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Darren
Nigro		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 2, 1983 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2012   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 24 DET AL   10 7 6 6 2 1 2 7 6 7
2008 25 DET AL   10 7 7 7 4 3 3 7 6 6
2009 26 DET AL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 7 7
2010 27 DET AL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 6 7
2011 28 DET AL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 6 7
2012 29 DET AL $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 7 7
2013 30 DET AL $ 4,957,143 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 7 7
2014 31 DET AL $ 4,957,143 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 6 7
2015 32 DET AL $ 6,360,000 10 10 10 10 4 3 4 7 7 7
2016 33 DET AL $ 6,360,000 9 10 10 10 4 4 4 7 7 7
2017 34 DET AL $ 6,360,000 9 10 10 10 4 4 4 7 7 7
2018 35 SFN NL   9 10 10 10 4 3 4 7 7 7
2019 36 SEA AL   9 10 9 9 4 3 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 7 6 6 2 1 2 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,360,000 10 10 10 10 5 4 4 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 24 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2008 25 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2009 26 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2010 27 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2011 28 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2012 29 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2013 30 DET AL $ 4,957,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2014 31 DET AL $ 4,957,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2015 32 DET AL $ 6,360,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2016 33 DET AL $ 6,360,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2017 34 DET AL $ 6,360,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2018 35 SFN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2019 36 SEA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,360,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 24 AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 23.3 26 8 4 8 16 3.09 .289 .347 .456 .802  
    AA   4 6 .400 13 13 0 0 0 85.3 79 43 10 42 77 4.54 .239 .325 .376 .701  
2008 25 AAA   7 10 .412 25 16 4 0 0 125.0 104 61 22 62 140 4.39 .224 .316 .392 .708  
2009 26 DET AL 8 9 .471 26 17 1 0 1 137.7 149 67 18 68 136 4.38 .271 .362 .426 .789 7.9
    AAA   2 2 .500 8 8 0 0 0 51.0 48 28 6 28 62 4.94 .249 .344 .363 .707  
2010 27 DET AL 11 8 .579 32 20 4 1 1 165.0 145 80 17 82 153 4.36 .237 .335 .373 .708 11.2
2011 28 DET AL 6 7 .462 28 19 2 1 1 140.7 150 87 16 64 153 5.57 .276 .357 .420 .777 3.3
    AAA   1 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 34.0 28 15 2 19 48 3.97 .219 .320 .305 .624  
2012 29 DET AL 19 6 .760 32 32 9 4 0 239.7 148 75 21 109 287 2.82 .176 .276 .285 .561 23.5
2013 30 DET AL 15 9 .625 32 32 3 2 0 203.3 151 74 16 99 254 3.28 .202 .308 .312 .621 16.8
2014 31 DET AL 13 10 .565 32 32 3 2 0 212.3 174 96 25 104 250 4.07 .220 .318 .357 .675 13.6
2015 32 DET AL 10 12 .455 36 30 3 2 0 179.3 186 133 33 96 216 6.67 .264 .363 .447 .810 2.0
2016 33 DET AL 17 9 .654 32 32 4 3 0 198.0 163 107 27 105 224 4.86 .223 .329 .379 .708 10.9
2017 34 DET AL 10 12 .455 33 32 2 1 0 202.0 173 105 26 124 235 4.68 .227 .351 .372 .723 9.7
2018 35 DET AL 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 32.7 30 18 6 14 40 4.96 .238 .326 .413 .739 1.4
  SFN NL 2 6 .250 15 15 0 0 0 77.7 69 48 15 42 100 5.56 .233 .343 .422 .765 0.0
  TOT   4 8 .333 21 21 0 0 0 110.3 99 66 21 56 140 5.38 .235 .338 .419 .758 1.4
2019 36 BAL AL 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 16 8 3 8 24 2.81 .176 .250 .308 .558 2.2
  SEA AL 3 1 .750 8 8 0 0 0 43.0 45 32 7 37 54 6.70 .266 .405 .462 .866 0.5
  TOT   4 2 .667 12 12 0 0 0 68.7 61 40 10 45 78 5.24 .235 .355 .408 .763 2.6
11 Years Sim 117 92 .560 316 279 31 16 3 1857.0 1599 930 230 952 2126 4.51 .230 .332 .374 .706 103.1
4 Years AAA 12 12 .500 42 33 4 0 0 233.3 206 112 34 117 266 4.32 .235 .326 .379 .705  
1 Years AA 4 6 .400 13 13 0 0 0 85.3 79 43 10 42 77 4.54 .239 .325 .376 .701  
5 Years Minors 16 18 .471 55 46 4 0 0 318.7 285 155 44 159 343 4.38 .237 .326 .378 .704  
Season Average 10 8 .556 28 25 2 1 0 168.8 145 84 20 86 193 4.51 .230 .332 .374 .706  
Career Highs 19 12 .760 36 32 9 4 1 239.7 186 133 33 124 287 6.67 .276 .363 .447 .810  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1142 656 166 703 1454   .233 .329 .381 .710
vs LH   457 274 64 249 672   .222 .306 .357 .663
Home 63 38 .624 160 138 15 8 3 963.0 797 446 98 473 1067 4.17 .223 .314 .351 .665
Away 54 54 .500 156 141 16 8 0 894.0 802 484 132 479 1059 4.87 .236 .331 .398 .729
Mar/Apr 16 16 .500 47 45 4 1 0 265.3 249 153 33 130 294 5.19 .244 .330 .387 .717
May 17 17 .500 49 43 2 1 1 284.3 247 156 39 162 363 4.94 .230 .331 .388 .719
June 14 18 .438 62 41 5 2 2 318.6 268 157 34 156 394 4.43 .226 .316 .356 .672
July 24 13 .649 60 53 8 6 0 357.0 303 185 53 198 406 4.66 .229 .329 .388 .717
August 22 13 .629 50 50 4 2 0 324.0 283 148 37 166 345 4.11 .230 .321 .370 .691
Sep/Oct 24 15 .615 48 47 10 6 0 307.7 249 131 34 140 324 3.83 .221 .307 .355 .662
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
