1973
Born March 9, 1973
Suffern, NY, USA
C. J. Nitkowski Notable
b. March 9, 1973 · Cincinnati Reds 1995, Detroit Tigers 1995–1996, 1999–2001, Houston Astros 1998, New York Mets 2001, Texas Rangers 2002–2003, Atlanta Braves 2004, New York Yankees 2004, Washington Nationals 2005
C. J. Nitkowski played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1995 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2005.
He went 18 and 32 with a 5.37 earned run average, pitching 479 innings in 336 games. He struck out 347. Across 337 games he batted .133, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Suffern, NY, USA on March 9, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CIN/DET | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1996 | DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | HOU | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | DET | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | DET | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | DET/NYM | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | TEX | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | ATL/NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | WSN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 337 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CIN/DET | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 71.2 | 94 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 6.66 |
| 1996 | DET | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 45.2 | 62 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 8.08 |
| 1998 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 59.2 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 44 | 3.77 |
| 1999 | DET | 4 | 5 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 81.2 | 63 | 39 | 45 | 66 | 4.30 |
| 2000 | DET | 4 | 9 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 109.2 | 124 | 64 | 49 | 81 | 5.25 |
| 2001 | DET/NYM | 1 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 54 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 4.94 |
| 2002 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7.45 |
| 2004 | ATL/NYY | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 5.73 |
| 2005 | WSN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8.10 |
| Career | — | 18 | 32 | 336 | 44 | 3 | 479.0 | 519 | 286 | 263 | 347 | 5.37 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: C. J. Nitkowski
C. J. Nitkowski made a major-league debut on June 3, 1995.
2005
Final major-league game: C. J. Nitkowski
C. J. Nitkowski played a final major-league game on June 7, 2005.