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 | 168 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 40 | 3 | .232 | .339 | .486 | 825 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | NY Mets | 35 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .094 | .171 | .125 | 296 |
| 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 | 168 | 142 | .254 | 13.7% | 23.8% | .250 | 39% | 15% | 18 | 3.89 | .354 | 106 | 113 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | NY Mets | 35 | 32 | .031 | 8.6% | 40.0% | .167 | 61% | 28% | 1 | 0.90 | .128 | 42 | -14 |
Extended Statistics
2013: NY Mets | 2013: Las Vegas | 2012: NY Mets
| Split Statistics with NY Mets in 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 88 | 80 | .150 | 2 | 8.0% | 28.4% | .453 | 47% | 27% | .325 | .386 | .475 | .379 |
| May | 93 | 80 | .037 | 0 | 10.8% | 31.2% | .412 | 43% | 26% | .263 | .333 | .300 | .292 |
| June | 90 | 84 | .226 | 5 | 5.6% | 28.9% | .283 | 61% | 10% | .238 | .278 | .464 | .313 |
| July | 43 | 38 | .027 | 0 | 7.0% | 41.9% | .200 | 50% | 15% | .105 | .186 | .132 | .159 |
| AWAY | 161 | 139 | .107 | 2 | 9.9% | 27.3% | .398 | 47% | 25% | .281 | .348 | .388 | .326 |
| HOME | 153 | 143 | .140 | 5 | 5.9% | 35.3% | .321 | 55% | 15% | .224 | .275 | .364 | .281 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 18 | MLB | @ Atlanta | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 17 | MLB | @ Atlanta | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 15 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 14 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 13 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 12 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 11 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 9 | MLB | vs. Miami | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 7 | AAA | @ Tacoma | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| June 6 | AAA | @ Tacoma | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 4 | AAA | @ Fresno | CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| June 3 | AAA | @ Fresno | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2 | AAA | @ Fresno | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 1 | AAA | @ Fresno | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| May 31 | AAA | vs. Reno | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 30 | AAA | vs. Reno | RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 29 | AAA | vs. Reno | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 28 | AAA | vs. Reno | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 27 | AAA | vs. Salt Lake | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| May 26 | AAA | vs. Salt Lake | RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 25 | AAA | vs. Salt Lake | RF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| May 24 | AAA | vs. Salt Lake | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| May 23 | AAA | @ Iowa | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 |
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...