01/15/1993
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Rod Nichols
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R
Overall:    Potential:
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 33 10-16 0 4.07 216.2 214 25 63 142 1.28 3.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 8 9 9
Movement 14 14 14 14
Control 15 15 16 15
INFORMATION
Links:Develop - StatsLab
Birthdate:12/29/1964
Born in:Burlington, NC
Nationality:American
Height/Weight:6' 2"/205 lbs
Local Pop.:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 11 11
Curveball 8 8
Cutter 11 11
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 15
Groundball Percentage Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/10/1992 SF Win, 3-1 X 5.1 6 1 1 0 7
09/05/1992 COL Loss, 3-4 X 7.1 8 4 4 0 7 Loss
08/31/1992 @ SEA Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 6 4 3 3 2 Loss
08/26/1992 WAS Loss, 3-6 X 6.2 10 6 6 2 6 Loss
08/21/1992 DET Win, 2-0 X 7.0 5 0 0 4 1 Win
08/16/1992 @ LA Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 8 5 5 4 5 Loss
08/11/1992 @ BAL Win, 8-2 X 8.1 6 2 2 2 8 Win
08/06/1992 @ COL Loss, 2-8 X 4.2 8 7 7 2 1 Loss
08/01/1992 @ SF Win, 5-4 X 7.0 8 4 4 0 3
07/27/1992 NYM Win, 3-2 X 7.0 7 2 2 3 4
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1992 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 33 33 10 16 0 4.07 216.2 214 109 98 25 63 142 6 18.2 0 15 45.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.88 8.89 5.90 2.62 4.05 1.28 98 3.1 .279        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 428 104 28 4 10 43 36 64 1 3 3 .243 .306 .397 .703      
vs. RHB 414 110 15 3 15 66 27 78 2 2 6 .266 .318 .425 .744      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1992 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 4 4 3 1 5 5  
April 6 6 3 1 0 2.30 43.0 35 11 11 1 6 21  
May 6 6 1 4 0 5.03 39.1 42 26 22 4 15 29  
June 5 5 3 2 0 3.65 37.0 31 16 15 2 9 28  
July 6 6 1 3 0 4.66 29.0 37 19 15 8 11 19  
August 7 7 2 4 0 5.10 47.2 51 28 27 7 17 26  
September 2 2 0 1 0 3.55 12.2 14 5 5 2 0 14  
Last Year 33 33 10 16 0 4.07 216.2 214 109 98 25 63 142  
2 Years Ago 33 33 12 12 0 4.87 227.1 229 126 123 27 83 153  
Career 141 141 58 54 0 4.32 968.1 961 500 465 114 297 623  
Home 16 16 6 5 0 3.41 111.0 108 45 42 14 30 82  
Road 17 17 4 11 0 4.77 105.2 106 64 56 11 33 60  
Grass 30 30 10 13 0 4.16 192.2 196 98 89 23 54 133  
Turf 3 3 0 3 0 3.38 24.0 18 11 9 2 9 9  
Day 23 23 6 11 0 4.10 151.1 150 77 69 19 50 92  
Night 10 10 4 5 0 3.99 65.1 64 32 29 6 13 50  
As Starter 33 33 10 16 0 4.07 216.2 214 109 98 25 63 142  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1988 Kansas City - DBL 23 10 10 4 6 0 4.61 70.1 68 37 36 9 20 41 3 0 1.25 .272 4.36 1.0 95
1989 Kansas City - DBL 24 32 32 16 10 0 3.90 231.0 213 104 100 22 72 144 9 2 1.23 .267 3.77 4.1 106
1990 Kansas City - DBL 25 33 33 16 10 0 4.36 223.0 237 124 108 31 59 143 4 0 1.33 .289 4.26 2.9 97
1991 Kansas City - DBL 26 19 19 5 6 0 5.39 132.0 144 80 79 16 50 93 3 0 1.47 .314 4.25 1.8 79
1991 San Diego - DBL 26 14 14 7 6 0 4.15 95.1 85 46 44 11 33 60 1 1 1.24 .259 4.19 1.2 99
1991 Total - DBL 26 33 33 12 12 0 4.87 227.1 229 126 123 27 83 153 4 1 1.37 .291 4.22 2.9 86
1992 San Diego - DBL 27 33 33 10 16 0 4.07 216.2 214 109 98 25 63 142 6 0 1.28 .279 4.05 3.1 101
Total DBL 141 141 58 54 0 4.32 968.1 961 500 465 114 297 623 26 3 1.30 .281 4.09 14.0 98
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1988 Makiki - WL 23 6 6 3 0 0 5.29 34.0 49 20 20 0 8 13 0 0 1.68 .380 3.91 0.9 95
1988 Omaha - CBL 23 24 24 14 4 0 3.68 178.2 178 86 73 16 52 107 7 0 1.29 .281 4.12 2.8 118
Total CBL 24 24 14 4 0 3.68 178.2 178 86 73 16 52 107 7 0 1.29 .281 4.12 117.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1989 Kansas City - DBL 24 1 1 0 1 0 2.45 7.1 4 2 2 0 4 6 0 0 1.09 .222 0.00 0.0 0
1990 Kansas City - DBL 25 1 1 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 4 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 1.06 .200 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 2 2 0 1 0 2.77 13.0 8 4 4 1 6 9 0 0 1.08 .212 3.83 152.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Kansas City - DBL P 10 10 8 9 2 17 0 1.000 70.1 2.18 -0.4 1.044
1988 Omaha - CBL P 24 24 6 23 3 29 0 1.000 178.2 1.46 +1.3 1.022
1988 Makiki - WL P 6 6 2 5 0 8 1 .875 34.0 1.85 -0.3 .880
1989 Kansas City - DBL P 32 32 11 31 0 44 2 .955 231.0 1.64 -1.3 1.009
1990 Kansas City - DBL P 33 33 20 30 0 53 3 .943 223.0 2.02 -2.6 .974
1991 Kansas City - DBL P 19 19 4 17 0 23 2 .913 132.0 1.43 -1.4 .924
1991 San Diego - DBL P 14 14 0 12 0 12 0 1.000 95.1 1.13 -0.7 .953
1992 San Diego - DBL P 33 33 8 40 3 51 3 .941 216.2 1.99 -1.2 .993
TOTAL P 171 171 59 167 8 237 11 .954 1181.0 1.72 -6.6 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 12 (15).
01/15/1988 Named to the 1988 Hawaii Winter League for the Makiki Seals.
03/28/1988 Named the #26 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (15).
05/01/1989 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/10/1989 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/28/1989 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/28/1989 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
10/01/1990 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/06/1990 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/20/1990 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
07/19/1991 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the San Diego Padres, along with RP Ramon Pena, RP Julio Machado, in exchange for SP Kevin Brown, RP Scott Brown, SP Eric King.
08/27/1991 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1991 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
03/02/1992 Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2 weeks.
04/15/1992 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1992 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/17/1992 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/10/1992 Injured (Elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 13 months.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1988 6 3
1990 33 8
Year W Rank
1988 3 5
1989 16 10
1990 16 10
Year L Rank
1992 16 4
Year Win. % Rank
1988 1.000 1
Year IP Rank
1988 34.0 7
Year BF Rank
1988 151 5
Year WP Rank
1988 2 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1988 0.00 1
1989 0.86 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1988 2.12 8
Year QS Rank
1988 2 5
Year QSP Rank
1988 .333 7
Year CG Rank
1989 9 5
Year CGP Rank
1989 .281 6
Year SHO Rank
1989 2 5
1991 1 10
Year WAR Rank
1988 0.9 5
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