Nyjer Morgan
| 29-year-old Center fielder |
| Washington Nationals |
| Date of Birth: July 2, 1980 |
| Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 33 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 25 | A+ | Lynchburg | 277 | 252 | 36 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 40 | .286 | .325 | .357 | 682 | |
| 2006 | 26 | Wint | Honolulu | 134 | 119 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | .294 | .366 | .429 | 795 | |
| 2006 | 26 | A+ | Lynchburg | 274 | 228 | 43 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 40 | .303 | .380 | .360 | 740 | |
| 2006 | 26 | AA | Altoona | 243 | 219 | 39 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 | .306 | .350 | .393 | 743 | |
| 2007 | 27 | Wint | Phoenix | 109 | 93 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .258 | .349 | .355 | 704 | |
| 2007 | 27 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .308 | .438 | .538 | 976 | |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | Indianapolis | 184 | 164 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 | .305 | .370 | .354 | 724 | |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 118 | 107 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .299 | .356 | .430 | 786 | |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Indianapolis | 346 | 319 | 54 | 95 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 43 | .298 | .347 | .373 | 720 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 175 | 160 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 9 | .294 | .343 | .375 | 718 |
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Washington | 212 | 191 | 34 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 24 | .351 | .387 | .435 | 822 |
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 321 | 278 | 39 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 29 | 49 | 18 | .277 | .346 | .356 | 702 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 25 | A+ | Lynchburg | 277 | 252 | .071 | 4.0% | 14.4% | .340 | .303 | ||||
| 2006 | 26 | Wint | Honolulu | 134 | 119 | .135 | 6.0% | 17.2% | .358 | 62% | 12% | .352 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | A+ | Lynchburg | 274 | 228 | .057 | 7.3% | 14.6% | .367 | 58% | 14% | .336 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | AA | Altoona | 243 | 219 | .087 | 6.2% | 11.5% | .347 | 57% | 14% | .328 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | Wint | Phoenix | 109 | 93 | .097 | 11.0% | 12.8% | .295 | 56% | 12% | .313 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 16 | 13 | .230 | 12.5% | 18.8% | .333 | 80% | 20% | .428 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | Indianapolis | 184 | 164 | .049 | 8.2% | 15.2% | .368 | 58% | 20% | .326 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 118 | 107 | .131 | 7.6% | 16.1% | .356 | 60% | 15% | .345 | ||
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | Indianapolis | 346 | 319 | .075 | 5.2% | 13.6% | .347 | 53% | 15% | .321 | ||
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 175 | 160 | .081 | 5.7% | 18.3% | .367 | 52% | 20% | .321 | ||
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Washington | 212 | 191 | .084 | 5.2% | 11.8% | .400 | 61% | 18% | .362 | ||
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 321 | 278 | .079 | 9.0% | 15.3% | .330 | 54% | 17% | .311 | ||
Extended Statistics
2009: Pittsburgh | 2009: Washington | 2008: Pittsburgh
| Split Statistics with Pittsburgh in 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 101 | 88 | .068 | 0 | 7.9% | 14.9% | .370 | 47% | 22% | .307 | .366 | .375 | .325 |
| May | 110 | 94 | .074 | 0 | 11.8% | 18.2% | .311 | 52% | 14% | .245 | .336 | .319 | .301 |
| June | 110 | 96 | .094 | 2 | 7.3% | 12.7% | .313 | 63% | 16% | .281 | .336 | .375 | .309 |
| AWAY | 177 | 149 | .074 | 1 | 8.5% | 16.4% | .328 | 52% | 20% | .268 | .339 | .342 | .303 |
| HOME | 144 | 129 | .085 | 1 | 9.7% | 13.9% | .333 | 57% | 15% | .287 | .354 | .372 | .322 |
Batted Ball Chart
Player Notes
February 2010
River Ave. Blues: Friday Night Linkage: Gardner, Draft, OhlendorfCould Gardner be the next Nyjer Morgan?
June 2009
PBC Blog: Pirates set to trade Morgan, BurnettMVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Morgan, Burnett dealt to Nats for Milledge, Hanrahan
After days of speculation, Nyjer Morgan is headed to the Nationals in exchange for Lastings Milledge.
PBC Blog: Nationals pursuing Morgan in trade
May 2009
PBC Blog: Morning links: About Morgan in the gapMVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Nyjer Morgan has been more valuable than Jason Bay
I have written many times that Nyjer Morgan will never be a quality major league starter.