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Chris
Nichting		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 13, 1966 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1997   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1997 31 PIT NL 3 3 .500 67 0 0 0 0 80.7 94 40 12 27 49 4.46 .296 .348 .459 .807 3.1
1998 32 PIT NL 4 0 1.000 58 0 0 0 2 75.0 75 31 7 12 50 3.72 .253 .289 .416 .705 6.8
1999 33 PIT NL 7 5 .583 102 0 0 0 1 118.7 138 81 20 28 86 6.14 .290 .335 .475 .810 5.4
2000 34 PIT NL 0 7 .000 88 0 0 0 2 110.7 149 106 27 44 87 8.62 .323 .390 .573 .963 0.0
2001 35 PIT NL 10 11 .476 121 0 0 0 10 151.0 166 98 24 63 123 5.84 .277 .352 .458 .810 8.9
2002 36 PIT NL 4 6 .400 75 0 0 0 1 83.3 108 67 25 29 66 7.24 .318 .370 .609 .979 0.1
2003 37 SEA AL 0 2 .000 9 0 0 0 0 11.3 13 10 2 4 12 7.94 .289 .373 .444 .817 0.0
2004 38 SEA AL 1 2 .333 24 6 0 0 2 47.0 53 25 7 9 28 4.79 .282 .312 .457 .769 2.8
2005 39 DET AL 1 11 .083 33 28 0 0 0 91.3 139 78 19 30 70 7.69 .348 .394 .555 .949 0.0
9 Years Sim 30 47 .390 577 34 0 0 18 769.0 935 536 143 246 571 6.27 .299 .354 .502 .857 27.1
Season Average 3 5 .375 64 3 0 0 2 85.4 103 59 15 27 63 6.27 .299 .354 .502 .857  
Career Highs 10 11 1.000 121 28 0 0 10 151.0 166 106 27 63 123 8.62 .348 .394 .609 .979  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1997 31 PIT NL 67 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1998 32 PIT NL 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1999 33 PIT NL 102 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
2000 34 PIT NL 88 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .083 .143 .083 .226 0.2 0.0
2001 35 PIT NL 121 19 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .105 .150 .158 .308 0.0 0.0
2002 36 PIT NL 75 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2 0.0
6 Years Sim 511 56 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 24 .054 .083 .071 .155 -1.8 0.0
162 Game Average 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .054 .083 .071 .155 -0.6  
Career Highs 121 19 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .105 .150 .158 .308 0.2  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1997 31 PIT NL P 67 0 80.7 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.79    
1998 32 PIT NL P 58 0 75.0 9 10 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1999 33 PIT NL P 102 0 118.7 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.37    
2000 34 PIT NL P 88 0 110.7 5 22 0 1 1.000 2.20    
2001 35 PIT NL P 121 0 151.0 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.19    
2002 36 PIT NL P 75 0 83.3 5 10 0 1 1.000 1.62    
2003 37 SEA AL P 9 0 11.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.79    
2004 38 SEA AL P 24 6 47.0 2 5 1 0 .875 1.34    
2005 39 DET AL P 33 28 91.3 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.68    
Career Totals   577 34 769.0 38 102 1 5 .993 1.64    
Career Highs   121 28 151.0 9 22 1 1 1.000 2.28    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1997 31 PIT NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 1 0 1 0 13.64 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 1 0 1 0 13.64 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
2001-2-121
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Al Reyes (957)
  2. Jeff Darwin (933)
  3. Russ Springer (931)
  4. Matt Herges (924)
  5. Benj Sampson (920)
  6. Jose Paniagua (920)
  7. Mel Rojas (915)
  8. Shane Reynolds (913)
  9. Derek Aucoin (913)
  10. Lou Pote (912)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 94th overall pick, by Carolina in 1995
Traded from Carolina to Pittsburgh on 3/2/1995 (Going to CAR: SS Bert Pena. Going to PIT: P Chris Nichting)
Injured on 6/20/1996 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/25/1997
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 1997
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/17/2000 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/21/2000, off Jim Converse (STL)
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/25/2003 to a 2-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Injured on 7/16/2003 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/2/2005 to a 1-year deal worth $750,000 per year
10/16/2005: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $300,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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