Al Nipper
Bats R Throws R6'0" 188 lbBorn 1959 San Diego, USADebut 1983Team CLEDraft 1980 R8 #206 Boston Red Sox, Northeast Missouri State
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1988 | CHC | 22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.130 | 0.217 | -63.4 |
| 1987 | BOS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1986 | BOS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1985 | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1984 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1983 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 144 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.130 | 0.217 | -63.4 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 125 | 2 | 19 | 12 | | | |
| 1988 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 3.04 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 80.0 | 341 | 9 | 34 | 27 | | | |
| 1987 | BOS | 11 | 12 | 5.43 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 174.0 | 777 | 30 | 62 | 89 | | | |
| 1986 | BOS | 10 | 12 | 5.38 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 159.0 | 702 | 24 | 47 | 79 | | | |
| 1985 | BOS | 9 | 12 | 4.06 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 162.0 | 713 | 14 | 82 | 85 | | | |
| 1984 | BOS | 11 | 6 | 3.89 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 182.7 | 777 | 18 | 52 | 84 | | | |
| 1983 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 5 | | | |
| Career | | 46 | 50 | 4.52 | 144 | 124 | 1 | 797.7 | 3502 | 97 | 303 | 381 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1990 | CLE | P | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | CHC | P | 22 | 80 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.917 | |
| 1987 | BOS | P | 30 | 174 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0.959 | |
| 1986 | BOS | P | 26 | 159 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0.982 | |
| 1985 | BOS | P | 25 | 162 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0.912 | |
| 1984 | BOS | P | 29 | 183 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.983 | |
| 1983 | BOS | P | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 2 | 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 |
|---|
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.89 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.89 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1988 | CHC | $397,000 |
| 1986 | BOS | $265,000 |
| 1985 | BOS | $165,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.