Graig Nettles

Q: When was Graig Nettles born?

Graig Nettles was born on August 20, 1944.

Q: Where was Graig Nettles born?

Graig Nettles was born in San Diego, CA .

Q: How tall is Graig Nettles?

Graig Nettles is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Graig Nettles weigh when playing?

Graig Nettles weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Graig Nettles play?

Graig Nettles played 22 seasons.

Q: Is Graig Nettles in the Hall of Fame?

Graig Nettles has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Graig Nettles drafted?

Graig Nettles was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) .

Q: What position did Graig Nettles play?

Graig Nettles was a Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Graig Nettles have?

Graig Nettles had 2,225 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Graig Nettles have?

Graig Nettles had 390 home runs over his career.

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 20, 1944 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).

High School: San Diego HS (San Diego, CA)

School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1967 (Age 23-017d, 12,620th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 44-042d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Graig Nettles

Nicknames: Puff

Pronunciation: \Greg\

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Nettles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

67.9

8986

2225

390

.248

1193

RBI

1314

OBP

.329

SLG

.421

OPS

.750

OPS+

110

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1966	21	MIN-min	A	117	473	413	84	111	19	6	28	75	15	6	51	64	.269	.352	.547	.899		226		4	1	4			WRA · MIDW
1967	22	MIN-min	AA,WRk	170	694	597	94	146	22	5	22	103	5	6	78	85	.245	.332	.409	.741		244		5	4	10			CHR,TWI · SOUL,FLIL
1967	22	MIN	AL	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	179	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1968	23	MIN-min	AAA	130	526	451	84	134	17	12	22	83	5	0	66	82	.297	.386	.534	.920		241		3	0	6			DEN · PCL
1968	23	MIN	AL	22	84	76	13	17	2	1	5	8	0	0	7	20	.224	.298	.474	.771	126	36	2	1	0	0	1	9/5378
1969	24	MIN	AL	96	261	225	27	50	9	2	7	26	1	2	32	47	.222	.319	.373	.693	91	84	6	1	1	2	1	7H5/8
1970	25	CLE	AL	157	633	549	81	129	13	1	26	62	3	1	81	77	.235	.336	.404	.741	101	222	12	3	0	0	3	*5/H7
1971	26	CLE	AL	158	690	598	78	156	18	1	28	86	7	4	82	56	.261	.350	.435	.785	114	260	15	3	1	6	6	*5	MVP-28
1972	27	CLE	AL	150	624	557	65	141	28	0	17	70	2	3	57	50	.253	.325	.395	.720	111	220	9	4	2	3	5	*5
1973	28	NYY	AL	160	641	552	65	129	18	0	22	81	0	0	78	76	.234	.334	.386	.720	106	213	15	7	0	4	3	*5/DH
1974	29	NYY	AL	155	638	566	74	139	21	1	22	75	1	0	59	75	.246	.316	.403	.718	107	228	9	3	1	9	8	*5/H6
1975	30	NYY	AL	157	647	581	71	155	24	4	21	91	1	3	51	88	.267	.322	.430	.753	113	250	8	2	2	11	3	*5	AS
1976	31	NYY	AL	158	657	583	88	148	29	2	32	93	11	6	62	94	.254	.327	.475	.802	135	277	8	4	2	5	6	*5/H6	MVP-16
1977	32	NYY	AL	158	664	589	99	150	23	4	37	107	2	5	68	79	.255	.333	.496	.829	124	292	8	3	0	4	8	*5/DH	AS,MVP-5,GG
1978	33	NYY	AL	159	662	587	81	162	23	2	27	93	1	1	59	69	.276	.343	.460	.803	128	270	20	6	1	9	6	*5/6	AS,MVP-6,GG
1979	34	NYY	AL	145	588	521	71	132	15	1	20	73	1	2	59	53	.253	.325	.401	.726	97	209	14	0	0	8	6	*5/H	AS
1980	35	NYY	AL	89	369	324	52	79	14	0	16	45	0	0	42	42	.244	.331	.435	.766	111	141	8	1	0	2	5	5/H6	AS
1981	36	NYY	AL	103	402	349	46	85	7	1	15	46	0	2	47	49	.244	.333	.398	.731	112	139	5	1	2	3	4	*5/DH
1982	37	NYY	AL	122	461	405	47	94	11	2	18	55	1	5	51	49	.232	.317	.402	.719	98	163	11	1	0	4	4	*5H/D
1983	38	NYY	AL	129	519	462	56	123	17	3	20	75	0	1	51	65	.266	.341	.446	.787	119	206	9	3	0	3	2	*5/HD
1984	39	SDP	NL	124	465	395	56	90	11	1	20	65	0	0	58	55	.228	.329	.413	.742	108	163	12	5	0	7	4	*5H
1985	40	SDP	NL	137	515	440	66	115	23	1	15	61	0	0	72	59	.261	.363	.420	.784	120	185	10	0	0	3	5	*5H	AS
1986	41	SDP	NL	126	400	354	36	77	9	0	16	55	0	1	41	62	.218	.300	.379	.679	88	134	6	2	0	3	8	*5H
1987	42	ATL	NL	112	201	177	16	37	8	1	5	33	1	0	22	25	.209	.294	.350	.644	67	62	6	0	0	2	4	H5/3
1988	43	MON	NL	80	104	93	5	16	4	0	1	14	0	0	9	19	.172	.240	.247	.488	39	23	4	0	0	2	2	H5/3
22 Yrs				2700	10228	8986	1193	2225	328	28	390	1314	32	36	1088	1209	.248	.329	.421	.750	110	3779	197	50	12	90	94
162 Game Avg.				162	614	539	72	134	20	2	23	79	2	2	65	73	.248	.329	.421	.750	110	227	12	3	1	5	6
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
NYY (11 yrs)				1535	6248	5519	750	1396	202	20	250	834	18	25	627	739	.253	.329	.433	.762	114	2388	115	31	8	62	55
MIN (3 yrs)				121	348	304	40	68	12	3	12	34	1	2	39	67	.224	.314	.401	.715	100	122	8	2	1	2	2
SDP (3 yrs)				387	1380	1189	158	282	43	2	51	181	0	1	171	176	.237	.333	.405	.739	107	482	28	7	0	13	17
CLE (3 yrs)				465	1947	1704	224	426	59	2	71	218	12	8	220	183	.250	.338	.412	.750	109	702	36	10	3	9	14
MON (1 yr)				80	104	93	5	16	4	0	1	14	0	0	9	19	.172	.240	.247	.488	39	23	4	0	0	2	2
ATL (1 yr)				112	201	177	16	37	8	1	5	33	1	0	22	25	.209	.294	.350	.644	67	62	6	0	0	2	4

