Jeff Niemann
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
| Date of Birth: February 28, 1983 |
| Height: 6-9 Weight: 260 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Visalia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 82 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 3.98 | 4.43 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Montgomery | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4.35 | 6.10 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 14 | 5 | 5 | 77.1 | 320 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 84 | 2.68 | 2.79 |
| 2006 | 23 | Wint | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.70 | 2.70 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 25 | 12 | 6 | 131.0 | 580 | 144 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 123 | 3.98 | 4.74 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Durham | 24 | 9 | 5 | 133.0 | 547 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 128 | 3.59 | 4.06 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 76 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5.06 | 6.75 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Visalia | 12.2% | 34.1% | .243 | 4.95 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Montgomery | 11.9% | 33.3% | .326 | 2.52 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 9.1% | 26.3% | .267 | 46% | 6% | 3.18 | 3.08 |
| 2006 | 23 | Wint | Phoenix | 6.9% | 27.6% | .368 | 58% | 0% | 2.53 | 3.51 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 7.9% | 21.2% | .342 | 43% | 6% | 3.82 | 4.96 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Durham | 9.1% | 23.4% | .249 | 48% | 8% | 4.12 | 3.62 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 10.5% | 18.4% | .313 | 43% | 10% | 5.54 | 6.51 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Niemann: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Tampa Bay | 2008: Durham | 2007: Durham
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 9.1 | 47 | 10.6% | 12.8% | .267 | 30% | 5.79 |
| September | 6.2 | 29 | 10.3% | 27.6% | .389 | 67% | 4.05 |
| AWAY | 5.1 | 25 | 12.0% | 28.0% | .467 | 67% | 5.07 |
| HOME | 10.2 | 51 | 9.8% | 13.7% | .242 | 33% | 5.06 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 27 | MLB | @ Detroit | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| September 23 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 30 | AAA | vs. Charlotte | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| August 25 | AAA | vs. Indianapolis | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| August 20 | AAA | @ Louisville | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| August 15 | AAA | @ Indianapolis | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| August 8 | AAA | vs. Richmond | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| August 3 | AAA | @ Charlotte | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| July 29 | AAA | vs. Buffalo | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Player Notes
April 2008
MLB.com: Niemann impressive in Rays winMLB.com: Niemann to debut in bigs on Sunday
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MILB.com: Niemann to debut in bigs on Sunday
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Baseball America Blog: Promotion Likely For Niemann
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