Nick Punto Notable

b. November 8, 1977 · Philadelphia Phillies 2001–2003, Minnesota Twins 2004–2010, St. Louis Cardinals 2011, Boston Red Sox 2012, Los Angeles Dodgers 2012–2013, Oakland Athletics 2014

Nick Punto played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2014. His longest stay was with the Minnesota Twins, from 2004 to 2010.

Across 1,163 games he batted .245, with 798 hits and 421 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 141 doubles and 104 stolen bases.

He played 408 games at second base, with 946 assists and 29 errors. He turned 236 double plays. He also played 360 games at third base and 337 games at shortstop.

He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on November 8, 1977. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2001	PHI	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
2002	PHI	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.167
2003	PHI	64	92	14	20	2	0	1	4	7	22	2	.217
2004	MIN	38	91	17	23	0	0	2	12	12	19	6	.253
2005	MIN	112	394	45	94	18	4	4	26	36	86	13	.239
2006	MIN	135	459	73	133	21	7	1	45	47	68	17	.290
2007	MIN	150	472	53	99	18	4	1	25	55	90	16	.210
2008	MIN	99	338	43	96	19	4	2	28	32	57	15	.284
2009	MIN	125	359	56	82	15	1	1	38	61	70	16	.228
2010	MIN	88	252	24	60	11	1	1	20	28	50	6	.238
2011	STL	63	133	21	37	8	4	1	20	25	21	1	.278
2012	BOS/LAD	87	160	20	35	7	0	1	10	25	42	6	.219
2013	LAD	116	294	34	75	15	0	2	21	33	67	3	.255
2014	OAK	73	198	21	41	7	2	2	14	25	56	3	.207
Career	—	1163	3253	421	798	141	27	19	263	386	651	104	.245

On this day & linked events

1977

Born November 8, 1977

San Diego, CA, USA

2001

Major-league debut: Nick Punto

Nick Punto made a major-league debut on September 9, 2001.

2014

Final major-league game: Nick Punto

Nick Punto played a final major-league game on September 27, 2014.

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