Jeff Niemann
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| 29-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 | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Visalia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 82 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 3.98 | 1.08 | 4.43 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Montgomery | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4.35 | 1.16 | 6.10 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 14 | 5 | 5 | 77.1 | 320 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 84 | 2.68 | 1.09 | 2.79 |
| 2006 | 23 | Wint | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.70 | 1.34 | 2.70 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 25 | 12 | 6 | 131.0 | 580 | 144 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 123 | 3.98 | 1.45 | 4.74 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Durham | 24 | 9 | 5 | 133.0 | 547 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 128 | 3.59 | 1.13 | 4.06 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 76 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5.06 | 1.62 | 6.75 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 31 | 13 | 6 | 180.2 | 769 | 184 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 84 | 79 | 59 | 125 | 3.94 | 1.34 | 4.18 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 30 | 12 | 8 | 174.1 | 733 | 159 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 86 | 85 | 61 | 131 | 4.39 | 1.26 | 4.44 |
| 2011 | 28 | A+ | Port Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 28 | AAA | Durham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.39 | 3.86 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 23 | 11 | 7 | 135.1 | 572 | 131 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 61 | 37 | 105 | 4.06 | 1.24 | 4.32 |
| 2012 | 29 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 7 | 2 | 3 | 34.2 | 146 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 3.37 | 1.18 | 4.41 |
| 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 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 7.7% | 16.3% | .303 | 42% | 5% | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 8.3% | 17.9% | .270 | 46% | 9% | 4.59 | 4.51 |
| 2011 | 28 | A+ | Port Charlotte | 0.0% | 16.7% | .100 | 40% | 0% | 2.39 | 0.19 |
| 2011 | 28 | AAA | Durham | 7.3% | 19.5% | .345 | 59% | 0% | 2.49 | 3.53 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 6.5% | 18.4% | .282 | 49% | 8% | 4.17 | 4.43 |
| 2012 | 29 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 8.2% | 20.5% | .273 | 52% | 4% | 3.10 | 3.20 |
Extended Statistics
2012: Tampa Bay | 2011: Tampa Bay | 2011: Durham
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 21.0 | 88 | 9.1% | 22.7% | .236 | 53% | 3.86 |
| May | 13.2 | 58 | 6.9% | 17.2% | .318 | 51% | 2.63 |
| AWAY | 23.2 | 99 | 8.1% | 20.2% | .254 | 52% | 3.04 |
| HOME | 11.0 | 47 | 8.5% | 21.3% | .312 | 52% | 4.09 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 14 | MLB | @ Toronto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 9 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| May 3 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| April 28 | MLB | @ Texas | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| April 22 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| April 17 | MLB | @ Toronto | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| April 12 | MLB | @ Detroit | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Player Notes
April 2012
MLB.com: Jennings, Niemann push Rays to series winAugust 2011
MLB.com: Rays fend off Jays' rally in win for NiemannJeff Niemann could not keep the Rays' run of seven-inning starts alive on Saturday.
October 2009
Minor League Ball: Rookie Review: Jeff NiemannApril 2008
MILB.com: Niemann to debut in bigs on SundayJeff Niemann will make his Major League debut Sunday against the Orioles as the Rays try to counteract the inj...
Baseball America Blog: Promotion Likely For Niemann
Four years after the Rays made Jeff Niemann the fourth overall pick in the draft, it looks like the righthande...