Steve
Nicosia
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 6, 1955 in Paterson, NJ, USA
 
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
1982 26 HOU NL 50 84 7 23 4 1 0 9 0 0 3 19 .274 .295 .345 .641 8.7 0.8
1983 27 HOU NL 157 508 36 97 20 4 1 38 0 0 36 73 .191 .244 .252 .496 24.3 0.0
1984 28 HOU NL 79 154 8 31 5 1 1 20 1 0 12 26 .201 .259 .266 .525 9.6 0.7
1985 29 HOU NL 70 163 18 38 5 4 2 14 0 0 18 29 .233 .308 .350 .657 18.1 1.9
1986 30 HOU NL 54 160 14 33 11 0 0 9 0 1 6 28 .206 .234 .275 .509 7.3 0.0
1987 31 HOU NL 52 128 19 33 7 2 0 14 1 0 6 27 .258 .289 .344 .633 11.5 1.3
1988 32 HOU NL 31 92 6 17 6 1 1 6 0 0 3 25 .185 .208 .304 .513 4.3 0.0
1989 33 HOU NL 7 21 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .095 .091 .095 .186 -0.4 0.0
8 Years Sim 500 1310 109 274 58 13 5 112 2 1 84 235 .209 .255 .285 .540 83.4 4.8
162 Game Average 424 35 88 18 4 1 36 0 0 27 76 .209 .255 .285 .540 27.0  
Career Highs 157 508 36 97 20 4 2 38 1 1 36 73 .274 .308 .350 .657 24.3  
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1982 26 HOU NL C 18 14 127.3 86 12 1 1 .990 6.93 18 7 .389 1 0.5
1983 27 HOU NL C 155 154 1282.0 928 75 8 1 .992 7.04 136 44 .324 8 7.8
1984 28 HOU NL C 37 34 275.0 187 10 2 0 .990 6.45 24 8 .333 4 1.0
    RF 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1985 29 HOU NL C 40 37 322.0 232 15 1 1 .996 6.90 20 8 .400 0 1.4
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1986 30 HOU NL C 42 38 332.7 221 14 4 1 .983 6.36 31 5 .161 1 1.6
1987 31 HOU NL C 36 34 285.7 205 12 3 0 .986 6.84 36 7 .194 1 1.9
1988 32 HOU NL C 24 22 197.0 123 10 1 1 .993 6.08 19 6 .316 0 0.8
1989 33 HOU NL C 7 6 51.0 42 1 1 0 .977 7.59 9 1 .111 0 0.2
  C 359 339 2872.7 2024 149 21 5 .990 6.81 293 86 .294 15 15.3
  RF 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   363 339 2882.7 2026 149 21 5 .990 6.79 293 86 .294 15 15.3
Career Highs   155 154 1282.0 928 75 8 1 .996 7.59 136 44 .400 8  
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Houston in 1978
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Houston in 1978
Injured on 6/21/1979 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/29/1980 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 8/13/1980 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/16/1982, off Dave Smith (PHI)
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1983, off Ron Darling (ATL)
Injured on 6/13/1984 with a Broken Finger, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 5/21/1988 with a Broken Hip, out for full season