Nick Punto
Nicholas Paul Punto
Born: November 8, 1977
San Diego, CA USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 195
College: Saddleback College
Career: 2001-2014
Draft: Round 33 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
Draft: Round 21 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Saddleback CC
Saddleback HS (Mission Viejo, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Nick Punto compiled a career batting average of .245 with 19 home runs and 263 RBI in his 1163-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Minnesota Twins |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Oakland Athletics |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 99 | 92 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | .217 | .273 | .272 | .544 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 38 | 103 | 91 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 19 | .253 | .340 | .319 | .658 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 112 | 439 | 394 | 45 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 86 | .239 | .301 | .335 | .636 | 132 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 135 | 524 | 459 | 73 | 133 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 68 | .290 | .352 | .373 | .725 | 171 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 150 | 536 | 472 | 53 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 90 | .210 | .291 | .271 | .562 | 128 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 99 | 377 | 338 | 43 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 57 | .284 | .344 | .382 | .726 | 129 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 125 | 440 | 359 | 56 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 61 | 70 | .228 | .337 | .284 | .621 | 102 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 88 | 288 | 252 | 24 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 50 | .238 | .313 | .302 | .615 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 166 | 133 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | .278 | .388 | .421 | .809 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 65 | 148 | 125 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 33 | .200 | .301 | .272 | .573 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .286 | .390 | .314 | .705 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 116 | 335 | 294 | 34 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 67 | .255 | .328 | .327 | .655 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 73 | 224 | 198 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 56 | .207 | .296 | .293 | .589 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1163 | 3734 | 3253 | 421 | 798 | 141 | 27 | 19 | 263 | 104 | 36 | 386 | 651 | .245 | .323 | .323 | .646 | 1050 | 63 | 3 | 63 | 29 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2002 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 16 | 7 | 83.0 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 6 | .985 | 6.940 | 4.000 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 7 | 5 | 52.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.808 | 3.143 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 9 | 3 | 31.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 3.194 | 1.222 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 19 | 11 | 111.3 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 10 | .982 | 4.365 | 2.842 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 11 | 10 | 88.0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 5.011 | 4.455 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.500 |
| 2004 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2005 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 73 | 63 | 564.3 | 131 | 193 | 7 | 44 | .979 | 5.167 | 4.438 |
| 2005 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 34 | 26 | 244.0 | 47 | 76 | 2 | 16 | .984 | 4.537 | 3.618 |
| 2005 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 12 | 7 | 69.0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.652 | 2.333 |
| 2005 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .692 | .333 |
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 89 | 88 | 766.0 | 53 | 175 | 9 | 18 | .962 | 2.679 | 2.562 |
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 26 | 15 | 146.7 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 7 | .970 | 3.927 | 2.462 |
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 17 | 13 | 114.7 | 21 | 50 | 2 | 9 | .973 | 5.573 | 4.176 |
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 3 | 1 | 20.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 108 | 93 | 828.3 | 83 | 171 | 7 | 11 | .973 | 2.760 | 2.352 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 27 | 24 | 210.7 | 44 | 70 | 3 | 17 | .974 | 4.870 | 4.222 |
| 2007 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 25 | 18 | 172.3 | 46 | 63 | 3 | 11 | .973 | 5.692 | 4.360 |
| 2008 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 61 | 60 | 530.7 | 103 | 187 | 8 | 46 | .973 | 4.918 | 4.754 |
| 2008 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 26 | 23 | 215.7 | 54 | 79 | 2 | 18 | .985 | 5.550 | 5.115 |
| 2008 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 12 | 6 | 63.0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.714 | 1.583 |
| 2008 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .333 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 63 | 58 | 510.3 | 119 | 150 | 0 | 36 | 1.000 | 4.744 | 4.270 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 58 | 56 | 491.0 | 100 | 153 | 7 | 29 | .973 | 4.637 | 4.362 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 5 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.800 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 48 | 38 | 344.7 | 29 | 93 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.186 | 2.542 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 31 | 31 | 258.0 | 48 | 80 | 5 | 16 | .962 | 4.465 | 4.129 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 12 | 8 | 77.0 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 5 | .936 | 5.143 | 3.667 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 45 | 23 | 243.0 | 58 | 91 | 2 | 26 | .987 | 5.519 | 3.311 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 8 | 6 | 61.3 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.875 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 7 | 3 | 26.3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 4.101 | 1.714 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 26 | 15 | 159.7 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 6 | .982 | 3.157 | 2.154 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 15 | 10 | 97.0 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 7 | .980 | 4.546 | 3.267 |
| 2012 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 11 | 6 | 59.3 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 5.764 | 3.455 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 6 | 5 | 44.0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.523 | 4.500 |
| 2012 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | .200 |
| 2012 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 49 | 33 | 309.3 | 47 | 109 | 3 | 30 | .981 | 4.539 | 3.184 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 33 | 21 | 186.7 | 41 | 47 | 1 | 15 | .989 | 4.243 | 2.667 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 35 | 17 | 165.0 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .932 | 3.000 | 1.571 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 52 | 38 | 363.7 | 89 | 130 | 6 | 41 | .973 | 5.420 | 4.212 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | SS | 17 | 10 | 118.7 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 9 | .982 | 4.171 | 3.235 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .500 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1122 | 857 | 7916.3 | 1352 | 2381 | 84 | 470 | .978 | 4.244 | 3.327 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .444 | .583 | .556 | 1.139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 6 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .133 | .222 | .133 | .356 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .214 | .421 | .214 | .635 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 77 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .219 | .320 | .250 | .570 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.731 | 1.667 |
| 2009 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS1 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.886 | 4.750 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2B | 6 | 5 | 41.7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.672 | 2.833 |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | SS | 4 | 1 | 13.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.050 | 1.500 |
| 2014 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 23 | 17 | 155.7 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 4.278 | 3.217 |
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