1B Lance Niekro #28
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/27/2005
1B LANCE NIEKRO #28 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 15 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 .200 .250 .400 3 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 8
Gap 9 9 9 10
Power 8 8 8 8
Eye 8 8 8 8
Avoid K's 9 9 9 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 2
Errors: - 5 2
Arm: - 9 2
Turn DP: - 7 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 11 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Aggressiveness: 7
Stealing Ability: 14
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/12/2004 BRA Win, 5-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
09/11/2004 BRA Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2004 @ Ok89 Win, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2004 LoRe Win, 11-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/2004 @ OrTw Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/2004 @ CoMu Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
08/25/2004 @ CoMu Win, 4-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/2004 @ CoMu Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/2004 BiBa Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/2004 BiBa Loss, 3-12 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/29/1979
Born in:Winter Haven, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:4 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1999, 25th Pick in Round 5
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 .200 .250 .400 .650 .296 .200 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 100.0 2.0 4.40 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Versus Right   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
June   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
July   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
2 Years Ago   86 19 4 0 1 1 8 6 24 0 0 3 .221 .295 .302 .597
Career   101 22 4 0 2 3 10 7 28 0 0 3 .218 .288 .317 .605
Home   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Road   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Grass   15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
Day   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   9 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
As Starter   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   9 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Inning 1-3   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 7-9   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
0 Outs   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
2 Outs   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Scoring Position   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Empty   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
First Pitch   3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Behind in Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Low Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
High Leverage   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 89 17 0 1 1 8 8 4 25 .191 .277 .247 .524 .244 .056 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 101 7 1 0 3 0 1 22 2 1 0 100.0 6.3 2.25 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 2 .261 .370 .261 .631
Versus Right   66 11 0 1 1 7 7 2 19 1 0 5 .167 .243 .242 .486
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
August   85 16 0 1 1 8 8 4 24 1 0 7 .188 .278 .247 .525
Last Year   89 17 0 1 1 8 8 4 25 1 0 7 .191 .277 .247 .524
Career   271 68 12 2 5 29 28 21 72 2 0 11 .251 .328 .365 .693
Home   50 11 0 0 1 4 4 1 13 0 0 3 .220 .278 .280 .558
Road   39 6 0 1 0 4 4 3 12 1 0 4 .154 .277 .205 .482
Grass   89 17 0 1 1 8 8 4 25 1 0 7 .191 .277 .247 .524
Day   29 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 0 0 4 .172 .294 .172 .467
Night   60 12 0 1 1 6 7 3 19 1 0 3 .200 .269 .283 .552
As Starter   89 17 0 1 1 8 8 3 25 1 0 7 .191 .270 .247 .517
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   18 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 .222 .364 .389 .753
Inning 1-3   37 9 0 1 0 3 4 1 10 0 0 3 .243 .317 .297 .614
Inning 4-6   28 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 11 1 0 1 .071 .129 .071 .200
Inning 7-9   21 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 3 .190 .292 .333 .625
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
0 Outs   33 5 0 0 1 4 5 1 9 1 0 2 .152 .216 .242 .459
1 Outs   23 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 .217 .357 .217 .575
2 Outs   33 7 0 1 0 2 3 2 10 0 0 1 .212 .278 .273 .551
Scoring Position   21 6 0 1 0 6 2 1 8 1 0 2 .286 .360 .381 .741
Bases Empty   53 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0 2 .094 .158 .094 .252
Runner on 1st   15 6 0 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 0 3 .400 .526 .600 1.126
Runner on 2nd   7 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 .571 .667 .857 1.524
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   45 5 0 1 0 1 3 1 25 0 0 4 .111 .200 .156 .356
First Pitch   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .412 .286 .697
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 .000 .375 .000 .375
Count 1-0   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Count 1-1   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 1-2   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 .125 .176 .125 .301
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 2-2   19 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Behind in Count   24 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 0 4 .125 .241 .125 .366
Ahead in Count   19 4 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .211 .318 .368 .687
Batting 3rd   17 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 1 .176 .263 .353 .616
Batting 4th   72 14 0 1 0 5 7 2 19 1 0 6 .194 .272 .222 .494
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 .000 .125 .000 .125
Medium Leverage   48 11 0 1 0 3 6 0 11 0 0 4 .229 .288 .271 .559
High Leverage   19 5 0 0 1 5 2 2 7 1 0 2 .263 .375 .421 .796
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Geneva - BC 21 23 93 21 3 0 2 7 7 5 2 1 20 2 1 .226 .277 .323 .600 142 147 0.6
2000 Peoria - A 21 79 294 61 13 1 3 22 26 25 14 0 64 3 6 .207 .300 .289 .589 114 115 1.3
2001 Charleston - A 22 130 484 91 16 7 11 47 37 27 12 3 113 5 4 .188 .247 .318 .565 110 109 2.4
2002 Charleston - A 23 24 88 15 3 0 1 7 6 9 1 0 25 2 0 .170 .255 .239 .494 82 82 0.4
2002 Charlotte - AA 23 50 182 51 12 1 4 21 20 17 4 1 47 3 3 .280 .353 .423 .776 169 168 1.8
2003 Iowa - AAA 24 42 86 19 4 0 1 1 8 6 3 0 24 1 0 .221 .295 .302 .597 89 91 0.2
2004 Charlotte - AA 25 25 89 17 0 1 1 8 8 4 7 1 25 1 0 .191 .277 .247 .524 83 79 -0.2
2004 Iowa - AAA 25 39 15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 .200 .250 .400 .650 98 101 0.2
Total AA 81 101 22 4 0 2 3 10 7 3 0 28 4 0 .218 .288 .317 .605 90 92
Total SOUL 75 271 68 12 2 5 29 28 21 11 2 72 4 3 .251 .328 .365 .693 141 139
Total MIDW 79 294 61 13 1 3 22 26 25 14 0 64 3 6 .207 .300 .289 .589 114 115
Total SALL 154 572 106 19 7 12 54 43 36 13 3 138 7 4 .185 .248 .306 .554 106 104
Total NYPL 23 93 21 3 0 2 7 7 5 2 1 20 2 1 .226 .277 .323 .600 142 147
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 Iowa - AAA 1B 35 1 58 2 5 60 0 1.000 58.1 9.26 +1.1 1.266
2004 Iowa - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 35 1 58 2 5 60 0 1.000 58.1 9.26 +1.1 1.266
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1999 Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft by the Chicago Cubs. (Round 5, Pick 25, 145th overall pick).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 6 (8).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 8 (8).
07/10/2001 Was selected to the 2001 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
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