Kirk Nieuwenhuis
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| 25-year-old Center fielder |
| New York Mets |
| Date of Birth: August 7, 1987 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2008 | A- | Brooklyn | 315 | 281 | 34 | 78 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 68 | 11 | .278 | .349 | .399 | 748 | |
| 2009 | 22 | A+ | St. Lucie | 547 | 482 | 91 | 133 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 10 | 53 | 118 | 16 | .276 | .358 | .469 | 827 |
| 2009 | 22 | AA | Binghamton | 36 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .406 | .472 | .656 | 1128 |
| 2010 | 23 | AA | Binghamton | 430 | 392 | 80 | 113 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 29 | 93 | 13 | .288 | .333 | .508 | 841 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Buffalo | 133 | 120 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 0 | .225 | .293 | .358 | 651 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Buffalo | 220 | 187 | 33 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 59 | 5 | .294 | .400 | .497 | 897 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Buffalo | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .273 | 581 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | NY Mets | 314 | 282 | 40 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 98 | 4 | .252 | .312 | .376 | 688 |
| 2013 | 26 | AAA | Las Vegas | 96 | 82 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 2 | .207 | .323 | .366 | 689 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | NY Mets | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .188 | 364 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2008 | A- | Brooklyn | 315 | 281 | .121 | 9.2% | 21.6% | .357 | 63% | 14% | 38 | 4.86 | .331 | 107 | 113 | |
| 2009 | 22 | A+ | St. Lucie | 547 | 482 | .193 | 9.7% | 21.6% | .336 | 55% | 12% | 79 | 5.97 | .361 | 119 | 140 |
| 2009 | 22 | AA | Binghamton | 36 | 32 | .250 | 11.1% | 25.0% | .545 | 35% | 26% | 9 | 11.57 | .481 | 153 | 213 |
| 2010 | 23 | AA | Binghamton | 430 | 392 | .220 | 6.7% | 21.6% | .343 | 45% | 17% | 64 | 5.80 | .356 | 112 | 128 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Buffalo | 133 | 120 | .133 | 8.3% | 29.3% | .316 | 44% | 18% | 10 | 2.65 | .273 | 85 | 76 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Buffalo | 220 | 187 | .203 | 14.5% | 26.8% | .402 | 44% | 21% | 28 | 4.85 | .393 | 124 | 146 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Buffalo | 13 | 11 | .091 | 15.4% | 30.8% | .286 | 57% | 29% | 1 | 2.70 | .275 | 88 | 64 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | NY Mets | 314 | 282 | .124 | 8.0% | 31.2% | .362 | 51% | 20% | 24 | 2.64 | .304 | 98 | 92 |
| 2013 | 26 | AAA | Las Vegas | 96 | 82 | .159 | 13.5% | 24.0% | .250 | 34% | 19% | 7 | 2.55 | .311 | 93 | 80 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | NY Mets | 17 | 16 | .063 | 5.9% | 47.1% | .250 | 38% | 50% | 1 | 1.93 | .168 | 55 | 4 |
Extended Statistics
2013: NY Mets | 2013: Las Vegas | 2012: NY Mets
| Split Statistics with Buffalo in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 99 | 82 | .244 | 4 | 16.2% | 22.2% | .357 | 43% | 20% | .293 | .414 | .537 | .412 |
| May | 99 | 86 | .186 | 2 | 13.1% | 29.3% | .436 | 42% | 25% | .302 | .394 | .488 | .386 |
| June | 22 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 13.6% | 36.4% | .455 | 64% | 9% | .263 | .364 | .368 | .334 |
| AWAY | 103 | 90 | .200 | 2 | 12.6% | 27.2% | .450 | 40% | 24% | .322 | .408 | .522 | .404 |
| HOME | 117 | 97 | .206 | 4 | 16.2% | 26.5% | .355 | 49% | 18% | .268 | .393 | .474 | .382 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 22 | AAA | @ Iowa | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| May 21 | AAA | @ Iowa | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 19 | AAA | @ Omaha | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 17 | AAA | @ Omaha | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 16 | AAA | @ Omaha | CF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 13 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | RF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 9 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 8 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 6 | AAA | @ Sacramento | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 4 | AAA | @ Sacramento | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 3 | AAA | @ Sacramento | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2 | AAA | @ Reno | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 1 | AAA | @ Reno | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| April 30 | AAA | @ Reno | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 29 | AAA | @ Reno | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 28 | AAA | vs. Tacoma | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 27 | AAA | vs. Tacoma | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| April 26 | AAA | vs. Tacoma | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 25 | AAA | vs. Tacoma | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| April 21 | MLB | vs. Washington | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 20 | MLB | vs. Washington | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 19 | MLB | vs. Washington | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 18 | MLB | @ Colorado | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 16 | MLB | @ Colorado | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 16 | MLB | @ Colorado | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 13 | MLB | @ Minnesota | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 10 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
May 2011
Baseball America: Mets' Nieuwenhuis Puts Tools To Good Use With BuffaloBuffalo's Kirk Nieuwenhuis compensates for lack of a plus tool by doing many things well.
February 2011
Baseball America: Nieuwenhuis Seeks To Muddy Mets' Decision-MakingOctober 2009
Baseball America: Picking Baseball Over Football Pays Off For NieuwenhuisMets outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was a talented football player in high school, but chose to play college base...