2B Nick Punto #8
Texas Rangers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/05/2009
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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2B NICK PUNTO #8 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 533 121 30 3 1 57 58 103 .227 .303 .300 14 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 20
Errors: - 65 20
Arm: 20 65 25
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2009 @ BAL Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/2009 @ BAL Loss, 5-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2009 @ BAL Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/2009 MIN Loss, 1-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/2009 MIN Win, 9-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2009 MIN Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2009 SEA Win, 6-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/2009 SEA Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2009 @ CAL Win, 6-2 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
09/23/2009 @ CAL Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/08/1977
Born in:Rancho San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$380,000
Signed Through:2009 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2000, 5th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 533 121 30 3 1 57 51 58 103 .227 .303 .300 .603 .277 .073 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 147 598 2 0 0 17 23 5 160 34 14 6 70.0 50.2 2.93 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   149 38 12 0 0 19 13 12 25 1 7 0 .255 .309 .336 .644
Versus Right   384 83 18 3 1 38 38 46 78 4 16 2 .216 .300 .286 .587
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 .136 .208 .136 .345
April   74 19 4 1 1 11 9 10 9 1 1 0 .257 .341 .378 .720
May   85 17 4 1 0 8 13 11 19 0 6 0 .200 .292 .271 .562
June   86 22 7 0 0 13 8 14 16 2 2 0 .256 .353 .337 .690
July   85 16 2 1 0 1 5 11 20 0 2 0 .188 .281 .235 .517
August   93 23 5 0 0 10 8 5 17 2 4 1 .247 .287 .301 .588
September   99 24 8 0 0 14 8 7 19 0 6 1 .242 .299 .323 .622
October   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   55 10 3 0 1 2 4 5 12 0 1 0 .182 .250 .291 .541
Last Year   433 95 21 4 0 36 52 68 90 3 12 0 .219 .323 .286 .610
2 Years Ago   548 135 26 4 3 61 69 55 91 6 11 0 .246 .312 .325 .637
Career   1514 351 77 11 4 154 172 181 284 14 46 2 .232 .312 .305 .617
Home   256 51 12 1 0 19 27 29 42 2 10 2 .199 .284 .254 .538
Road   277 70 18 2 1 38 24 29 61 3 13 0 .253 .320 .343 .663
Grass   470 107 26 2 1 50 46 52 93 5 21 2 .228 .304 .298 .602
Turf   63 14 4 1 0 7 5 6 10 0 2 0 .222 .290 .317 .607
Day   168 37 7 1 0 11 19 24 38 2 9 0 .220 .314 .274 .588
Night   365 84 23 2 1 46 32 34 65 3 14 2 .230 .297 .312 .609
As Starter   529 120 29 3 1 56 51 58 101 5 23 2 .227 .303 .299 .602
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Close/Late   131 22 7 1 0 12 15 18 32 1 9 0 .168 .267 .237 .503
Inning 1-3   163 36 10 0 0 14 11 17 35 2 7 0 .221 .291 .282 .573
Inning 4-6   182 49 9 0 1 20 17 19 28 1 7 2 .269 .343 .335 .678
Inning 7-9   177 36 11 3 0 23 22 21 37 2 5 0 .203 .285 .299 .584
Extra Innings   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
0 Outs   176 32 4 0 1 7 20 17 35 0 12 0 .182 .254 .222 .475
1 Outs   181 50 13 2 0 19 23 23 35 5 11 2 .276 .355 .370 .726
2 Outs   176 39 13 1 0 31 8 18 33 0 0 0 .222 .294 .307 .601
Scoring Position   149 36 13 1 0 49 8 19 31 5 23 0 .242 .318 .342 .660
Bases Empty   279 66 9 2 0 0 32 31 49 0 0 1 .237 .315 .283 .598
Runner on 1st   105 19 8 0 1 8 11 8 23 0 0 1 .181 .246 .286 .531
Runner on 2nd   49 12 6 0 0 9 3 5 11 0 19 0 .245 .315 .367 .682
Runner on 3rd   18 4 3 0 0 6 0 1 6 1 0 0 .222 .250 .389 .639
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 10 2 1 0 11 4 6 6 0 0 0 .256 .356 .359 .715
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .273 .357 .273 .630
