Melvin Nieves

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Luis Pales Matos (Santa Rosa, Puerto Rico)

Last Game: September 14, 1998 (Age 26-260d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Melvin Nieves

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Career

WAR

-2.3

1228

284

.231

163

RBI

187

OBP

.314

SLG

.438

OPS

.752

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1988	16	-3.5	Braves	GULF	Rk	ATL	56	200	176	16	30	6	0	1	12	5	4	20	53	.171	.261	.222	.483	39		2	1	1	0
1989	17	-2.6	Pulaski	APPY	Rk	ATL	64	269	231	43	64	16	3	9	46	6	4	30	59	.277	.357	.489	.846	113		1	3	4	4
1990	18	-3.2	Sumter	SALL	A	ATL	126	531	459	60	130	24	7	9	59	10	6	53	125	.283	.362	.425	.787	195		9	1	9	4
1991	19	-3.1	Durham	CARL	A+	ATL	64	247	201	31	53	11	0	9	25	3	8	40	53	.264	.397	.453	.850	91	1	5	0	1	2
1992	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	ATL	131	543	456	79	131	32	6	26	108	10	6	69	131	.287	.385	.555	.939	253	5	8	2	8	5
1992	20	-3.9	Greenville	SOUL	AA	ATL	100	414	350	61	99	23	5	18	76	6	4	52	98	.283	.381	.531	.913	186	4	6	2	4	2
1992	20	-2.1	Durham	CARL	A+	ATL	31	129	106	18	32	9	1	8	32	4	2	17	33	.302	.395	.632	1.027	67	1	2	0	4	3
1992	20	-8.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	12	21	19	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	.211	.286	.263	.549	5	0	0	0	0	0
1993	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	SDP	121	481	432	69	125	20	4	17	60	6	5	43	126	.289	.358	.472	.831	204	5	4	1	1	4
1993	21	-5.0	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	78	302	273	38	76	10	3	10	36	4	3	25	84	.278	.342	.447	.789	122	4	2	1	1	4
1993	21	-4.9	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	43	179	159	31	49	10	1	7	24	2	2	18	42	.308	.386	.516	.901	82	1	2	0	0	0
1993	21	-7.0	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	19	51	47	4	9	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	21	.192	.255	.319	.574	15	0	1	0	0	0
1994	22	-4.2	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	111	474	406	81	125	17	6	25	92	1	2	58	138	.308	.403	.564	.967	229	10	8	0	2	3
1994	22	-6.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	10	22	19	2	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	10	.263	.364	.474	.837	9	0	0	0	0	0
1995	23	-5.2	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	98	262	234	32	48	6	1	14	38	2	3	19	88	.205	.276	.419	.695	98	9	5	1	3	0
1996	24	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	120	484	431	71	106	23	4	24	60	1	2	44	158	.246	.322	.485	.807	209	10	6	0	3	2
1997	25	-4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	116	405	359	46	82	18	1	20	64	1	7	39	157	.228	.311	.451	.762	162	3	5	0	2	6
1998	26	-0.3	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	CIN	15	62	53	10	15	4	0	2	13	0	0	9	11	.283	.387	.472	.859	25	0	0	0	0	0
1998	26	-2.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	83	147	119	8	30	4	0	2	17	0	0	26	42	.252	.381	.336	.717	40	3	0	0	2	1
1999	27	-0.9	Daiei	JPPL	Fgn		84	290	245	37	63	16	1	17	43	0	0	42	105	.257	.372	.539	.911	132	4	3	0	0	0
2000	28	-0.6	Daiei	JPPL	Fgn		91	287	232	32	50	8	0	15	38	1	1	51	93	.216	.366	.444	.810	103	6	4	0	0	2
2001	29	1.9	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	13	52	43	7	10	5	1	1	4	1	0	8	20	.233	.365	.465	.831	20	0	1	0	0	0
2002	30	1.1	Union Laguna	MEX	AAA		61	257	197	43	62	17	0	14	52	4	1	51	62	.315	.463	.614	1.077	121	3	6	0	3	2
2003	31		2 Teams	ATLL	Ind		88	373	297	55	79	17	1	14	55	11	6	66	82	.266	.408	.471	.879	140	3	7	0	3	2
2003	31	2.6	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		50	211	172	33	44	10	1	7	28	4	3	30	48	.256	.379	.448	.827	77	1	6	0	3	0
2003	31	2.6	Somerset	ATLL	Ind		38	162	125	22	35	7	0	7	27	7	3	36	34	.280	.444	.504	.948	63	2	1	0	0	2

