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Butch Nieman
Elmer Le Roy Nieman

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School Kansas State

MLB Debut May 2, 1943
Final Game September 30, 1945
Born February 8, 1918 in Herkimer, KS
Died November 2, 1993 (age 75)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 25 BON NL  109   99   12   21   6   1   2   18   1   3   11    8  .212  .297  .354  .651   102    35   0   0   2   1   3  
 1944 26 BON NL  133  520   77  133  17   6  24   87  10  12   56   71  .256  .325  .450  .775   112   234   0   7   1   1  26  
 1945 27 BON NL   91  276   48   73  21   0  23   62  13   2   47   39  .264  .370  .591  .961   138   163   0   3   0   1  10  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  3 Seasons      333  895  137  227  44   7  49  167  24  17  114  118  .254  .337  .483  .819         432   0  10   3   3  39
 Per 600 PA           525   80  133  26   4  29   98  14  10   67   69                                 254   0   6   2   2  23
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BON      333  895  137  227  44   7  49  167  24  17  114  118  .254  .337  .483  .819         432   0  10   3   3  39
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      332 1050  147  269  46  14  37  167  20      129  119  .256  .339  .432  .771         454   2           2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1943 25 BON NL  23    9   3.0  93  19   2  .204   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e13  -86   
 1944 26 BON NL  20   66   4.2   0   0   0  .000   8   41   17  .415    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e8    16   
 1945 27 BON NL   6   61   7.6  21   9   0  .429  10   29    9  .310    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e25  122   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  3 Seasons          137   5.1 114  28   2  .246  19   71   26  .366    0    0  .000                  38   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 25 BON NL  CF     8     2     0    1    0   .667     0    14.2   1.23
                 RF     5     2     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.1   1.74
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1944 26 BON NL  LF   133   311    10    8    0   .976   133  1173.1   2.46
 1945 27 BON NL  LF    67   118     2   10    0   .923    67   615.1   1.76
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   201   429    12   18    0   .961   200  1789.2   2.22
                 CF    10     3     0    1    0   .750     0    17.2   1.53
                 RF     5     2     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.1   1.74
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  BON   53-101  Jim Pardee, Scott Maples
 1944  BON   78-76   Jim Pardee
 1945  BON   76-78   Jim Pardee

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