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Dave Nilsson

Positions: Catcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: December 14, 1969 in Brisbane, Australia au

High School: Kedron State (Brisbane, Australia)

Debut: May 18, 1992 (Age 22-156d, 16,125th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 29-293d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Full Name: David Wayne Nilsson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.6

2779

789

105

.284

389

RBI

470

OBP

.356

SLG

.461

OPS

.817

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
2	6 (2)	Apr 10	MIL		TEX	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
3	14 (7)	Apr 20	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
4	16 (1)	Apr 23	MIL	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
5	17	Apr 24	MIL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
6	18	Apr 25	MIL		CLE	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
7	19	Apr 26	MIL		CLE	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	25 (5)	May 3	MIL	@	SEA	W,17-4	GS	32	7.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
9	26	May 4	MIL	@	SEA	L,0-9	GS	35	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
10	31 (4)	May 10	MIL		ANA	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
11	32	May 11	MIL		ANA	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
12	33	May 12	MIL		SEA	W,9-8	GS	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
13	34	May 13	MIL		SEA	L,1-2	GS	27	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
14	36 (1)	May 15	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
15	37	May 16	MIL	@	ANA	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
16	38	May 17	MIL	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
17	39	May 18	MIL	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
18	43 (3)	May 24	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
19	44	May 25	MIL	@	CHW	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
20	45	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B
21	46	May 27	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
22	47	May 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
23	50 (2)	May 31	MIL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	52 (1)	Jun 2	MIL		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
25	53	Jun 3	MIL		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
26	54	Jun 4	MIL		BOS	W,13-11	GS	39	8.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
27	55	Jun 5	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
28	56	Jun 6	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
29	57	Jun 7	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
30	61 (3)	Jun 12	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS	24	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
31	62	Jun 13	MIL	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	28	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
32	63	Jun 14	MIL	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B LF
33	64	Jun 15	MIL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
34	66 (1)	Jun 17	MIL		STL	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
35	69 (2)	Jun 22	MIL		KCR	L,5-6	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	70	Jun 23	MIL		BAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	76 (5)	Jun 29	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
38	77	Jun 30	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	78	Jul 1	MIL	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	79	Jul 2	MIL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	81 (1)	Jul 4	MIL		MIN	L,1-13	GS	47	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
42	83 (1)	Jul 6	MIL		MIN	W,6-2	GS	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
43	84	Jul 11	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
44	85	Jul 12	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
45	86	Jul 13	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	87	Jul 14	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
47	88	Jul 15	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
48	89	Jul 16	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
49	91 (1)	Jul 18	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
50	92	Jul 19	MIL		NYY	L,0-8	GS	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
51	93	Jul 20	MIL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
52	94	Jul 21	MIL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	15	2	1	18	3	1B
53	95	Jul 22	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	97 (1)	Jul 24	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
55	98	Jul 25	MIL	@	DET	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
56	102 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
57	103	Jul 29 (1)	MIL		TOR	W,2-0	GS	27	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
58	104	Jul 29 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
59	105	Jul 31	MIL		SEA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	106	Aug 1	MIL		SEA	W,8-3	GS	24	7.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
61	107	Aug 2	MIL		SEA	L,4-14	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
62	109 (1)	Aug 4	MIL	@	ANA	W,5-2	GS	29	8.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
63	110	Aug 5	MIL	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
64	112 (1)	Aug 7	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	47	12.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
65	113	Aug 9	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
66	115 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	MIL	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
67	120 (4)	Aug 16	MIL		OAK	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
68	121	Aug 17	MIL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
69	122	Aug 18 (1)	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-5	GS	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
70	124 (1)	Aug 19	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-2	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
71	125	Aug 20	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	126	Aug 21	MIL		DET	L,1-2	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	127	Aug 22	MIL		DET	L,1-16	GS	47	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
74	128	Aug 23	MIL		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
75	129	Aug 24	MIL		DET	W,6-0	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	130	Aug 25	MIL		TEX	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
77	131	Aug 26	MIL		TEX	W,11-10	GS	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	133 (1)	Aug 29	MIL		PIT	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	134	Aug 30	MIL		PIT	L,1-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
80	135	Aug 31	MIL		PIT	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	136	Sep 1	MIL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	137	Sep 2	MIL	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
83	138	Sep 3	MIL	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	139	Sep 5	MIL	@	BOS	W,7-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	140	Sep 6	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-10	GS	34	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	141	Sep 7	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-11	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
87	142	Sep 8	MIL	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	147 (4)	Sep 14	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	149 (1)	Sep 17	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
90	150	Sep 18	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
91	154 (3)	Sep 22	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
92	159 (4)	Sep 26	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	160	Sep 27	MIL		BAL	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	161	Sep 28	MIL		BAL	L,6-7	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							96gm		730.2	641	39	6	686	71