2005	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	WSN	48	194	152	31	37	7	0	9	33	1	3	36	56	.243	.397	.467	.864	71	0	4	0	2	3
2005	33	3.2	Laguna	MEX	AAA		36	166	124	43	42	8	0	12	35	2	0	40	38	.339	.500	.694	1.194	86	5	1	0	1	4
2005	33	6.0	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	WSN	25	97	75	17	17	2	0	5	17	0	1	18	28	.227	.381	.453	.835	34	0	2	0	2	0
2005	33	8.5	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	23	97	77	14	20	5	0	4	16	1	2	18	28	.260	.412	.481	.893	37	0	2	0	0	3
2006	34		2 Teams	MEX	AAA		70	303	239	46	62	12	0	14	40	0	1	62	100	.259	.413	.485	.898	116	4	1	0	1	5
2006	34	4.2	Laguna	MEX	AAA		35	158	128	25	32	9	0	6	21	0	1	28	51	.250	.386	.461	.847	59	0	1	0	1	5
2006	34	4.2	Veracruz	MEX	AAA		35	145	111	21	30	3	0	8	19	0	0	34	49	.270	.441	.514	.955	57	4	0	0	0	0
2006	34	7.0	Joliet	NORL	Ind		16	69	48	11	7	1	0	3	3	1	0	19	19	.146	.406	.354	.760	17	2	2	0	0	1

2008	36	6.4	Laguna	MEX	AAA		6	22	19	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	.105	.227	.158	.385	3	1	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		458	1392	1228	163	284	53	6	63	187	4	12	136	483	.231	.314	.438	.752	538	25	17	1	10	9
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		749	3053	2609	427	720	142	27	108	452	43	38	366	772	.276	.370	.475	.846	1240	21	42	8	28	25
Foreign (6 seasons)					Foreign		348	1325	1056	201	281	62	1	72	208	7	3	249	410	.266	.411	.531	.943	561	23	15	0	5	13
NPB (2 seasons)					NPB		175	577	477	69	113	24	1	32	81	1	1	93	198	.237	.369	.493	.862	235	10	7	0	0	2
Other (2 seasons)					Other		104	442	345	66	86	18	1	17	58	12	6	85	101	.249	.407	.455	.862	157	5	9	0	3	3
All Levels (19 Seasons)							1659	6212	5238	857	1371	275	35	260	905	66	59	836	1766	.262	.369	.477	.846	2496	74	83	9	46	50

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		285	1166	1009	184	292	48	11	50	186	8	8	136	323	.289	.380	.507	.888	512	15	15	1	5	7
AAA (4 seasons)					Foreign		173	748	579	132	168	38	0	40	127	6	2	156	212	.290	.444	.563	1.007	326	13	8	0	5	11
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		123	511	427	75	119	28	5	22	92	7	6	70	126	.279	.387	.522	.909	223	4	8	2	4	5
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		95	376	307	49	85	20	1	17	57	7	10	57	86	.277	.396	.515	.911	158	2	7	0	5	5
A (1 season)					Minors		126	531	459	60	130	24	7	9	59	10	6	53	125	.283	.362	.425	.787	195		9	1	9	4
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		120	469	407	59	94	22	3	10	58	11	8	50	112	.231	.316	.374	.690	152		3	4	5	4
Fgn (2 seasons)					Foreign		175	577	477	69	113	24	1	32	81	1	1	93	198	.237	.369	.493	.862	235	10	7	0	0	2