1969
Born November 28, 1969
San Pedro, CA, USA
Robb Nen Notable
b. November 28, 1969 · Texas Rangers 1993, Florida Marlins 1993–1997, San Francisco Giants 1998–2002
Robb Nen's 314 saves are the 25th most in the game's history.
He played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1993 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2002. His longest stay was with the Florida Marlins, from 1993 to 1997.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 314 games and appeared 643 times, with a 2.98 earned run average. He struck out 793. Across 643 games he batted .067, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2001, with 45.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1998 and 2002.
He was born in San Pedro, CA, USA on November 28, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2002 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2001 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLA/TEX | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | FLA | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | FLA | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | FLA | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | FLA | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | SFG | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | SFG | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | SFG | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | SFG | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | SFG | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 643 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .067 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLA/TEX | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 56.0 | 63 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 6.75 |
| 1994 | FLA | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 58.0 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 60 | 2.95 |
| 1995 | FLA | 0 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 65.2 | 62 | 24 | 23 | 68 | 3.29 |
| 1996 | FLA | 5 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 83.0 | 67 | 18 | 21 | 92 | 1.95 |
| 1997 | FLA | 9 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 74.0 | 72 | 32 | 40 | 81 | 3.89 |
| 1998 | SFG | 7 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 40 | 88.2 | 59 | 15 | 25 | 110 | 1.52 |
| 1999 | SFG | 3 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 37 | 72.1 | 79 | 32 | 27 | 77 | 3.98 |
| 2000 | SFG | 4 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 41 | 66.0 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 92 | 1.50 |
| 2001 | SFG | 4 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 45 | 77.2 | 58 | 26 | 22 | 93 | 3.01 |
| 2002 | SFG | 6 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 43 | 73.2 | 64 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 2.20 |
| Career | — | 45 | 42 | 643 | 4 | 314 | 715.0 | 607 | 237 | 260 | 793 | 2.98 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Major-league debut: Robb Nen
Robb Nen made a major-league debut on April 10, 1993.
2002
Final major-league game: Robb Nen
Robb Nen played a final major-league game on September 28, 2002.