truman State University (Kirksville, MO).

High School: Hazelwood West HS (Hazelwood, MO)

School: Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)

Debut: September 6, 1983 (Age 24-157d, 14,820th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 16, 1990 (Age 31-105d)
vs. OAK 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Steve Comte

Full Name: Albert Samuel Nipper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.52

144

124

797.2

381

WHIP

1.440

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-14 / in Starts: 5-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 3

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	114	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	ATL	W,10-9	7-7		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.77	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.045	2.14	0.04%	0.56	7b -23 2 out d1	7b 3 out d1
2	115	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	MON	L,6-10	5-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	6.77	4	19	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.010	.95	0.01%	0.23	5b --- 1 out d3	5b 3 out d3
3	116	7	Apr 12	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-4		2	3.2	7	3	3	4	1	1	0	5.79	8.55	20	84	45	9	6	10	5	2	0	0	32			2	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.209	2.24	-0.25%	-1.66	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out d1
4	117	10	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,0-4	7-8		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.05	6.97	6	26	14	4	3	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.015	.22	0.02%	0.90	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
5	118	16	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6		6	5.2	4	2	2	3	1	1	0	3.65	6.66	23	81	44	16	3	9	10	4	3	0	51			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.147	1.55	0.14%	1.24	1b start a 1	6b -2- 2 out a1
6	119	22	Apr 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-9		6	8.0	3	1	0	8	1	0	0	2.21	6.21	33	113	56	13	5	13	11	5	2	0	67			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.50	0.292	1.43	0.17%	1.94	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	120	29	May 8	CHC		SFG	W,13-7	GS-5		7	5.0	3	4	3	2	4	2	0	2.84	6.48	21	89	48	17	4	5	9	2	0	0	49			0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	.83	-0.195	.85	-0.12%	-1.75	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
8	121	34	May 14	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	6.0	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	2.87	5.99	24	82	50	12	3	11	9	4	2	0	54			0	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.154	.84	-0.09%	-0.52	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d2
9	122	38	May 19	CHC		STL	L,1-5	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.1	8	5	2	3	2	0	1	2.87	5.66	31	97	53	15	2	14	11	8	0	0	42			1	0	0	27	0	0	1	1	0	2	.72	-0.221	.69	-0.13%	-1.70	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d3
10	123	43	May 24(2)	CHC		ATL	W,2-1	GS-6	W(1-2)	4	6.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.68	5.33	23	67	42	7	5	11	11	5	0	0	55			1	2	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	0.218	.81	0.08%	1.70	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	124	71	Jun 24	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	9-9		30	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	3.27	5.61	5	14	10	2	2	0	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.062	.31	-0.07%	-3.19	9t --- 0 out d2	9t -2- 1 out d5
12	125	74	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	5.59	1	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.033	1.52	0.02%	0.09	9t --- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
13	126	76	Jun 29	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	7-GF		1	2.2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.06	5.34	10	31	21	6	2	4	4	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.94	0.068	1.45	0.06%	1.41	7t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	127	77	Jul 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-2	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	5.29	4	12	9	3	0	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.42	9b --- 0 out a7	9b end a 7
15	128	78	Jul 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	7-7		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	5.24	4	21	15	3	2	2	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.42	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
16	129	83	Jul 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	5-6		5	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.84	5.04	6	24	18	7	3	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.148	1.42	0.10%	1.54	5b 1-3 1 out d1	6b 3 out d1
17	130	88	Jul 15	CHC		LAD	L,2-3	10-10	L(1-3)	6	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.98	5.01	3	13	8	2	2	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.74	0.029	2.12	0.01%	0.15	10t --- 0 out tie	10t -2- 2 out tie
18	131	91	Jul 17(2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	GS-6		1	6.0	3	2	2	3	2	1	0	2.98	5.09	24	91	49	13	6	9	9	2	1	1	57			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	2	.96	0.127	.35	0.03%	0.70	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
19	132	96	Jul 22	CHC		SDP	W,5-4	GS-6		4	5.1	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.02	4.86	23	63	46	16	1	8	14	3	0	0	47			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.08	0.044	.17	0.00%	0.22	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a1
20	133	103	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-6	L(1-4)	7	6.0	6	3	3	2	1	1	1	3.15	4.97	25	81	52	17	3	7	14	3	0	0	47			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.02	-0.152	.19	-0.02%	-0.40	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	134	109	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	GS-6	W(2-4)	6	5.1	5	2	0	1	3	0	0	2.92	4.77	22	82	53	15	5	5	13	3	0	0	56			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	.94	0.036	.08	0.00%	0.22	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a3
22	135	113	Aug 11	CHC		NYM	L,6-9	GS-7		4	6.0	8	4	3	1	3	2	1	3.04	4.94	28	111	64	19	9	8	13	5	2	2	44			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	0	1	.93	-0.171	.19	-0.02%	-1.30	1t start tie	7t --- 0 out a2
							8-14		W-L:2-4,Sv:1	3.9	80.0	72	37	27	34	27	9	3	3.04	4.94	341	1206	59%	17%	6%	0.81		20%	4%	3	50	7	0%	5	4	1	301	10	1	2	9	1	10	.98	0.049	.80	0.01%	1.25

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