LF Butch Nieman #33
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF BUTCH NIEMAN #33 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 474 127 20 6 38 117 66 62 .268 .351 .576 10 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 65 65 70 65
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: - 20 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ ML1 Win, 10-4 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/25/1954 @ ML1 Win, 5-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1954 @ ML1 Win, 8-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1954 @ CHC Win, 9-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1954 ML1 Loss, 2-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1954 ML1 Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1954 @ PHI Win, 4-3 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/14/1954 @ PHI Win, 8-1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 @ NY1 Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/11/1954 @ PIT Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
Birthday:02/08/1918
Born in:Herkimer, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$63,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 474 127 20 6 38 117 93 66 62 .268 .351 .576 .927 .406 .308 147
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 550 0 0 0 6 0 10 273 64 10 4 71.4 100.0 7.36 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 31 3 3 7 31 19 19 15 1 0 0 .304 .410 .598 1.008
Versus Right   372 96 17 3 31 86 74 47 47 9 0 0 .258 .334 .570 .904
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   44 12 1 0 6 11 12 11 5 0 0 0 .273 .418 .705 1.123
May   96 28 5 1 7 30 18 12 12 4 0 0 .292 .357 .583 .940
June   87 25 4 1 4 19 17 9 8 3 0 0 .287 .343 .494 .838
July   91 20 3 1 6 14 14 14 11 0 0 0 .220 .324 .473 .796
August   91 28 6 0 10 31 16 12 13 0 0 0 .308 .388 .703 1.092
September   65 14 1 3 5 12 16 8 13 3 0 0 .215 .289 .554 .843
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   28 6 1 0 3 4 7 9 6 0 0 0 .214 .405 .571 .977
Last Year   474 127 20 6 38 117 93 66 62 10 0 0 .268 .351 .576 .927
2 Years Ago   107 34 8 0 8 27 21 16 8 0 0 2 .318 .416 .617 1.033
Career   1805 472 100 16 88 326 330 237 226 25 8 3 .261 .344 .481 .825
Home   230 52 12 0 12 51 42 35 29 2 0 0 .226 .326 .435 .761
Road   244 75 8 6 26 66 51 31 33 8 0 0 .307 .375 .709 1.084
Grass   474 127 20 6 38 117 93 66 62 10 0 0 .268 .351 .576 .927
Day   207 55 10 3 15 45 41 36 27 6 0 0 .266 .365 .560 .926
Night   267 72 10 3 23 72 52 30 35 4 0 0 .270 .339 .588 .927
As Starter   468 126 20 6 37 113 92 66 61 10 0 0 .269 .353 .575 .928
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Close/Late   103 26 3 1 8 24 20 13 12 1 0 0 .252 .333 .534 .867
Inning 1-3   156 42 8 4 15 56 33 24 23 7 0 0 .269 .353 .660 1.013
Inning 4-6   157 39 8 0 8 25 27 24 22 1 0 0 .248 .346 .452 .798
Inning 7-9   149 43 4 2 14 35 31 17 16 2 0 0 .289 .357 .624 .981
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
0 Outs   169 48 7 3 14 28 47 23 27 3 0 0 .284 .364 .609 .974
1 Outs   125 39 6 0 12 44 26 20 16 7 0 0 .312 .388 .648 1.036
2 Outs   180 40 7 3 12 45 20 23 19 0 0 0 .222 .310 .494 .805
Scoring Position   155 37 10 1 11 79 31 21 22 10 0 0 .239 .312 .529 .841
Bases Empty   212 63 6 4 18 18 46 28 28 0 0 0 .297 .379 .618 .997
Runner on 1st   107 27 4 1 9 20 16 17 12 0 0 0 .252 .355 .561 .916
Runner on 2nd   53 11 3 0 2 9 6 6 5 0 0 0 .208 .288 .377 .665
Runner on 3rd   20 2 1 0 1 6 2 5 4 2 0 0 .100 .259 .300 .559
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 11 2 0 6 23 12 5 9 0 0 0 .244 .320 .689 1.009
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 7 3 1 1 2 0 0 .364 .357 .455 .812
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 3 0 0 .125 .167 .375 .542
Bases Loaded   18 8 3 0 2 29 6 3 1 3 0 0 .444 .458 .944 1.403
Two Strikes   204 45 8 4 9 38 34 41 62 4 0 0 .221 .345 .431 .777
First Pitch   67 21 2 0 8 21 12 0 0 2 0 0 .313 .304 .701 1.006
Count 0-1   54 14 1 0 4 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .500 .759
Count 0-2   39 7 3 0 2 8 5 0 15 1 0 0 .179 .175 .410 .585
Count 1-0   52 17 2 1 5 16 11 0 0 2 0 0 .327 .315 .692 1.007
Count 1-1   43 13 3 1 5 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .302 .767 1.070
Count 1-2   56 9 1 1 3 8 7 0 20 0 0 0 .161 .161 .375 .536
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .750 .981
Count 2-1   27 8 2 0 3 13 4 0 0 1 0 0 .296 .286 .704 .989
Count 2-2   56 13 3 1 1 11 7 0 16 2 0 0 .232 .224 .375 .599
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 5 2 0 2 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 .357 .625 .929 1.554
Full Count   53 16 1 2 3 11 15 41 11 1 0 0 .302 .600 .566 1.166
Behind in Count   149 30 5 1 9 27 20 0 35 1 0 0 .201 .200 .430 .630
Ahead in Count   106 34 6 1 12 38 29 25 0 4 0 0 .321 .437 .736 1.173
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   464 126 20 6 37 113 92 66 61 10 0 0 .272 .356 .580 .935
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   173 50 5 3 14 24 33 22 17 0 0 0 .289 .369 .595 .965
Medium Leverage   199 49 9 3 13 40 36 32 33 4 0 0 .246 .345 .518 .862
High Leverage   101 28 6 0 11 53 24 10 12 6 0 0 .277 .325 .663 .988
