Jonathon Niese
Bats L Throws L6'3" 215 lbBorn 1986 Lima, USADebut 2008Team NYMDraft 2005 R7 #209 New York Mets, Defiance Sr HS, OH
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2016 | NYM | 30 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.100 | 0.156 | 0.133 | 0.290 | -29.2 |
| 2015 | NYM | 33 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0.173 | 0.246 | 0.192 | 0.438 | 25.2 |
| 2014 | NYM | 31 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0.091 | 0.180 | 0.109 | 0.289 | -18.0 |
| 2013 | NYM | 24 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0.205 | 0.279 | 0.256 | 0.535 | 55.0 |
| 2012 | NYM | 30 | 68 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0.218 | 0.295 | 0.218 | 0.513 | 48.1 |
| 2011 | NYM | 29 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0.061 | 0.132 | 0.102 | 0.234 | -44.2 |
| 2010 | NYM | 31 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0.189 | 0.295 | 0.226 | 0.521 | 51.3 |
| 2009 | NYM | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | -47.7 |
| 2008 | NYM | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -23.4 |
| Career | | 216 | 413 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 164 | 0.150 | 0.228 | 0.176 | 0.404 | 12.7 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2016 | NYM | 8 | 7 | 5.50 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 121.0 | 546 | 25 | 47 | 88 | 84.2 | 101.8 | 86.0 |
| 2015 | NYM | 9 | 10 | 4.13 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 176.7 | 770 | 20 | 55 | 113 | 94.4 | 101.2 | 95.6 |
| 2014 | NYM | 9 | 11 | 3.40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 187.7 | 786 | 17 | 45 | 138 | 97.1 | | |
| 2013 | NYM | 8 | 8 | 3.71 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 143.0 | 621 | 10 | 48 | 105 | 94.2 | | |
| 2012 | NYM | 13 | 9 | 3.40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 190.3 | 788 | 22 | 49 | 155 | 107.3 | | |
| 2011 | NYM | 11 | 11 | 4.40 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 157.3 | 694 | 14 | 44 | 138 | 96.0 | | |
| 2010 | NYM | 9 | 10 | 4.20 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 173.7 | 770 | 20 | 62 | 148 | 92.8 | | |
| 2009 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 4.21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.7 | 110 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 102.7 | | |
| 2008 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 7.07 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 74.7 | | |
| Career | | 69 | 68 | 4.07 | 211 | 197 | 0 | 1189.3 | 5154 | 131 | 367 | 914 | 95.6 | | 95.9 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2016 | 34 | 80.8 | -13.2 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 0.070 | 0.087 | 0.107 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | 60 | 82.7 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 25.5 | 0.190 | 0.229 | 0.230 | 24.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2016 | NYM | P | 29 | 121 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.958 | +1.2 |
| 2015 | NYM | P | 33 | 177 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0.979 | +1.1 |
| 2014 | NYM | P | 30 | 188 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0.897 | |
| 2013 | NYM | P | 24 | 143 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0.939 | |
| 2012 | NYM | P | 30 | 190 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.939 | |
| 2011 | NYM | P | 27 | 157 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | NYM | P | 30 | 174 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.971 | |
| 2009 | NYM | P | 5 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | NYM | P | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 306 | 70.1 IP, 12% K | 5.14 | |
| 2013 | AA | Binghamton Mets | Pit | 20 | 5.0 IP, 30% K | 3.60 | |
| 2010 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 25 | 6.0 IP, 12% K | 3.00 | |
| 2009 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 400 | 94.1 IP, 20% K | 3.83 | |
| 2008 | AAA | New Orleans Zephyrs | Pit | 167 | 39.2 IP, 19% K | 3.44 | |
| 2008 | AA | Binghamton Mets | Pit | 521 | 124.1 IP, 21% K | 3.05 | |
| 2007 | A+ | St. Lucie Mets | Pit | 575 | 134.1 IP, 19% K | 4.30 | |
| 2006 | A+ | St. Lucie Mets | Pit | 45 | 10.0 IP, 22% K | 4.50 | |
| 2006 | A | Hagerstown Suns | Pit | 549 | 123.2 IP, 24% K | 3.94 | |
| 2005 | Rk | GCL Mets | Pit | 105 | 24.2 IP, 23% K | 3.72 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2016 | 0.070 | 0.179 | 0.156 | 0.129 |
| 2015 | 0.257 | 0.226 | 0.281 | 0.197 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.12 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.12 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | PIT | $9,000,000 |
| 2015 | NYM | $7,000,000 |
| 2014 | NYM | $5,000,000 |
| 2013 | NYM | $3,050,000 |
| 2012 | NYM | $519,550 |
| 2011 | NYM | $452,000 |
| 2010 | NYM | $402,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.