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Al
Niden		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 240
 
Born: September 22, 1941 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1975    1976   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 CAL JL $ 1,600,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 12 10 10 5 6 5
1974 32 CAL JL $ 1,600,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 12 10 10 5 6 5
1975 33 CHA JL $ 3,500,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 12 10 11 5 6 6
1976 34 CHA JL $ 3,500,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 12 11 11 5 6 6
1977 35 VAL JL $ 2,150,000 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 12 11 11 5 6 6
1978 36 VAL JL $ 2,150,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 12 11 11 5 5 5
1979 37 LV FL $ 528,000 4 2 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 5 4 4 11 10 10 3 4 4
1980 38 PHX JL   3 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 10 8 9 2 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 10 8 9 2 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 12 11 11 5 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 CAL JL 132 245 28 53 5 2 4 28 1 0 47 38 .216 .340 .302 .642 29.5 3.7
1974 32 CAL JL 121 237 33 59 7 0 6 27 0 0 41 44 .249 .358 .354 .713 33.1 5.7
1975 33 CHA JL 146 444 60 115 18 0 9 62 0 3 93 84 .259 .387 .360 .747 71.1 12.9
1976 34 CHA JL 157 494 63 124 11 0 18 69 0 3 86 79 .251 .363 .383 .745 73.9 12.9
1977 35 VAL JL 115 224 34 66 9 1 7 35 1 0 40 41 .295 .396 .438 .834 40.8 9.9
1978 36 VAL JL 70 104 17 21 4 0 5 10 0 0 28 19 .202 .371 .385 .756 15.8 2.4
1979 37 LV FL 39 81 10 23 4 0 1 10 0 0 17 15 .284 .408 .370 .779 13.8 3.3
    AAA   87 308 45 91 16 1 12 58 2 0 75 60 .295 .433 .471 .904 65.9  
1980 38 AAA   37 55 8 16 4 0 1 7 0 0 14 13 .291 .435 .418 .853 10.8  
7 Years Sim 780 1829 245 461 58 3 50 241 2 6 352 320 .252 .372 .369 .741 278.0 50.7
2 Years AAA 124 363 53 107 20 1 13 65 2 0 89 73 .295 .431 .463 .894 76.7  
162 Game Average 379 50 95 12 0 10 50 0 1 73 66 .252 .372 .369 .741 57.7  
Career Highs 157 494 63 124 18 2 18 69 1 3 93 84 .295 .408 .438 .834 73.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1003 128 224 24 2 25 116 0 6 179 166 .223 .341 .326 .667 126.0
vs LH   826 117 237 34 1 25 125 2 0 173 154 .287 .408 .421 .829 152.7
Home 379 871 119 237 33 1 23 117 2 3 174 147 .272 .391 .392 .782 145.6
Away 401 958 126 224 25 2 27 124 0 3 178 173 .234 .354 .349 .703 133.1
RISP   461 0 128 14 0 12 183 0 0 93 76 .278 .386 .386 .772 78.0
Pinch Hitting   229 34 54 8 0 6 28 0 0 41 40 .236 .353 .349 .702 31.5
Close/Late   253 22 54 10 0 3 32 0 0 58 45 .213 .365 .289 .653 32.6
Mar/Apr 115 257 44 66 9 0 13 40 1 0 51 52 .257 .377 .444 .821 46.4
May 131 299 40 66 9 0 6 38 0 2 63 46 .221 .356 .311 .667 39.0
June 119 257 29 54 9 0 7 24 0 1 52 55 .210 .350 .327 .677 33.4
July 134 365 54 94 10 2 9 57 0 1 61 57 .258 .358 .370 .728 53.1
August 142 355 41 102 15 1 10 50 1 2 66 56 .287 .399 .420 .818 61.9
Sep/Oct 139 296 37 79 6 0 5 32 0 0 59 54 .267 .386 .338 .724 44.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 31 CAL JL 1B 68 63 484.0 425 52 3 40 .994 8.87   1.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1974 32 CAL JL 1B 105 51 553.7 542 39 4 48 .993 9.44   1.1
1975 33 CHA JL 1B 140 130 1146.0 1238 98 8 107 .994 10.49   2.3
    2B 1 0 7.0 1 2 0 2 1.000 3.86   0.0
1976 34 CHA JL 1B 154 147 1264.0 1348 126 7 127 .995 10.50   3.3
1977 35 VAL JL 1B 69 40 417.0 401 19 3 36 .993 9.06   0.8
    3B 2 2 18.0 0 5 1 1 .833 2.50   0.0
1978 36 VAL JL 1B 23 21 170.0 167 14 0 8 1.000 9.58   0.4
1979 37 LV FL 1B 20 18 146.0 149 11 2 18 .988 9.86   0.3
    3B 3 3 26.0 3 6 0 1 1.000 3.12   0.2
  1B 579 470 4180.7 4270 359 27 384 .994 9.97   9.3
  3B 5 5 44.0 3 11 1 2 .933 2.86   0.2
  2B 1 0 7.0 1 2 0 2 1.000 3.86   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   586 475 4232.7 4274 372 28 388 .994 9.88   9.6
Career Highs   154 147 1264.0 1348 126 8 127 1.000 10.50    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 31 CAL JL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1975-8-.387
 Games
1976-3-157
 Walks
1975-2-93
1976-5-86
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  5. Tyree Calderon (925)
  6. Malcolm Jordan (922)
  7. Wenceslao Viga (920)
  8. Nick Chumley (920)
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  10. Eddie Vaquero (916)
History
Drafted in 10th round, 236th overall pick, by California in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 4/3/1973, off Boris Garcia (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1973, off Anthony Baker (VAL)
Signed as a free agent by Charlotte on 2/6/1975 to a 2-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Drove in 7 runs against Louisville on 7/3/1975
Won Slick Fielder Award at First Base in 1975.Won Slick Fielder Award at First Base in 1976.Signed as a free agent by Valencia on 2/12/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $2,150,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 4/1/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $528,000 per year
Traded from Louisville to Las Vegas on 7/1/1979 (Going to LV: 1B A. Niden. Going to LOU: 2B G. Murillo)
 
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