AL (17 yrs)				2121	8543	7527	1014	1890	273	25	333	1086	31	35	886	989	.251	.331	.427	.757	112	3212	159	43	12	73	71
NL (5 yrs)				579	1685	1459	179	335	55	3	57	228	1	1	202	220	.230	.323	.389	.711	97	567	38	7	0	17	23

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Graig Nettles?

Graig Nettles is 79 years old.

When was Graig Nettles born?

Graig Nettles was born on August 20, 1944.

Where was Graig Nettles born?

Graig Nettles was born in San Diego, CA.

How tall is Graig Nettles?

Graig Nettles is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Graig Nettles weigh when playing?

Graig Nettles weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Graig Nettles play?

Graig Nettles played 22 seasons.

Is Graig Nettles in the Hall of Fame?

Graig Nettles has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Graig Nettles drafted?

Graig Nettles was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).

What position did Graig Nettles play?

Graig Nettles was a Third Baseman.

How many hits did Graig Nettles have?

Graig Nettles had 2,225 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Graig Nettles have?

Graig Nettles had 390 home runs over his career.

What was Graig Nettles' average?

Graig Nettles had a .248 average over his career.

How many teams has Graig Nettles played for?

Graig Nettles played for 6 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos.

How many World Series has Graig Nettles won?

Graig Nettles has won 2 World Series.

When did Graig Nettles retire?

Graig Nettles last played in 1988.

What are Graig Nettles' nicknames?

Puff is a nickname for Graig Nettles.

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