Melvin Nieves
Melvin Nieves
Born: December 28, 1971
San Juan, P.R.
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1992-1998
Minor League Statistics
Melvin Nieves compiled a career batting average of .231 with 63 home runs and 187 RBI in his 458-game career with the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 12 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .211 | .286 | .263 | .549 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | San Diego Padres | 19 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .191 | .255 | .319 | .574 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .263 | .364 | .474 | .837 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | San Diego Padres | 98 | 262 | 234 | 32 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 88 | .205 | .276 | .419 | .695 | 98 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 120 | 484 | 431 | 71 | 106 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 158 | .246 | .322 | .485 | .807 | 209 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 405 | 359 | 46 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 64 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 157 | .228 | .311 | .451 | .762 | 162 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 147 | 119 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 42 | .252 | .381 | .336 | .717 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 458 | 1392 | 1228 | 163 | 284 | 53 | 6 | 63 | 187 | 4 | 12 | 136 | 483 | .231 | .314 | .438 | .752 | 538 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 6 | 2 | 35.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 2.057 | 1.333 |
| 1993 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 15 | 11 | 104.3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.329 | 1.800 |
| 1994 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 6 | 4 | 36.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 79 | 49 | 491.0 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.833 | 1.266 |
| 1995 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 15.632 | 5.500 |
| 1996 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 105 | 104 | 902.3 | 207 | 9 | 13 | 2 | .943 | 2.154 | 2.057 |
| 1997 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 99 | 84 | 758.3 | 187 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 2.267 | 1.929 |
| 1998 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 25 | 18 | 161.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.789 | 1.280 |
| Totals | 337 | 273 | 2494.3 | 577 | 20 | 24 | 5 | .961 | 2.154 | 1.772 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