2018 35 SFN NL 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .000 .087 .000 .087 -1.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .000 .087 .000 .087 -1.1 0.0
162 Game Average 216 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 108 .000 .087 .000 .087 -12.1  
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   17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .105 .000 .105 -1.3
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.6
Away 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
RISP   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
May 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
July 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
August 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 -0.1
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    
2009 26 DET AL P 26 17 137.7 7 13 2 1 .909 1.31    
2010 27 DET AL P 32 20 165.0 6 14 2 2 .909 1.09    
2011 28 DET AL P 28 19 140.7 5 14 0 3 1.000 1.22    
2012 29 DET AL P 32 32 239.7 6 16 3 2 .880 0.83    
2013 30 DET AL P 32 32 203.3 6 13 1 0 .950 0.84    
2014 31 DET AL P 32 32 212.3 12 15 3 3 .900 1.14    
2015 32 DET AL P 36 30 179.3 4 17 3 1 .875 1.05    
2016 33 DET AL P 32 32 198.0 11 18 1 0 .967 1.32    
2017 34 DET AL P 33 32 202.0 4 11 5 2 .750 0.67    
2018 35 DET AL P 6 6 32.7 1 3 1 0 .800 1.10    
  SFN NL P 15 15 77.7 2 7 1 0 .900 1.04    
  TOT   P 21 21 110.3 3 10 2 0 .867 1.06    
2019 36 BAL AL P 4 4 25.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.40    
  SEA AL P 8 8 43.0 3 4 1 0 .875 1.47    
Career Totals   316 279 1857.0 69 147 23 14 .904 1.05    
Career Highs   36 32 239.7 12 18 5 3 1.000 1.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2009 26 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00 .100 .250 .200 .450
2011 28 DET AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 6 2 0 2 4 6.77 .429 .500 .429 .929
2012 29 DET AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 2 2 0 31.0 17 5 1 10 34 1.45 .159 .231 .234 .464
2013 30 DET AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 8 7 4 4 16 4.85 .178 .245 .444 .689
2014 31 DET AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 10 14 4 9 3 17.19 .333 .487 .800 1.287
2016 33 DET AL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 19.7 21 17 4 14 19 7.78 .269 .380 .474 .855
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 6 .400 15 12 2 2 0 76.7 63 45 13 41 79 5.28 .222 .320 .401 .721
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
2016 33 DET AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2012-4-2.82
2013-10-3.28
 Wins
2012-3-19
2016-6-17
 Winning Pct
2012-4-.760
2016-10-.654
 Complete Games
2010-3-4
2012-2-9
2013-9-3
2014-9-3
2015-8-3
2016-2-4
CAR-19-31
 Shutouts
2010-7-1
2011-9-1
2012-2-4
2013-5-2
2014-1-2
2015-3-2
2016-1-3
2017-7-1
CAR-9-16
 Innings Pitched
2012-2-239.7
Homeruns Allowed
2015-8-33
2017-9-26
CAR-47-230
 Strikeouts
2012-2-287
2013-7-254
2014-5-250
2015-8-216
2016-6-224
2017-3-235
CAR-38-2126
 Walks Allowed
2012-3-109
2013-5-99
2014-7-104
2015-8-96
2016-8-105
2017-1-124
CAR-15-952
 Hits per 9IP
2012-1-5.6
2013-3-6.7
2014-8-7.4
2016-4-7.4
2017-5-7.7
CAR-27-7.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
2012-5-10.8
2013-3-11.2
2014-6-10.6
2015-2-10.8
2016-3-10.2
2017-1-10.5
CAR-11-10.3
 WHiP
2012-5-1.07
OAVG
2012-1-.176
2013-2-.202
2014-6-.220
2016-5-.223
2017-5-.227
CAR-26-.230
 OOBP
2012-5-.276
 OSLG
2012-2-.285
2013-6-.312
2017-10-.372
 OOPS
2012-4-.561
2013-8-.621
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 91    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 87)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 29th overall pick, by Detroit in 2007
Injured on 6/11/2008 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 4/16/2009 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/27/2009
Struck out 16 batters against Oakland on 7/30/2011
Struck out 16 batters against Kansas City on 5/13/2012
Won Player of the Week award on 8/1/2012, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Struck out 16 batters against Boston on 8/16/2012
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2012, going 3-0, 1.13
Pitched NO-HITTER against Anaheim on 9/14/2012, striking out 7
Won World Championship with Detroit in 2012
1/29/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,957,143 through salary arbitration
1/29/2014: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,957,143 through salary arbitration
Struck out 15 batters against Cleveland on 4/18/2014
5/14/2014: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $6,360,000 per year, for 3 years
Struck out 16 batters against Toronto on 5/16/2014
5/14/2017: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,380,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Detroit to San Francisco on 5/22/2018 (Going to SFN: P Darren Nigro. Going to DET: SS Scott Gritton)
Injured on 8/10/2018 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Released by San Francisco on 10/5/2018
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/4/2019 to a 1-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/2019 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Was claimed off waivers by Seattle on 7/2/2019
Released by Seattle on 10/16/2019
 
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