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Nick Punto

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

Debut September 9, 2001

Born November 8, 1977 in San Diego, CA

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 23 PHI NL   4    5    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .400  .400  .400  110    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 24 PHI NL   9    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   -9    1   1   0   0   0   0
 2003 25 PHI NL  64   92   14   20   2  0   1    4   2  1   7  22  .217  .273  .272   48   25   0   0   1   0   0
 2004 26 MIN AL  38   91   17   23   0  0   2   12   6  0  12  19  .253  .340  .319   72   29   0   0   0   0   2
 2005 27 MIN AL 112  394   45   94  18  4   4   26  13  8  36  86  .239  .301  .335   68  132   7   2   0   0   9
 2006 28 MIN AL 135  459   73  133  21  7   1   45  17  5  47  68  .290  .352  .373   90  171  10   7   0   1   8
 2007 29 MIN AL 150  472   53   99  18  4   1   25  16  6  55  90  .210  .291  .271   52  128   6   3   1   0   7
 2008 30 MIN AL  99  338   43   96  19  4   2   28  15  6  32  57  .284  .344  .382   99  129   5   2   1   0  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      611 1857  245  468  78 19  11  140  69 26 189 345  .252  .319  .332   74  617  29  14   3   1  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        492   65  124  21  5   3   37  18  7  50  91  .252  .319  .332   74  164   8   4   1   0  10
 Career High    150  472   73  133  21  7   4   45  17  8  55  90  .290  .352  .382   99  171  10   7   1   1  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 23 PHI NL    5    3    1   8.9   110| .400  .266| .400  .337| .400  .436| .800  .773| 110  .740   0.0   0.0   0%
 2002 24 PHI NL    7    6    0   0.0   102| .167  .259| .167  .332| .167  .412| .334  .743|  -9  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2003 25 PHI NL   99   73    7   2.6   103| .217  .260| .273  .331| .272  .417| .545  .748|  48  .233  -7.0  -0.7  66%
 2004 26 MIN AL  103   70   11   4.2   112| .253  .274| .340  .342| .319  .440| .659  .782|  72  .405  -4.0  -0.4 100%
 2005 27 MIN AL  439  326   39   3.2   107| .239  .270| .301  .334| .335  .429| .636  .763|  68  .313 -18.5  -1.8  61%
 2006 28 MIN AL  524  356   64   4.8   109| .290  .273| .352  .337| .373  .434| .725  .771|  90  .461  -5.1  -0.5  77%
 2007 29 MIN AL  536  395   41   2.8   103| .210  .266| .291  .333| .271  .416| .562  .749|  52  .250 -31.6  -3.0  72%
 2008 30 MIN AL  377  265   44   4.4    99| .284  .260| .344  .326| .382  .408| .726  .734|  99  .450   0.4   0.0  71%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2090 1494  207   3.7   105| .252  .268| .319  .333| .332  .423| .651  .756|  74  .362 -66.6  -6.5  72%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 23 PHI NL SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 3.90 3.00 4.50 1 9.0 2002 24 PHI NL 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.30 18.00 5.40 0 1.0 SS 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 4.00 3.00 4.50 0 3.0 2003 25 PHI NL 2B 16 35 28 1 6 .984 .983 3.94 4.39 6.83 5.12 7 83.0 3B 9 5 6 1 0 .917 .957 1.22 2.36 3.19 2.73 3 31.0 SS 7 5 17 0 2 1.000 .973 3.14 3.99 3.81 4.52 5 52.0 2004 26 MIN AL 2B 19 20 34 1 10 .982 .982 2.84 4.35 4.37 4.95 11 111.3 SS 11 16 33 0 9 1.000 .972 4.45 4.12 5.01 4.56 10 88.0 CF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.35 2.08 2.63 1 13.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 4.0 DH 1 2005 27 MIN AL 2B 73 131 193 7 44 .979 .983 4.44 4.48 5.17 4.96 63 564.3 SS 34 47 76 2 16 .984 .972 3.62 4.17 4.54 4.60 26 244.0 3B 12 6 22 0 3 1.000 .956 2.33 2.49 3.65 2.77 7 69.0 OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.03 0.69 2.28 1 13.0 DH 3 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 1 11.