Nelson Liriano
Nelson Arturo Liriano
Born: June 3, 1964
Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata D.R.
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1987-1998
Minor League Statistics
Nelson Liriano compiled a career batting average of .260 with 25 home runs and 240 RBI in his 823-game career with the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Toronto Blue Jays |
 Minnesota Twins |
 Kansas City Royals |
 Colorado Rockies |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 37 | 176 | 158 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 22 | .241 | .310 | .342 | .652 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 295 | 276 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | .264 | .297 | .333 | .630 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 132 | 478 | 418 | 51 | 110 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 43 | 51 | .263 | .331 | .376 | .707 | 157 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 50 | 189 | 170 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | .212 | .282 | .294 | .576 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 53 | 211 | 185 | 30 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | .254 | .332 | .357 | .688 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .409 | .409 | .409 | .818 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 48 | 175 | 151 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | .305 | .376 | .424 | .800 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 87 | 303 | 255 | 39 | 65 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 44 | .255 | .357 | .396 | .753 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 289 | 259 | 29 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 34 | .286 | .347 | .398 | .745 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 234 | 217 | 23 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .267 | .308 | .392 | .699 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 97 | 88 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .227 | .274 | .330 | .603 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 823 | 2487 | 2216 | 296 | 576 | 105 | 27 | 25 | 240 | 59 | 30 | 212 | 300 | .260 | .324 | .366 | .689 | 810 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 37 | 36 | 335.0 | 83 | 107 | 1 | 28 | .995 | 5.104 | 5.135 |
| 1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 80 | 65 | 609.7 | 121 | 177 | 12 | 48 | .961 | 4.399 | 3.725 |
| 1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 122 | 117 | 1068.0 | 267 | 330 | 12 | 76 | .980 | 5.031 | 4.893 |
| 1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 49 | 45 | 422.3 | 93 | 132 | 4 | 26 | .983 | 4.795 | 4.592 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 50 | 47 | 407.3 | 83 | 128 | 7 | 27 | .968 | 4.662 | 4.220 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 10 | 6 | 55.0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.564 | 3.400 |
| 1993 | NL | Colorado Rockies | SS | 35 | 26 | 240.3 | 45 | 71 | 3 | 13 | .975 | 4.344 | 3.314 |
| 1993 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 2B | 16 | 11 | 104.0 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 7 | .944 | 4.413 | 3.188 |
| 1993 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 2B | 79 | 72 | 648.7 | 143 | 222 | 10 | 44 | .973 | 5.064 | 4.620 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 3B | 2 | 1 | 10.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.531 | 1.500 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | SS | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | .667 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 67 | 51 | 463.3 | 130 | 132 | 5 | 31 | .981 | 5.089 | 3.910 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 36 | 24 | 223.0 | 50 | 73 | 2 | 13 | .984 | 4.964 | 3.417 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 9 | 7 | 59.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.203 | 2.333 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 5 | 3 | 30.3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 3.560 | 2.400 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 17 | 7 | 88.7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 6 | .949 | 3.756 | 2.176 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 2B | 3 | 1 | 14.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 2.000 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | SS | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 634 | 524 | 4840.3 | 1079 | 1488 | 62 | 325 | .976 | 4.773 | 4.049 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 | .984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 | .984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
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