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James
Nickerson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: April 19, 1916 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1948   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 SBP KL $ 6,880,000 6 9 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
1948 32 SBP KL $ 8,500,000 6 8 6 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
1949 33 SBP KL $ 8,500,000 5 8 6 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
1950 34 SBP KL $ 8,500,000 5 8 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,880,000 5 8 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 6 9 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 SBP KL $ 6,880,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
1948 32 SBP KL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
1949 33 SBP KL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
1950 34 SBP KL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,880,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 31 SBP KL 16 14 .533 36 36 3 0 0 246.3 229 114 26 66 204 4.17 .247 .302 .394 .696 15.3
1948 32 SBP KL 19 4 .826 28 28 3 1 0 206.0 157 49 12 46 180 2.14 .211 .262 .324 .586 26.9
1949 33 SBP KL 14 14 .500 37 36 2 1 0 225.7 217 114 28 82 182 4.55 .250 .316 .396 .712 11.3
1950 34 SBP KL 8 8 .500 34 34 0 0 0 205.0 228 105 30 58 137 4.61 .279 .332 .454 .786 10.9
4 Years Sim 57 40 .588 135 134 8 2 0 883.0 831 382 96 252 703 3.89 .248 .304 .394 .698 64.3
Season Average 14 10 .583 33 33 2 0 0 220.7 207 95 24 63 175 3.89 .248 .304 .394 .698  
Career Highs 19 14 .826 37 36 3 1 0 246.3 229 114 30 82 204 4.61 .279 .332 .454 .786  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   661 290 73 197 487   .261 .314 .413 .727
vs LH   170 92 23 55 216   .207 .257 .335 .592
Home 27 19 .587 68 67 3 1 0 454.7 420 176 42 134 352 3.48 .243 .298 .373 .671
Away 30 21 .588 67 67 5 1 0 428.3 411 206 54 118 351 4.33 .252 .303 .415 .718
Mar/Apr 12 4 .750 23 23 0 0 0 160.0 133 63 12 38 134 3.54 .225 .272 .349 .620
May 9 8 .529 24 24 3 1 0 161.0 147 64 18 36 140 3.58 .241 .284 .386 .670
June 12 7 .632 24 23 2 1 0 161.0 141 53 13 41 121 2.96 .235 .283 .361 .645
July 8 9 .471 21 21 1 0 0 121.3 127 65 15 48 102 4.82 .268 .336 .425 .761
August 5 6 .455 19 19 0 0 0 117.7 141 73 16 43 94 5.58 .298 .357 .478 .834
Sep/Oct 11 6 .647 24 24 2 0 0 162.0 142 64 22 46 112 3.56 .233 .287 .388 .675
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 31 SBP KL 36 80 9 13 4 0 1 4 2 0 3 28 .163 .193 .250 .443 3.7 0.0
1948 32 SBP KL 28 63 6 12 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 26 .190 .239 .254 .493 3.2 0.0
1949 33 SBP KL 36 77 11 24 0 1 0 5 2 1 3 19 .312 .338 .338 .675 8.1 1.1
1950 34 SBP KL 34 73 2 14 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 25 .192 .211 .219 .430 3.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 134 293 28 63 8 2 1 18 5 1 12 98 .215 .245 .266 .511 18.2 1.1
162 Game Average 354 33 76 9 2 1 21 6 1 14 118 .215 .245 .266 .511 22.0  
Career Highs 36 80 11 24 4 1 1 6 2 1 4 28 .312 .338 .338 .675 8.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   210 23 46 7 2 1 9 4 1 8 70 .219 .248 .286 .533 13.9
vs LH   83 5 17 1 0 0 9 1 0 4 28 .205 .239 .217 .456 3.9
Home 67 145 11 33 5 2 0 13 2 0 5 50 .228 .252 .290 .541 10.0
Away 67 148 17 30 3 0 1 5 3 1 7 48 .203 .239 .243 .482 7.9
RISP   65 0 12 1 0 0 15 0 0 2 19 .185 .206 .200 .406 1.8
Close/Late   14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Mar/Apr 23 54 7 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 20 .148 .179 .185 .364 0.9
May 24 53 2 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 20 .226 .263 .245 .508 3.3
June 23 52 3 13 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 20 .250 .291 .346 .637 5.2
July 21 39 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 12 .231 .268 .256 .525 2.7
August 19 40 4 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 16 .175 .195 .225 .420 1.4
Sep/Oct 24 55 7 14 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 10 .255 .268 .327 .595 4.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 31 SBP KL P 36 36 246.3 14 30 1 1 .978 1.61    
1948 32 SBP KL P 28 28 206.0 11 28 0 2 1.000 1.70    
1949 33 SBP KL P 36 36 225.7 11 38 3 6 .942 1.95    
1950 34 SBP KL P 34 34 205.0 21 36 2 2 .966 2.50    
Career Totals   134 134 883.0 57 132 6 11 .969 1.93    
Career Highs   36 36 246.3 21 38 3 6 1.000 2.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 32 SBP KL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 10 2 0 4 17 1.17 .182 .237 .218 .455
1949 33 SBP KL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 8 3 1 5 9 2.53 .205 .295 .308 .603
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 18 5 1 9 26 1.73 .191 .262 .255 .517
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 32 SBP KL 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143
1949 33 SBP KL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1948-1-2.14
 Wins
1947-9-16
1948-2-19
CAR-16-57
 Losses
CAR-42-40
 Winning Pct
1948-2-.826
 Games Started
1947-5-36
1949-3-36
CAR-20-134
 Shutouts
1948-10-1
CAR-48-2
Innings Pitched
CAR-27-883.0
 Hits Allowed
CAR-34-831
 Homeruns Allowed
1949-5-28
1950-2-30
CAR-7-96
 Strikeouts
1947-9-204
1948-9-180
CAR-16-703
 Walks Allowed
CAR-50-252
 Walks per 9IP
1947-7-2.4
1948-2-2.0
1950-5-2.5
Hits per 9IP
1948-2-6.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1947-5-7.5
1948-9-7.9
1949-9-7.3
 WHiP
1947-5-1.20
1948-1-0.99
 OAVG
1948-2-.211
 OOBP
1947-6-.302
1948-1-.262
1949-10-.316
 OSLG
1948-2-.324
OOPS
1948-1-.586
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 40
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by South Beach in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1947, off Craig Riemer (OMA)
Earned first career win on 4/6/1947
5/29/1947: Signed a contract extension with South Beach, $8,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 9/7/1947, off Jacob Borne (FAI)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1948, going 6-0, 1.41
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Injured on 7/19/1948 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/8/1949 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 10/9/1949 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
 
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