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Portrait of Dustin Nippert

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
9 119 268 14 16 0 5.31 -2
Birth Date5-6-1981
Height6' 8"
Weight225 lbs
Age42 years, 11 months, 18 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2005 ARI MLB 3 3 14.7 1 0 0 10 13 11 1 103 6.1 8.0 0.6 6.8 0% .214 1.57 5.23 5.52 114 5.53 119.0 0.0
2006 ARI MLB 2 2 10.0 0 2 0 15 7 9 5 102 13.5 6.3 4.5 8.1 0% .333 2.20 9.90 11.70 105 5.93 120.8 0.0
2007 ARI MLB 36 0 45.3 1 1 0 48 16 38 5 103 9.5 3.2 1.0 7.5 0% .314 1.41 3.98 5.56 98 4.02 83.1 0.7
2008 TEX MLB 20 6 71.7 3 5 0 92 37 55 10 113 11.6 4.6 1.3 6.9 0% .345 1.80 5.02 6.40 122 7.65 163.1 -1.8
2009 TEX MLB 20 10 69.7 5 3 0 64 29 54 7 105 8.3 3.7 0.9 7.0 0% .277 1.33 4.31 3.88 111 5.40 115.8 0.1
2010 TEX MLB 38 2 56.7 4 5 0 61 34 47 7 114 9.7 5.4 1.1 7.5 0% .320 1.68 5.06 4.29 127 6.39 144.4 -1.0
CareerMLB11923268.014160290136214351099.74.61.27.240%.3101.594.865.311156.00129.3-2.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2002 MSO Rk PIO 17 11 54.7 4 2 0 42 9 77 2 6.9 1.5 0.3 12.7 0% .325 0.93 2.18 1.65 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SBN A MDW 17 17 95.7 6 4 0 66 32 96 4 6.2 3.0 0.4 9.0 0% .251 1.02 2.82 2.82 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt AFL 8 8 30.0 1 2 0 26 12 30 1 7.8 3.6 0.3 9.0 0% -.581 1.27 3.91 3.60 0 0.00 0.0
2004 ELP AA TXS 14 14 71.7 2 5 0 77 40 73 0 9.7 5.0 0.0 9.2 0% .350 1.63 3.22 3.64 0 0.00 0.0
2005 ARI MLB NL 3 3 14.7 1 0 0 10 13 11 1 103 6.1 8.0 0.6 6.8 0% .214 1.57 5.23 5.52 114 5.53 119.0
2005 TEN AA SOU 18 18 117.3 8 3 0 95 42 97 4 74 7.3 3.2 0.3 7.4 0% -.607 1.17 3.38 2.38 90 3.52 69.3
2006 ARI MLB NL 2 2 10.0 0 2 0 15 7 9 5 102 13.5 6.3 4.5 8.1 0% .333 2.20 9.90 11.70 105 5.93 120.8
2006 TUC AAA PCL 25 24 140.0 13 8 0 161 52 130 11 106 10.4 3.3 0.7 8.4 0% .354 1.52 3.70 4.89 84 4.39 92.2
2007 ARI MLB NL 36 0 45.3 1 1 0 48 16 38 5 103 9.5 3.2 1.0 7.5 0% .314 1.41 3.98 5.56 98 4.02 83.1
2007 TUC AAA PCL 10 8 36.0 0 3 0 23 23 46 3 102 5.8 5.8 0.8 11.5 0% .267 1.28 3.97 4.75 89 3.03 62.1
2008 TEX MLB AL 20 6 71.7 3 5 0 92 37 55 10 113 11.6 4.6 1.3 6.9 0% .345 1.80 5.02 6.40 122 7.65 163.1
2008 OKL AAA PCL 12 10 63.3 6 2 0 65 16 43 8 107 9.2 2.3 1.1 6.1 0% .295 1.28 4.62 3.98 100 4.05 82.9
2009 TEX MLB AL 20 10 69.7 5 3 0 64 29 54 7 105 8.3 3.7 0.9 7.0 0% .277 1.33 4.31 3.88 111 5.40 115.8
2009 FRI AA TXS 4 3 12.7 0 1 0 8 6 8 1 112 5.7 4.3 0.7 5.7 0% .200 1.10 4.43 2.83 111 3.43 72.1
2009 OKL AAA PCL 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 2 2 6 1 84 3.6 3.6 1.8 10.8 0% .100 0.80 4.85 1.80 94 2.77 58.4
2010 TEX MLB AL 38 2 56.7 4 5 0 61 34 47 7 114 9.7 5.4 1.1 7.5 0% .320 1.68 5.06 4.29 127 6.39 144.4
2010 FRI AA TXS 2 2 3.3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 94 2.7 2.7 0.0 19.1 0% .250 0.61 -0.17 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 OKL AAA PCL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 101 3.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .167 0.33 1.58 0.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1313 0.4874 0.4615 0.7904 0.6344 0.2972 0.8522 0.6650 0.2096
2009 1191 0.4727 0.4484 0.7865 0.6412 0.2755 0.8560 0.6416 0.2135
2010 1041 0.4793 0.4198 0.7872 0.5431 0.3063 0.8413 0.6988 0.2128
Career35450.48010.44490.78820.60990.29260.85030.66710.2118

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-07-20 2010-09-03 15-DL 45 40 Head Concussion Batted Ball -
2009-04-15 2009-04-15 On-Alr 0 0 Right Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2009-03-27 2009-07-07 60-DL 102 81 Right Shoulder Strain -
2009-03-19 2009-03-27 Camp 8 0 Right Upper Back Soreness -
2008-04-22 2008-05-30 15-DL 38 35 Right Foot Strain -
2008-04-13 2008-04-13 DTD 0 0 Lower Leg Soreness Shin -
2005-09-08 2005-09-08 DTD 0 0 Fingers Laceration Fingernail -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 TEX $665,000
2009 TEX $411,760
2008 TEX $395,500
2007 ARI $380,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,852,260
4 yrTotal$1,852,260

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 140 d1 year/$0.665M (2010)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.665M (2010). Re-signed by Texas 1/15/10 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Texas 12/2/10.
  • 1 year/$411,760 (2009). Re-signed by Texas 2/20/09. Award bonus: $10,000 for All Star.
  • 1 year/$0.3955M (2008). Re-signed by Arizona 3/9/08. Acquired by Texas in trade from Arizona 3/28/08. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/30/08. Contract purchased 7/5/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007).
  • 1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06.
  • drafted 2002 (15-459)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Dustin Nippert threw 4,101 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2010, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Curve (76mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (86mph).