Jeff Niemann
| 26-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 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 79.2 | 342 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 3.95 | 1.40 | 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 | 10.2% | 13.2% | .283 | 39% | 5% | 4.71 | 4.55 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Tampa Bay | 2008: Tampa Bay | 2008: Durham
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 22.1 | 98 | 11.2% | 13.3% | .250 | 35% | 4.43 |
| May | 28.1 | 129 | 9.3% | 13.2% | .337 | 40% | 4.45 |
| June | 29.0 | 115 | 10.4% | 13.0% | .250 | 41% | 3.10 |
| AWAY | 50.0 | 215 | 12.6% | 11.2% | .257 | 38% | 3.78 |
| HOME | 29.2 | 127 | 6.3% | 16.5% | .326 | 41% | 4.25 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 29 | MLB | @ Toronto | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| June 21 | MLB | @ NY Mets | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| June 16 | MLB | @ Colorado | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| June 10 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| June 3 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| May 28 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| May 23 | MLB | @ Florida | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| May 18 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| May 13 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| May 7 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 2 | MLB | vs. Boston | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| April 27 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| April 22 | MLB | @ Seattle | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| April 16 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| April 11 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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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