Tom
Nieto
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 27, 1960 in Usa, CA, DOWNEY
 
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
1987 26 ATL NL 53 116 8 29 2 1 0 10 0 0 5 19 .250 .279 .284 .563 9.3 0.5
1990 29 ATL NL 142 508 44 124 20 2 3 41 0 0 40 102 .244 .298 .309 .607 44.2 4.6
1991 30 ATL NL 129 413 33 118 23 4 4 50 0 1 25 77 .286 .326 .390 .716 46.9 8.1
1992 31 ATL NL 143 501 49 142 22 1 8 59 1 0 25 85 .283 .317 .379 .696 52.2 7.5
1993 32 LV NL 123 272 23 60 7 1 2 21 0 0 26 54 .221 .289 .276 .564 20.1 0.4
1994 33 LV NL 81 115 9 35 7 1 1 12 0 1 4 18 .304 .328 .409 .736 13.1 2.4
1995 34 LV NL 150 505 40 116 22 3 4 46 0 0 36 131 .230 .280 .309 .589 39.5 2.2
1996 35 MON NL 93 274 25 56 13 1 1 21 0 0 24 69 .204 .268 .270 .538 18.6 0.0
1997 36 MON NL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
9 Years Sim 918 2713 231 680 116 14 23 260 1 2 185 558 .251 .298 .329 .627 242.7 25.9
162 Game Average 478 40 120 20 2 4 45 0 0 32 98 .251 .298 .329 .627 42.8  
Career Highs 150 508 49 142 23 4 8 59 1 1 40 131 .304 .328 .409 .736 52.2  
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1987 26 ATL NL C 37 32 246.3 139 14 2 0 .987 5.59 30 9 .300 0 0.7
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 29 ATL NL C 132 119 1108.0 851 62 6 1 .993 7.42 124 31 .250 4 6.8
1991 30 ATL NL C 117 109 957.7 760 37 9 5 .989 7.49 108 24 .222 1 3.5
1992 31 ATL NL C 134 128 1162.0 924 57 6 1 .994 7.60 105 32 .305 4 8.0
1993 32 LV NL C 63 59 514.0 346 22 6 0 .984 6.44 52 14 .269 1 2.0
1994 33 LV NL C 20 13 124.7 103 5 0 0 1.000 7.80 7 2 .286 0 0.8
    3B 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1995 34 LV NL C 150 150 1289.0 1018 53 4 1 .996 7.48 79 19 .241 9 6.1
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1996 35 MON NL C 83 77 675.3 574 19 4 0 .993 7.90 34 8 .235 3 2.2
1997 36 MON NL C 2 2 18.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 8.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 738 689 6095.0 4731 269 37 8 .993 7.38 539 139 .258 22 30.2
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   742 689 6101.6 4733 270 37 8 .993 7.38 539 139 .258 22 30.2
Career Highs   151 150 1291.0 1018 62 9 5 1.000 8.00 124 32 .305 9  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 29 ATL NL 5 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 .235 .235 .471
1991 30 ATL NL 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200
1992 31 ATL NL 3 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .400 .500 .400 .900
Career Post-Season Batting 11 37 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .243 .282 .243 .525
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  1. Mackey Sasser (983)
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  6. Ron Hassey (932)
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  8. Bo Diaz (930)
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 105th overall pick, by Atlanta in 1984
Injured on 6/22/1984 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Injured on 4/11/1986 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/13/1987, off Mark Gubicza (LAD)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1990, off Bobby Cuellar (PHI)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1992, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Atlanta to Las Vegas on 1/31/1993 (Going to LV: C Tom Nieto. Going to ATL: P EXP27 Player)
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/14/1996 to a 1-year deal worth $425,000 per year
10/24/1996: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $330,000 per year, for 1 years