1959
Born April 2, 1959
San Diego, CA, USA
Al Nipper Notable
Al Nipper played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1983 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1990.
He went 46 and 50 with a 4.52 earned run average, pitching 797.7 innings in 144 games. He struck out 381 and completed 21 of his 124 starts. Across 144 games he batted .087, with 2 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on April 2, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1984 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BOS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | BOS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | CHC | 22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .087 |
| 1990 | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 144 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .087 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 1984 | BOS | 11 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 182.2 | 183 | 79 | 52 | 84 | 3.89 |
| 1985 | BOS | 9 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 162.0 | 157 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 4.06 |
| 1986 | BOS | 10 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 159.0 | 186 | 95 | 47 | 79 | 5.38 |
| 1987 | BOS | 11 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 174.0 | 196 | 105 | 62 | 89 | 5.43 |
| 1988 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 80.0 | 72 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 3.04 |
| 1990 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 46 | 50 | 144 | 124 | 1 | 797.2 | 846 | 401 | 303 | 381 | 4.52 |