2B Joe Nielsen #16
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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2B JOE NIELSEN #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 430 117 11 2 5 83 110 103 .272 .419 .342 3 0.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1974 BIS Loss, 0-9 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/16/1974 BIS Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
09/15/1974 BIS Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1974 @ RPD Loss, 8-9 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ RPD Loss, 1-22 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/11/1974 PAN Loss, 4-6 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/10/1974 PAN Win, 9-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1974 PAN Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/07/1974 @ FAR Win, 11-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/06/1974 @ FAR Win, 23-1 5 1 1 4 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/26/1948
Born in:Brownwood, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 171 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 19th Pick in Round 18
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 103 .272 .419 .342 .761 .394 .070 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 562 0 3 0 17 20 2 147 18 3 3 50.0 69.2 5.26 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   143 43 5 2 2 27 22 25 33 0 5 0 .301 .405 .406 .810
Versus Right   287 74 6 0 3 56 42 85 70 2 15 0 .258 .425 .310 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   36 10 1 1 0 6 3 6 11 1 1 0 .278 .372 .361 .733
May   82 23 2 1 0 15 15 26 14 0 5 0 .280 .454 .329 .783
June   92 30 2 0 0 18 16 20 24 0 3 0 .326 .446 .348 .794
July   92 24 4 0 2 20 10 19 21 0 2 0 .261 .387 .370 .757
August   78 18 1 0 1 9 10 24 17 1 6 0 .231 .408 .282 .690
September   50 12 1 0 2 15 10 15 16 0 3 0 .240 .415 .380 .795
Last Year   430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 103 2 20 0 .272 .419 .342 .761
Career   430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 103 2 20 0 .272 .419 .342 .761
Home   216 59 6 1 2 40 30 48 56 1 11 0 .273 .404 .338 .742
Road   214 58 5 1 3 43 34 62 47 1 9 0 .271 .433 .346 .779
Grass   430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 103 2 20 0 .272 .419 .342 .761
Day   110 26 3 1 0 14 15 31 32 1 3 0 .236 .401 .282 .683
Night   320 91 8 1 5 69 49 79 71 1 17 0 .284 .425 .362 .787
As Starter   428 117 11 2 5 83 64 109 102 2 19 0 .273 .419 .343 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 La Crosse - R 21 26 87 21 3 0 3 16 10 14 0 0 26 2 0 .241 .347 .379 .726 87 83 0.3
1970 Yakima - A 21 37 82 14 1 0 3 10 11 15 2 1 24 1 0 .171 .310 .293 .603 65 68 0.0
1970 Rockford - A 21 6 17 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .333 .235 .569 65 68 0.0
1971 La Crosse - R 22 23 88 24 1 0 2 7 13 16 0 0 24 1 2 .273 .385 .352 .737 90 92 0.5
1971 Yakima - A 22 83 212 61 3 0 11 42 25 23 0 3 56 1 0 .288 .353 .458 .810 122 116 1.7
1971 Rockford - A 22 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611 76 63 -0.0
1972 Rockford - A 23 95 278 55 14 0 4 31 27 41 2 2 90 1 1 .198 .303 .291 .595 71 71 -0.5
1972 Memphis - AA 23 14 40 8 1 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 10 0 0 .200 .289 .225 .514 56 53 -0.4
1973 Yakima - A 24 17 53 16 3 0 2 8 5 10 0 0 12 0 2 .302 .413 .472 .884 140 144 0.5
1973 Rockford - A 24 30 102 26 2 1 0 15 13 11 0 0 27 0 1 .255 .327 .294 .622 72 77 0.1
1973 Memphis - AA 24 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733 104 122 0.1
1974 Cheyenne - A 25 133 430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 0 2 103 3 3 .272 .419 .342 .761 84 92 0.9
Total DIX 17 49 11 1 0 0 4 7 6 0 0 12 0 0 .224 .309 .245 .554 65 66
Total HL 134 403 86 16 1 4 48 42 58 2 3 123 1 2 .213 .313 .288 .601 71 72
