Dave Nilsson
David Wayne Nilsson
Born: December 14, 1969
Brisbane, Queensland AU
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1987-2004
Major League Statistics
Dave Nilsson compiled a career batting average of .296 with 35 home runs and 332 RBI in his 624-game career with the Helena Brewers, Beloit Brewers, Stockton Ports, El Paso Diablos, Denver Zephyrs, New Orleans Zephyrs, Beloit Snappers, Chunichi Dragons and Richmond Braves. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
 Helena Brewers |
 Beloit Brewers |
 Stockton Ports |
 El Paso Diablos |
 Denver Zephyrs |
 New Orleans Zephyrs |
 Beloit Snappers |
 Chunichi Dragons |
 Richmond Braves |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | 55 | 213 | 188 | 36 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | .394 | .453 | .479 | .932 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Beloit Brewers | 95 | 364 | 332 | 28 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 49 | .223 | .277 | .316 | .594 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 125 | 532 | 472 | 59 | 115 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 75 | .244 | .316 | .335 | .651 | 158 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 107 | 406 | 359 | 70 | 104 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 36 | .290 | .362 | .426 | .788 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 28 | 112 | 95 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | .232 | .348 | .347 | .696 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 65 | 279 | 249 | 52 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 14 | .418 | .473 | .598 | 1.072 | 149 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 66 | 270 | 240 | 38 | 76 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 19 | .317 | .369 | .479 | .849 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 17 | 68 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .344 | .388 | .492 | .880 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 5 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .471 | .500 | .706 | 1.206 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .545 | .615 | 1.091 | 1.706 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .545 | .778 | 1.323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .467 | .467 | .733 | 1.200 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 7 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .269 | .367 | .423 | .790 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 5 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .368 | .471 | .839 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .467 | .917 | 1.383 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 63 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .180 | .206 | .262 | .469 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 16 | 62 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .236 | .323 | .309 | .632 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 624 | 2492 | 2219 | 329 | 656 | 135 | 21 | 35 | 332 | 28 | 19 | 236 | 268 | .296 | .361 | .423 | .783 | 938 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | C | 44 | 329 | 28 | 7 | 0 | .981 | 8.114 | 7 | |||
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Beloit Brewers | 1B | 7 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.571 | ||||
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Beloit Brewers | C | 62 | 468 | 62 | 6 | 4 | .989 | 8.548 | 9 | |||
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | C | 88 | 701 | 65 | 13 | 6 | .983 | 8.705 | 13 | |||
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 3B | 26 | 21 | 59 | 8 | 6 | .909 | 3.077 | ||||
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | C | 86 | 551 | 73 | 9 | 3 | .986 | 7.256 | 7 | |||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 1B | 7 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .979 | 6.571 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 3B | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 3.200 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 1B | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.167 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 3B | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | C | 50 | 343 | 33 | 8 | 0 | .979 | 7.520 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | C | 22 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 5.955 | 4 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 3B | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.833 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | C | 36 | 220 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 6.944 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 1B | 13 | 126 | 8 | 4 | 14 | .971 | 1.308 | ||||
| 1993 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | C | 5 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | C | 11 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 5.636 | 2 | |||
| 1995 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | ||||
| 1995 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1B | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.333 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 1B | 5 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .975 | 7.800 | ||||
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 1B | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | OF | 18 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Chunichi Dragons | C | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 6 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.667 | ||||
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 530 | 3240 | 446 | 64 | 66 | .983 | 6.955 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | Pioneer League | Helena Brewers | ML4 | ||
| 1988 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Brewers | ML4 | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1991 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1995 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | ML4 | ||
| 1995 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1998 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | MIL | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | MIL | ||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Chunichi Dragons | |||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | April 21, 2004 | May 9, 2004 |
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