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 4 0 .250 .455 .375 .830
Bases Loaded   24 5 1 0 0 14 0 2 5 3 0 0 .208 .241 .250 .491
Two Strikes   241 40 10 1 0 13 17 33 103 3 0 1 .166 .266 .216 .482
First Pitch   87 23 5 1 0 10 8 0 0 1 8 1 .264 .270 .345 .614
Count 0-1   49 16 5 1 0 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 .327 .327 .469 .796
Count 0-2   45 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 22 1 0 0 .089 .087 .111 .198
Count 1-0   55 13 3 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 7 0 .236 .236 .291 .527
Count 1-1   56 16 5 0 1 13 6 0 0 1 3 0 .286 .281 .429 .709
Count 1-2   72 10 2 0 0 3 2 0 35 1 0 0 .139 .137 .167 .304
Count 2-0   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-1   26 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .269 .308 .577
Count 2-2   83 12 3 0 0 4 5 0 34 1 0 1 .145 .153 .181 .334
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 .375 .762 .375 1.137
Full Count   41 14 4 1 0 2 10 33 12 0 0 0 .341 .635 .488 1.123
Behind in Count   166 30 8 1 0 16 5 0 57 2 4 0 .181 .179 .241 .420
Ahead in Count   100 26 5 0 0 12 17 25 0 0 8 0 .260 .408 .310 .718
Batting Leadoff   43 14 4 1 0 8 4 3 11 1 1 0 .326 .362 .465 .827
Batting 2nd   62 14 1 0 0 4 8 5 11 0 7 1 .226 .294 .242 .536
Batting 5th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   28 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 .179 .258 .214 .472
Batting 7th   141 30 10 0 0 14 10 9 23 0 5 1 .213 .265 .284 .549
Batting 8th   248 58 14 2 1 29 27 37 53 4 9 0 .234 .329 .319 .647
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   209 54 12 3 0 17 26 19 43 1 0 1 .258 .322 .344 .666
Medium Leverage   222 52 14 0 1 21 18 22 39 1 11 1 .234 .305 .311 .616
High Leverage   98 14 4 0 0 19 7 16 21 3 12 0 .143 .256 .184 .440
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2007 Texas - MLB 29 153 548 135 26 4 3 61 69 55 0 6 91 11 7 .246 .312 .325 .637 68 69 1.3
2008 Texas - MLB 30 136 433 95 21 4 0 36 52 68 0 3 90 8 4 .219 .323 .286 .610 64 68 1.3
2009 Texas - MLB 31 153 533 121 30 3 1 57 51 58 2 5 103 14 6 .227 .303 .300 .603 62 63 1.3
Total MLB 442 1514 351 77 11 4 154 172 181 2 14 284 33 17 .232 .312 .305 .617 65 67 3.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Spokane - A 23 135 507 140 18 5 14 69 72 44 3 1 98 8 12 .276 .337 .414 .751 95 95 1.5
2002 Spokane - A 24 100 425 151 31 7 11 56 74 37 4 0 91 8 9 .355 .412 .539 .951 147 149 4.3
2002 Rancho Cucamonga - AA 24 9 37 13 0 0 1 6 4 3 0 0 5 1 0 .351 .400 .432 .832 117 122 0.3
2003 Rancho Cucamonga - AA 25 36 137 41 4 0 2 13 25 27 0 0 13 11 3 .299 .415 .372 .787 150 147 1.7
2003 Honolulu - AAA 25 91 333 105 1 0 7 28 53 30 0 2 61 12 8 .315 .370 .381 .751 97 98 0.9
2004 Honolulu - AAA 26 133 571 201 25 8 6 64 112 66 1 2 69 28 11 .352 .419 .455 .874 121 125 4.3
2005 Fort Lauderdale - A 27 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -154 -0.1
2005 Des Moines - AA 27 11 35 10 0 1 0 2 2 10 0 0 7 5 1 .286 .444 .343 .787 181 185 0.8
2005 Honolulu - AAA 27 18 82 30 9 2 1 12 22 10 0 1 7 4 1 .366 .430 .561 .991 141 140 0.8
2005 Fremont - AAA 27 101 429 178 30 5 4 71 94 54 0 3 49 16 6 .415 .477 .536 1.013 149 155 4.9
2005 Total - AAA 27 119 511 208 39 7 5 83 116 64 0 4 56 20 7 .407 .470 .540 1.010 148 152 5.7
2006 Fremont - AAA 28 135 532 196 33 8 5 65 98 79 1 3 50 18 11 .368 .449 .489 .938 133 138 4.3
Total MAAA 478 1947 710 98 23 23 240 379 239 2 11 236 78 37 .365 .432 .474 .907 128 131
Total MAA 56 209 64 4 1 3 21 31 40 0 0 25 17 4 .306 .418 .378 .796 150 150
Total MA 236 936 291 49 12 25 125 146 81 7 1 189 16 21 .311 .370 .469 .839 118 119
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Texas - MLB 2B 7 7 20 22 5 42 0 1.000 56.0 6.75 +0.4 1.040
2007 Texas - MLB 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 .000
