Howard Nichols
Howard Nichols
Born: May 16, 1964
Oakland, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, C, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 7 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Skyline HS (Oakland, CA)
Career: 1982-1991
Howard Nichols compiled a career batting average of .276 with 67 home runs and 383 RBI in his 782-game career with the Helena Phillies, Bend Phillies, Spartanburg Suns, Clearwater Phillies, Peninsula Pilots, Reading Phillies, Maine Guides, Maine Phillies, Charlotte Knights, Iowa Cubs, Palm Springs Angels, Midland Angels, Edmonton Trappers, San Luis Potosi Reales and Leon Bravos. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | PION | Helena Phillies | 44 | 142 | 128 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 30 | .281 | .345 | .359 | .704 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1983 | Short Season A | NORW | Bend Phillies | 28 | 103 | 91 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .198 | .272 | .253 | .525 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Suns | 107 | 389 | 318 | 52 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 63 | 67 | .267 | .388 | .421 | .810 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 41 | 179 | 150 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 25 | .287 | .385 | .393 | .779 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 101 | 408 | 376 | 51 | 94 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 44 | .250 | .301 | .386 | .687 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 84 | 297 | 271 | 39 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | .266 | .320 | .421 | .741 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | 36 | 133 | 123 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .317 | .364 | .455 | .819 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 48 | 207 | 183 | 37 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | .333 | .391 | .475 | .867 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 33 | 128 | 118 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .322 | .367 | .508 | .876 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | 78 | 262 | 237 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 43 | .215 | .281 | .371 | .652 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 55 | 189 | 178 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 35 | .242 | .282 | .337 | .619 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 44 | 141 | 124 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | .298 | .383 | .460 | .843 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 21 | 89 | 75 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .373 | .461 | .493 | .954 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 5 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .118 | .250 | .176 | .426 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 57 | 255 | 224 | 38 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 42 | .330 | .400 | .545 | .945 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Totals | 782 | 2942 | 2613 | 385 | 721 | 137 | 16 | 67 | 383 | 47 | 25 | 262 | 435 | .276 | .347 | .418 | .764 | 1091 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | PION | Helena Phillies | 1B | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .929 | 6.500 | ||||
| 1982 | R | PION | Helena Phillies | OF | 35 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .774 | 1.171 | ||||
| 1983 | Short Season A | NORW | Bend Phillies | 1B | 19 | 132 | 10 | 6 | 12 | .959 | 7.474 | ||||
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Suns | C | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .917 | 4.714 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Suns | 3B | 47 | 25 | 60 | 24 | 5 | .780 | 1.809 | ||||
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Suns | 1B | 19 | 158 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .982 | 8.526 | ||||
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 3B | 84 | 65 | 137 | 15 | 13 | .931 | 2.405 | ||||
| 1985 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 1B | 8 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.875 | ||||
| 1985 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | ||||
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | OF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | ||||
| 1985 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 3B | 30 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 5 | .792 | 2.033 | ||||
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 1B | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | ||||
| 1986 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 69 | 41 | 90 | 21 | 10 | .862 | 1.899 | ||||
| 1986 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | OF | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | ||||
| 1986 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 47 | 21 | 76 | 12 | 4 | .890 | 2.064 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | 3B | 35 | 24 | 47 | 5 | 5 | .934 | 2.029 | ||||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | OF | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | 3B | 54 | 44 | 74 | 10 | 5 | .922 | 2.185 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 30 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 2 | .893 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Maine Phillies | 1B | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.333 | ||||
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .857 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 25 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 2 | .881 | 2.080 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | OF | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.444 | ||||
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 13 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 1.615 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 1B | 9 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .975 | 8.667 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 3B | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 3B | 26 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 3 | .920 | 1.769 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 1B | 17 | 128 | 10 | 4 | 14 | .972 | 8.118 | ||||
| Totals | 650 | 1046 | 715 | 163 | 106 | .915 | 2.709 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | Pioneer League | Helena Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1983 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Bend Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1984 | A | South Atlantic League | Spartanburg Suns | PHI | ||
| 1985 | A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1985 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Pilots | PHI | ||
| 1986 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1987 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Maine Guides | PHI | ||
| 1988 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Maine Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1989 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Knights | CHN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Palm Springs Angels | CAL | ||
| 1990 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | CAL | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | CAL | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Mexican League | San Luis Potosi Reales | |||
| 1991 | AAA | Mexican League | Leon Bravos |
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