Nick Punto

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 195lb (175cm, 88kg)

Born: November 8, 1977 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA).

High Schools: Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA), Trabuco Hills HS (Mission Viejo, CA)

School: Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA)

Debut: September 9, 2001 (Age 23-305d, 17,983rd in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2014 (Age 36-323d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Jeff Caulfield

Full Name: Nicholas Paul Punto

Nicknames: Shredder

Pronunciation: \POON-toh\

Twitter: @Shredderpunto

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2011 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.4

3253

798

.245

421

RBI

263

104

OBP

.323

SLG

.323

OPS

.646

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
2	2	Apr 5	MIN	@	TOR	W,13-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
3	3	Apr 6	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
4	5 (1)	Apr 8	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B SS
5	9 (3)	Apr 13	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
6	12 (2)	Apr 16	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
7	15 (2)	Apr 20	MIN		LAA	L,4-6	GS	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
8	16	Apr 21	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
9	18 (1)	Apr 23	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
10	19	Apr 25	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
11	20	Apr 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
12	21	Apr 27	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	26 (4)	May 2	MIN		SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
14	29 (2)	May 5	MIN		DET	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
15	32 (2)	May 8	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
16	34 (1)	May 10	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
17	35	May 12	MIN		CHW	W,10-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
18	37 (1)	May 14	MIN		CHW	L,7-9	GF	19	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
19	38	May 15	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
20	39	May 16	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
21	40	May 17	MIN	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
22	41	May 18	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
23	44 (2)	May 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
24	45	May 23	MIN		CLE	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
25	46	May 24	MIN		CLE	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
26	49 (2)	May 28	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
27	52 (2)	May 31	MIN	@	LAA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	53	Jun 1	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
29	54	Jun 2	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
30	55	Jun 3	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
31	58 (2)	Jun 7	MIN	@	SEA	L,9-10	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	PR SS
32	59	Jun 8	MIN	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
33	61 (1)	Jun 10	MIN		BAL	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
34	62	Jun 11	MIN		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
35	63	Jun 13	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	GF	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
36	64	Jun 14	MIN		BOS	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
37	65	Jun 15	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
38	66	Jun 16	MIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
39	67	Jun 17	MIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
40	68	Jun 18	MIN	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	69	Jun 20	MIN	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	37	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
42	70	Jun 21	MIN	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
43	71	Jun 22	MIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
44	72	Jun 23	MIN		CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
45	73	Jun 24	MIN		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	74	Jun 25	MIN		CHC	W,8-1	GS	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B 2B
47	75	Jun 26	MIN		LAD	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
48	76	Jun 27	MIN		LAD	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	3B
49	77	Jun 28	MIN		LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	78	Jun 30	MIN		MIL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	79	Jul 1	MIN		MIL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
52	80	Jul 2	MIN		MIL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
53	81	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	82	Jul 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
55	83	Jul 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
56	84	Jul 7	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
57	85	Jul 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
58	86	Jul 9	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
59	87	Jul 13	MIN		CLE	L,4-6	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B LF
60	88	Jul 14	MIN		CLE	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	89	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B CF
62	90	Jul 16	MIN		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	91	Jul 17	MIN		TBD	W,6-3	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	92	Jul 18	MIN		TBD	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
65	93	Jul 19	MIN		TBD	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
66	94	Jul 20	MIN		TBD	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
67	95	Jul 21	MIN	@	CLE	W,14-6	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	97 (1)	Jul 23	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	98	Jul 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
70	99	Jul 25	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
71	100	Jul 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	101	Jul 28	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
73	102	Jul 29	MIN		DET	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	103	Jul 30	MIN		DET	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
75	104	Jul 31	MIN		TEX	W,15-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	105	Aug 1	MIN		TEX	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
77	106	Aug 2	MIN		TEX	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
78	107	Aug 3	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
79	108	Aug 4	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
80	109	Aug 5	MIN	@	KCR	W,14-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
81	110	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	W,11-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
82	111	Aug 7	MIN	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
83	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	113	Aug 9	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	114	Aug 10	MIN		TOR	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
86	116 (1)	Aug 12	MIN		TOR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
87	117	Aug 13	MIN		TOR	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
88	121 (3)	Aug 18	MIN		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	122	Aug 19	MIN		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
90	123	Aug 20	MIN		CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
91	124	Aug 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
92	125	Aug 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
93	126	Aug 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,11-2	GS	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
94	127	Aug 25	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	128	Aug 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
96	129	Aug 27	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
97	130	Aug 29	MIN		KCR	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
98	131	Aug 30	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	3B 2B
99	132	Aug 31	MIN		KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	133	Sep 1	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-8	GS	38	7.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
101	134	Sep 2	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	27	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
102	135	Sep 3	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
103	136	Sep 4	MIN	@	TBD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
104	137	Sep 5	MIN	@	TBD	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
105	138	Sep 6	MIN	@	TBD	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
106	139	Sep 7	MIN		DET	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	140	Sep 8	MIN		DET	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	141	Sep 9	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	142	Sep 10	MIN		DET	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
110	143	Sep 11	MIN		OAK	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
111	144	Sep 12	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
112	145	Sep 13	MIN		OAK	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
113	146	Sep 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
114	147	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	9.2	1	4	1	6	0	3B
115	148	Sep 16	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
116	149	Sep 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	3B
117	150	Sep 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	151	Sep 20	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
119	152	Sep 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
120	153	Sep 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
121	154	Sep 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
122	155	Sep 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
123	156	Sep 25	MIN		KCR	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
124	157	Sep 26	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
125	158	Sep 27	MIN		KCR	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
126	159	Sep 28	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
127	160	Sep 29	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
128	161	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
129	162	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							135gm		1047.1	94	275	13	382	34