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Richard
Nicosia		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 27, 1992 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2018    2020   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2013 21 SDN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
2014 22 SDN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
2015 23 SDN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
2016 24 SDN NL     7 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6
2017 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   9 9 9 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
2018 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
2019 27 TOR AL $ 300,000   10 10 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
2020 28 TOR AL $ 2,528,571   9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
2021 29 TOR AL $ 3,664,286   10 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 8 8
2022 30 TOR AL $ 3,664,286   10 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286   10 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2013 21 A   75 193 33 52 5 1 4 18 11 2 33 36 .269 .376 .368 .744 30.4  
2014 22 A   132 466 82 142 20 3 14 59 17 10 76 72 .305 .402 .451 .853 84.8  
2015 23 AAA   40 179 22 49 8 3 2 19 4 2 11 26 .274 .316 .385 .701 21.1  
    AA   98 386 68 112 22 2 6 51 12 2 61 59 .290 .387 .404 .791 63.5  
2016 24 AAA   137 544 96 167 33 5 9 76 16 9 66 69 .307 .382 .436 .818 88.2  
2017 25 SDN NL 76 227 24 61 11 3 3 25 6 2 17 41 .269 .321 .383 .704 28.0 3.9
  TOR AL 53 158 26 52 13 1 4 19 4 1 20 27 .329 .402 .500 .902 30.3 5.9
  TOT   129 385 50 113 24 4 7 44 10 3 37 68 .294 .355 .431 .786 58.3 9.8
2018 26 TOR AL 151 617 101 199 35 0 13 78 28 9 49 111 .323 .374 .442 .816 96.4 16.7
2019 27 TOR AL 151 616 100 193 36 1 11 65 32 11 46 123 .313 .365 .429 .794 93.1 17.2
2020 28 TOR AL 151 612 98 208 39 3 14 83 23 20 59 113 .340 .398 .482 .880 108.5 19.5
2021 29 TOR AL 149 577 83 157 31 2 23 92 24 11 52 103 .272 .331 .452 .783 87.3 14.3
2022 30 TOR AL 151 611 96 177 32 2 17 65 30 7 54 99 .290 .348 .432 .780 93.0 16.9
6 Years Sim 882 3418 528 1047 197 12 85 427 147 61 297 617 .306 .362 .446 .808 536.6 94.4
2 Years AAA 177 723 118 216 41 8 11 95 20 11 77 95 .299 .375 .423 .798 109.3  
1 Years AA 98 386 68 112 22 2 6 51 12 2 61 59 .290 .389 .404 .793 63.5  
2 Years A 207 659 115 194 25 4 18 77 28 12 109 108 .294 .394 .426 .820 115.2  
5 Years Minors 482 1768 301 522 88 14 35 223 60 25 247 262 .295 .385 .420 .805 288.0  
162 Game Average 627 96 192 36 2 15 78 27 11 54 113 .306 .362 .446 .808 98.6  
Career Highs 151 617 101 208 39 4 23 92 32 20 59 123 .340 .398 .482 .880 108.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2674 402 834 154 12 61 320 114 52 245 474 .312 .370 .447 .816 425.2
vs LH   744 126 213 43 0 24 107 33 9 52 143 .286 .337 .441 .777 108.3
Home 440 1679 266 505 89 5 47 221 76 26 137 311 .301 .354 .444 .798 258.2
Away 442 1739 262 542 108 7 38 206 71 35 160 306 .312 .370 .447 .818 275.3
RISP   808 0 237 37 5 18 326 0 0 81 142 .293 .350 .418 .769 119.0
Pinch Hitting   40 5 15 2 2 1 9 0 0 1 4 .375 .381 .600 .981 7.9
Close/Late   363 53 102 18 3 10 46 0 0 30 61 .281 .333 .430 .762 51.1
Mar/Apr 135 520 79 146 27 1 11 62 22 7 55 86 .281 .349 .400 .749 74.3
May 153 612 96 177 40 5 13 76 22 9 48 116 .289 .342 .435 .776 87.9
June 146 563 85 179 35 1 20 79 26 9 45 102 .318 .373 .490 .863 96.8
July 133 521 75 168 32 4 9 51 24 11 37 100 .322 .367 .451 .818 81.2
August 155 587 93 184 28 1 17 86 33 13 48 103 .313 .365 .451 .816 94.1
Sep/Oct 160 615 100 193 35 0 15 73 20 12 64 110 .314 .380 .444 .823 99.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2017 25 SDN NL RF 62 61 511.6 127 1 1 0 .992 2.25 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    LF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOR AL RF 44 43 371.4 92 0 1 0 .989 2.23 0 0 .000 0 0.9
    LF 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   RF 106 104 883.0 219 1 2 0 .991 2.24   1.9
      LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
      3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
2018 26 TOR AL RF 147 143 1281.0 276 7 2 3 .993 1.99 0 0 .000 0 3.7
2019 27 TOR AL RF 148 144 1295.3 277 10 3 4 .990 1.99 0 0 .000 0 3.1
2020 28 TOR AL RF 14 13 110.3 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.55 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 1 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2022 30 TOR AL RF 100 98 859.0 178 4 4 1 .978 1.91 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    C 5 5 44.0 33 1 0 0 1.000 6.95 3 1 .333 3 0.1
  RF 515 502 4428.7 969 22 11 8 .989 2.01 0 0 .000 0 10.1
  C 5 5 44.0 33 1 0 0 1.000 6.95 3 1 .333 3 0.1
  2B 1 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   523 507 4481.7 1004 24 11 8 .989 2.06 3 1 .333 3 10.2
Career Highs   148 144 1295.3 277 10 4 4 1.000 2.23 3 1 .333 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 26 TOR AL 20 88 20 34 8 0 5 17 8 2 3 19 .386 .407 .648 1.054
2019 27 TOR AL 17 70 4 20 5 0 0 7 4 2 2 13 .286 .306 .357 .663
Career Post-Season Batting 37 158 24 54 13 0 5 24 12 4 5 32 .342 .362 .519 .881
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2018-4-.323
2019-3-.313
2020-2-.340
CAR-27-.306
 On-Base Pct
2020-4-.398
 OPS
2020-9-.880
 XR
2020-5-108.5
 At-Bats
2018-9-617
2022-9-611
 Hits
2018-2-199
2019-3-193
2020-2-208
Total Bases
2020-9-295
 Singles
2018-4-151
2019-3-145
2020-3-152
 Stolen Bases
2019-9-32
 Caught Stealing
2020-5-20
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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  4. Paul Rene (931)
  5. John Ruano (930)
  6. Chris Snelling (921)
  7. Nicanor Moreno (921)
  8. Jacque Jones (918)
  9. Shawn Garrett (918)
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 139th overall pick, by San Diego in 2013
Injured on 3/28/2014 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/2017, off Joe Morgan Jr. (NYN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/2017, off Hipolito Parra (CIN)
Injured on 7/1/2017 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Toronto on 7/26/2017 (Going to SDN: 2B Juan Santiago. Going to TOR: RF Richard Nicosia, LF Pedro Palacios, P Dudley Johnson, P Andy Lalli, SS Bobby Crosby)
Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game
1/29/2020: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,528,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Tampa Bay on 10/1/2020
1/29/2021: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 8/11/2021
Won Player of the Week award on 9/12/2021, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
1/29/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/10/2022
 
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