2007 Texas - MLB SS 146 139 223 425 96 664 16 .976 1260.1 4.63 +14.3 1.052
2008 Texas - MLB 2B 10 9 12 23 3 35 0 1.000 75.0 4.20 +0.6 1.068
2008 Texas - MLB 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.0 .000
2008 Texas - MLB SS 126 115 177 345 63 534 12 .978 1031.2 4.55 +12.0 1.093
2009 Texas - MLB 2B 39 37 70 107 23 179 2 .989 321.2 4.95 +3.6 1.068
2009 Texas - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB SS 120 110 181 348 60 540 11 .980 1014.2 4.69 +13.3 1.055
TOTAL 2B 56 53 102 152 31 256 2 .992 452.2 5.05 +4.6 1.065
TOTAL 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.1 0.93 -0.2 .000
TOTAL SS 392 364 581 1118 219 1738 39 .978 3306.2 4.62 +39.6 1.066
PLAYER HISTORY
12/06/2000 Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 74th overall pick) by the Montreal Expos.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 30 (55).
01/29/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization with a signing bonus of $190,000.
05/19/2001 Injured on 05/18/2001, diagnosed with blurred vision, is day-to-day.
07/07/2001 Was selected to the 2001 MLB Class A All-Star Game.
09/03/2001 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (35); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
04/15/2002 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
05/20/2002 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
07/06/2002 Was selected to the 2002 MLB Class A All-Star Game.
07/19/2002 Injured on 07/17/2002, diagnosed with a bruised wrist, will miss 2-3 weeks.
08/19/2002 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
10/17/2002 Wins the 2002 MA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
10/20/2002 Finished 3rd in 2002 MA SL1 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (55).
03/02/2003 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Montreal Expos development complex.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (55).
05/02/2004 Goes 5-5 against the Wichita Golden Grizzlies, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
05/03/2004 Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
07/02/2004 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/2004 Wins the 2004 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
10/31/2004 Finished 3rd in 2004 MAAA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (55).
05/02/2005 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Texas Rangers in exchange for RP Arthur Rhodes.
05/30/2005 Injured (bruised ribs),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/04/2005 Goes 5-6 against the Grand Rapids Dragons, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/05/2005 Goes 5-6 against the Grand Rapids Dragons, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/14/2005 Goes 0-4 against the Tampa Marauders, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/30/2005 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/2005 Goes 0-2 against the Stamford Destroyers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
07/29/2005 Goes 5-5 against the Tampa Marauders, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/05/2005 Wins the MAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2005 Wins the 2005 MAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at SS.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
03/05/2006 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Texas Rangers development complex.
08/27/2006 Goes 5-6 against the Arlington Lookouts, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 55 (55).
04/07/2007 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Texas Rangers development complex.
11/26/2007 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 60 (60).
11/29/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $380,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2007 11 8
2008 12 8
2009 23 1
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