Wil Nieves Notable

b. September 25, 1977 · San Diego Padres 2002, 2015, New York Yankees 2005–2007, Washington Nationals 2008–2010, Milwaukee Brewers 2011, Colorado Rockies 2012, Arizona Diamondbacks 2012–2013, Philadelphia Phillies 2014

Wil Nieves played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 2002 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2015.

Across 427 games he batted .241, with 281 hits and 88 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 54 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 370 games behind the plate, with 2,186 putouts and 28 errors. He turned 19 double plays.

He was born in San Juan, P.R. on September 25, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2002	SDP	28	72	2	13	3	1	0	3	4	15	1	.181
2005	NYY	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2006	NYY	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2007	NYY	26	61	6	10	4	0	0	8	2	9	0	.164
2008	WSN	68	176	15	46	9	1	1	20	13	29	0	.261
2009	WSN	72	224	20	58	6	0	1	26	17	45	1	.259
2010	WSN	59	158	10	32	8	0	3	16	8	29	0	.203
2011	MIL	20	50	2	7	2	0	0	0	3	12	0	.140
2012	ARI/COL	32	83	7	25	3	0	2	8	4	17	0	.301
2013	ARI	71	195	16	58	11	0	1	22	8	32	0	.297
2014	PHI	36	122	9	31	8	0	1	7	1	34	1	.254
2015	SDP	6	13	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	4	0	.077
Career	—	427	1164	88	281	54	2	10	114	61	228	3	.241

On this day & linked events

1977

Born September 25, 1977

San Juan, , P.R.

2002

Major-league debut: Wil Nieves

Wil Nieves made a major-league debut on July 21, 2002.

2015

Final major-league game: Wil Nieves

Wil Nieves played a final major-league game on April 29, 2015.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0