Total COW 137 347 91 7 0 16 60 41 48 2 4 92 2 2 .262 .352 .421 .772 111 108
Total WBL 133 430 117 11 2 5 83 64 110 0 2 103 3 3 .272 .419 .342 .761 84 92
Total UMVA 49 175 45 4 0 5 23 23 30 0 0 50 3 2 .257 .366 .366 .732 89 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Yakima - A 2B 19 7 22 24 6 47 1 .979 77.1 5.35 +0.4 .941
1970 La Crosse - R 2B 5 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.1 1.099
1970 Yakima - A 3B 5 5 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 34.1 1.05 -0.1 1.064
1970 La Crosse - R 3B 4 3 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 31.0 2.03 -1.2 .641
1970 Rockford - A SS 6 6 10 21 8 32 1 .969 49.0 5.69 +0.1 1.023
1970 Yakima - A SS 13 13 7 33 7 43 3 .930 105.1 3.42 -0.7 .952
1970 La Crosse - R SS 18 15 25 43 9 70 2 .971 139.0 4.40 +1.8 1.052
1970 Yakima - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rockford - A 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.013
1971 Yakima - A 2B 27 15 37 46 16 88 5 .943 163.2 4.56 -0.5 .909
1971 La Crosse - R 2B 8 8 16 15 5 32 1 .969 63.0 4.43 -0.1 1.053
1971 Rockford - A 3B 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.4 1.053
1971 Yakima - A 3B 8 6 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 -0.3 .894
1971 La Crosse - R 3B 3 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 +0.2 1.104
1971 Rockford - A SS 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.059
1971 Yakima - A SS 49 29 53 84 23 139 2 .986 295.2 4.17 +3.1 1.057
1971 La Crosse - R SS 16 13 25 31 7 56 0 1.000 118.0 4.27 +1.8 1.101
1971 Yakima - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Yakima - A RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 1.046
1972 Memphis - AA 2B 9 9 29 17 6 48 2 .958 71.0 5.83 -3.1 .855
1972 Rockford - A 2B 6 4 8 11 4 19 0 1.000 39.2 4.31 +0.7 1.043
1972 Memphis - AA 3B 5 3 6 3 0 9 0 1.000 32.0 2.53 -0.1 .809
1972 Rockford - A 3B 48 39 28 64 6 98 6 .939 335.1 2.47 -3.5 .937
1972 Memphis - AA SS 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 +0.0 .000
1972 Rockford - A SS 38 36 71 82 23 155 2 .987 307.2 4.48 -4.4 .933
1972 Rockford - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.039
1972 Rockford - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Memphis - AA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 .000
1973 Rockford - A 2B 21 21 45 54 15 102 3 .971 181.2 4.90 -1.2 1.006
1973 Yakima - A 2B 11 11 17 30 7 47 0 1.000 85.0 4.98 +0.8 1.092
1973 Rockford - A 3B 4 2 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 +0.3 1.059
1973 Yakima - A 3B 5 3 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 +0.0 .910
1973 Memphis - AA SS 2 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.0 1.107
1973 Rockford - A SS 6 4 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 40.0 3.60 +0.5 1.093
1973 Yakima - A SS 3 2 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 -0.3 1.107
1974 Cheyenne - A 2B 3 1 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.0 1.060
1974 Cheyenne - A SS 130 128 219 351 123 581 11 .981 1065.2 4.81 -2.9 .980
TOTAL 2B 111 77 182 203 61 397 12 .970 705.2 4.91 -2.9 .980
TOTAL 3B 83 64 47 94 10 147 6 .959 544.1 2.33 -5.0 .930
TOTAL SS 284 250 423 669 206 1113 21 .981 2170.0 4.53 -0.8 .997
TOTAL LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.039
TOTAL RF 6 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.2 1.046
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Redwood University; San Rafael, CA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 18, Pick 19, 427th overall pick).
08/29/1970 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
07/26/1973 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cheyenne Pioneers organization.
09/23/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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