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 2006 28 MIN AL 3B 89 53 176 9 17 .962 .960 2.57 2.54 2.69 2.84 88 766.0 SS 26 14 50 2 7 .970 .970 2.46 4.02 3.93 4.49 15 146.7 2B 17 21 50 2 9 .973 .986 4.18 4.47 5.57 4.92 13 114.7 OF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.00 2.70 2.29 1 20.0 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 2.81 2.64 1 16.0 DH 2 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2007 29 MIN AL 3B 108 83 171 7 11 .973 .957 2.35 2.34 2.76 2.63 93 828.3 SS 27 44 70 3 17 .974 .970 4.22 3.97 4.87 4.47 24 210.7 2B 25 46 63 3 11 .973 .985 4.36 4.54 5.69 4.98 18 172.3 2008 30 MIN AL SS 61 103 187 8 46 .973 .971 4.75 3.84 4.92 4.39 60 530.7 2B 26 54 79 2 18 .985 .987 5.12 4.51 5.55 5.01 23 215.7 3B 12 3 16 0 1 1.000 .960 1.58 2.37 2.71 2.74 6 63.0 CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.33 1.50 2.70 0 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 24 PHI NL 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.30 18.00 5.40 0 1.0 2003 25 PHI NL 2B 16 35 28 1 6 .984 .983 3.94 4.39 6.83 5.12 7 83.0 2004 26 MIN AL 2B 19 20 34 1 10 .982 .982 2.84 4.35 4.37 4.95 11 111.3 2005 27 MIN AL 2B 73 131 193 7 44 .979 .983 4.44 4.48 5.17 4.96 63 564.3 2006 28 MIN AL 2B 17 21 50 2 9 .973 .986 4.18 4.47 5.57 4.92 13 114.7 2007 29 MIN AL 2B 25 46 63 3 11 .973 .985 4.36 4.54 5.69 4.98 18 172.3 2008 30 MIN AL 2B 26 54 79 2 18 .985 .987 5.12 4.51 5.55 5.01 23 215.7 2003 25 PHI NL 3B 9 5 6 1 0 .917 .957 1.22 2.36 3.19 2.73 3 31.0 2004 26 MIN AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 4.0 2005 27 MIN AL 3B 12 6 22 0 3 1.000 .956 2.33 2.49 3.65 2.77 7 69.0 2006 28 MIN AL 3B 89 53 176 9 17 .962 .960 2.57 2.54 2.69 2.84 88 766.0 2007 29 MIN AL 3B 108 83 171 7 11 .973 .957 2.35 2.34 2.76 2.63 93 828.3 2008 30 MIN AL 3B 12 3 16 0 1 1.000 .960 1.58 2.37 2.71 2.74 6 63.0 2004 26 MIN AL CF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.35 2.08 2.63 1 13.0 2005 27 MIN AL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 1 11.0 2006 28 MIN AL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 2.81 2.64 1 16.0 2008 30 MIN AL CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.33 1.50 2.70 0 6.0 2004 26 MIN AL DH 1 2005 27 MIN AL DH 3 2006 28 MIN AL DH 2 2006 28 MIN AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2004 26 MIN AL OF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.05 2.08 2.28 1 13.0 2005 27 MIN AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.03 0.69 2.28 1 13.0 2006 28 MIN AL OF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.00 2.70 2.29 1 20.0 2005 27 MIN AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 2001 23 PHI NL SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 3.90 3.00 4.50 1 9.0 2002 24 PHI NL SS 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 4.00 3.00 4.50 0 3.0 2003 25 PHI NL SS 7 5 17 0 2 1.000 .973 3.14 3.99 3.81 4.52 5 52.0 2004 26 MIN AL SS 11 16 33 0 9 1.000 .972 4.45 4.12 5.01 4.56 10 88.0 2005 27 MIN AL SS 34 47 76 2 16 .984 .972 3.62 4.17 4.54 4.60 26 244.0 2006 28 MIN AL SS 26 14 50 2 7 .970 .970 2.46 4.02 3.93 4.49 15 146.7 2007 29 MIN AL SS 27 44 70 3 17 .974 .970 4.22 3.97 4.87 4.47 24 210.7 2008 30 MIN AL SS 61 103 187 8 46 .973 .971 4.75 3.84 4.92 4.39 60 530.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 232 150 391 17 32 .970 .958 2.33 2.43 2.76 2.73 197 1761.3 2B* 177 308 448 16 99 .979 .984 4.27 4.47 5.39 4.98 135 1262.3 SS* 168 231 435 16 97 .977 .971 3.96 3.98 4.67 4.47 141 1284.0 CF* 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.00 2.34 1.76 2.66 3 46.0 OF* 8 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.25 2.02 1.96 2.29 3 46.0 1 9 1# DH 6 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 RF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 585 698 1275 49 228 .976 .973 3.37 3.49 4.08 3.89 476 4354
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2006   ALDS  MIN OAK     L   3  12   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .167  .167  .167   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
2006 AL-7-7

Sac. Hits
2006 AL-10-2

Caught Stealing
2005 AL-8-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2141) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1998.

December 3, 2003: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later and Carlos Silva to the Minnesota Twins for Eric Milton. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bobby Korecky (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Philadelphia Phillies$200,000
2003Philadelphia Phillies$300,000
2004Minnesota Twins$307,500
2005Minnesota Twins$325,000
2006Minnesota Twins$690,000
2007Minnesota Twins$1,800,000
2008Minnesota Twins$2,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,022,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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