Nyjer Morgan
Nyjer Jamid Morgan "Tony Plush"
Born: July 2, 1980
San Francisco, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 42 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Colorado Rockies)
Draft: Round 33 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Rogers Secondary School (Nelson, BC)
Walla Walla CC
Career: 2003-2017
Major League Statistics
Nyjer Morgan compiled a career batting average of .291 with 32 home runs and 295 RBI in his 1385-game career with the Williamsport Crosscutters, Hickory Crawdads, Lynchburg Hillcats, Honolulu Sharks, Altoona Curve, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Pirates, Indianapolis Indians, Hagerstown Suns, Potomac Nationals, Nashville Sounds, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Columbus Clippers, Puebla Pericos and Monclova Acereros. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 72 | 324 | 268 | 49 | 92 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 33 | 44 | .343 | .439 | .399 | .839 | 107 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 134 | 616 | 514 | 83 | 131 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 55 | 16 | 53 | 120 | .255 | .358 | .337 | .695 | 173 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 60 | 277 | 252 | 36 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 40 | .286 | .328 | .357 | .686 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 56 | 244 | 219 | 39 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 28 | .306 | .359 | .393 | .751 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 61 | 274 | 228 | 43 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 40 | .303 | .390 | .360 | .749 | 82 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | Honolulu Sharks | 32 | 134 | 119 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 23 | .294 | .368 | .429 | .797 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 24 | 109 | 93 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .258 | .355 | .355 | .710 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 44 | 184 | 164 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 28 | .305 | .374 | .354 | .727 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | R | GULF | Pirates | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .308 | .438 | .538 | .976 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 82 | 352 | 322 | 54 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 44 | 8 | 18 | 47 | .298 | .349 | .373 | .721 | 120 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 108 | 424 | 371 | 57 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 81 | .294 | .361 | .434 | .795 | 161 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 15 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .200 | .234 | .317 | .551 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 101 | 440 | 369 | 66 | 113 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 22 | 9 | 52 | 54 | .306 | .402 | .474 | .877 | 175 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | AAA | MEX | Monclova Acereros | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .111 | .385 | .111 | .496 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 800 | 3484 | 3011 | 512 | 877 | 114 | 39 | 32 | 295 | 291 | 98 | 274 | 541 | .291 | .370 | .387 | .757 | 1165 | 20 | 115 | 63 | 21 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | CF | 71 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | OF | 71 | 150 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 2.127 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | OF | 134 | 291 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .970 | 2.209 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | CF | 58 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .965 | 2.397 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | OF | 58 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .965 | 2.397 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | CF | 61 | 151 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 2.607 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | OF | 61 | 153 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 2.639 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | OF | 54 | 116 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .967 | 2.185 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | LF | 37 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .976 | 2.162 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | Honolulu Sharks | CF | 30 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.067 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | Honolulu Sharks | OF | 30 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.067 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | CF | 15 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .949 | 2.467 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | LF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | LF | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | CF | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 42 | 101 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 2.500 |
| 2007 | R | GULF | Pirates | CF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | R | GULF | Pirates | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | CF | 33 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .964 | 2.455 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | OF | 23 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .968 | 2.609 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | LF | 17 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .958 | 2.706 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 79 | 172 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 2.203 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | LF | 60 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.283 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | CF | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.895 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | CF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | CF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | OF | 96 | 204 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 2.146 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | CF | 71 | .000 | |||||
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | RF | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | OF | 86 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 1.721 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | LF | 67 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 1.672 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | CF | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 2017 | AAA | MEX | Monclova Acereros | LF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AAA | MEX | Monclova Acereros | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1385 | 2611 | 60 | 55 | 4 | .980 | 1.929 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Crosscutters | PIT | ||
| 2004 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | PIT | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | June 21, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | April 6, 2006 | June 25, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | June 29, 2006 | August 27, 2006 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | Honolulu Sharks | October 1, 2006 | November 21, 2006 | |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 5, 2007 | August 31, 2007 |
| 2007 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | August 18, 2007 | August 22, 2007 |
| 2007 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 9, 2007 | November 15, 2007 | |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | May 9, 2008 | August 17, 2008 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Potomac Nationals | WAS | August 15, 2010 | August 15, 2010 |
| 2010 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | WAS | August 16, 2010 | August 16, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 29, 2011 | April 30, 2011 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | March 29, 2013 | September 19, 2013 | |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | April 17, 2014 | May 3, 2014 |
| 2016 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | April 2, 2016 | August 11, 2016 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Mexican League | Monclova Acereros | March 31, 2017 | April 2, 2017 |
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