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
1943 Boston - MLB 25 79 84 16 2 4 0 8 9 7 0 3 10 2 0 .190 .245 .310 .554 66 64 -0.1
1944 Boston - MLB 26 78 122 35 4 1 4 20 16 9 0 1 10 3 5 .287 .333 .434 .768 114 113 0.4
1945 St. Louis - MLB 27 80 101 30 10 0 2 20 26 12 0 3 6 3 2 .297 .362 .455 .818 120 111 0.6
1946 St. Louis - MLB 28 23 18 2 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .304 .111 .415 17 41 -0.1
1947 St. Louis - MLB 29 59 79 18 6 0 4 16 11 8 0 2 11 1 2 .228 .292 .456 .748 106 102 0.2
1948 St. Louis - MLB 30 133 521 135 32 2 18 60 104 66 1 2 65 22 13 .259 .342 .432 .774 107 104 0.7
1949 St. Louis - MLB 31 52 41 10 5 1 3 14 8 11 0 1 2 1 0 .244 .396 .634 1.030 183 174 0.7
1950 St. Louis - MLB 32 76 90 24 6 1 4 16 16 12 0 1 17 0 0 .267 .350 .489 .838 120 118 0.5
1951 St. Louis - MLB 33 67 70 15 2 0 1 7 6 7 0 1 13 2 2 .214 .282 .286 .568 56 55 -0.2
1952 St. Louis - MLB 34 69 98 26 5 1 6 18 17 18 0 1 19 2 1 .265 .376 .520 .896 156 153 1.1
1953 St. Louis - MLB 35 91 107 34 8 0 8 27 21 16 2 0 8 3 4 .318 .416 .617 1.033 169 168 1.2
1954 St. Louis - MLB 36 127 474 127 20 6 38 117 93 66 0 10 62 10 4 .268 .351 .576 .927 141 147 4.3
Total MLB 934 1805 472 100 16 88 326 330 237 3 25 226 49 33 .261 .344 .481 .825 121 121 9.2
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
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1945 St. Louis - MLB 27 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 16 -0.2
1946 St. Louis - MLB 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -102 -0.0
1948 St. Louis - MLB 30 5 21 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619 66 61 -1.5
1949 St. Louis - MLB 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.0
1952 St. Louis - MLB 34 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 91 6 -0.1
Total MLB 17 32 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .273 .281 .554 51 35
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Boston - MLB LF 5 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 42.2 2.11 -0.5 .900
1943 Boston - MLB RF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.1 .977
1944 Boston - MLB LF 18 17 27 1 0 30 2 .933 153.1 1.64 -0.9 .946
1944 Boston - MLB RF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 .973
1945 St. Louis - MLB LF 11 10 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 87.1 1.13 -0.7 .984
1946 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.0 .982
1947 St. Louis - MLB LF 12 7 14 2 1 16 0 1.000 78.2 1.83 -1.0 .902
1948 St. Louis - MLB LF 122 121 228 8 0 246 10 .959 1063.1 2.00 -9.6 .934
1949 St. Louis - MLB LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.1 .985
1949 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 St. Louis - MLB LF 12 9 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 87.0 1.34 -1.2 .892
1950 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 St. Louis - MLB LF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 -0.0 .975
1951 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .985
1952 St. Louis - MLB LF 15 13 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 130.0 1.32 -0.3 .976
1953 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.0 .981
1953 St. Louis - MLB LF 11 10 8 0 0 9 1 .889 81.1 0.89 -0.2 .985
1953 St. Louis - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1954 St. Louis - MLB LF 121 120 216 4 0 227 7 .969 1069.1 1.85 -0.6 .975
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL LF 339 315 558 16 1 594 20 .966 2842.2 1.82 -14.9 .952
TOTAL RF 22 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 39.0 2.08 +0.4 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1942 Signed with the Boston Braves.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
04/20/1943 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
10/16/1944 Was traded by the Boston Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for SP Harry Brecheen and $400.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
10/11/1945 Wins the 1945 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
10/08/1946 Wins the 1946 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
04/27/1948 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
05/30/1948 Goes 5-7 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
05/31/1948 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
10/13/1949 Wins the 1949 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
05/01/1954 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
05/31/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/04/1954 Hits three home runs against the Brooklyn Dodgers, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/16/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/18/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
1954 273 8
Year 2B Rank
1948 32 9
Year HR Rank
1954 38 2
Year SB Rank
1948 22 10
Year RBI Rank
1954 117 5
Year SF Rank
1954 10 4
Year EBH Rank
1954 64 4
Year SLG Rank
1954 .576 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1954 7.36 6
Year ISO Rank
1954 .308 2
Year wOBA Rank
1954 .406 5
Year OPS Rank
1954 .927 5
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