RF James 'Boomerang' Nilsson #4
New York City Blues PBC
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/2016
BNN Index | PBC | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JAMES 'BOOMERANG' NILSSON #4 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
67 227 62 12 0 8 30 31 56 .273 .360 .432 4 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 6 5 6 7
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 25 60
Arm: 20 40 75
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/2016 SF Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/03/2016 @ SF Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2016 @ SF Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/30/2016 WSH Win, 3-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/29/2016 WSH Win, 5-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/28/2016 WSH Win, 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2016 WSH Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2016 @ TB Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
09/24/2016 @ TB Win, 10-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2016 @ TB Win, 6-4 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
A good teammate.
Birthday:08/15/1990
Born in:North Shore, AUC
Nationality:New Zealander
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2016 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 67 227 62 12 0 8 30 28 31 56 .273 .360 .432 .792 .345 .159 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 261 1 4 0 3 3 2 98 20 4 9 30.8 34.2 5.07 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 19 2 0 2 9 8 6 13 0 2 1 .328 .400 .466 .866
Versus Right   169 43 10 0 6 21 20 25 43 2 1 0 .254 .347 .420 .767
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   69 18 4 0 2 6 8 20 17 0 1 0 .261 .427 .406 .833
August   77 23 4 0 3 9 12 4 14 1 0 1 .299 .337 .468 .805
September   81 21 4 0 3 15 8 7 25 1 2 0 .259 .315 .420 .734
Spring Training   29 10 1 1 2 5 5 8 5 0 0 1 .345 .500 .655 1.155
Postseason   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Last Year   212 60 13 3 4 29 18 22 49 0 1 2 .283 .356 .429 .785
2 Years Ago   79 18 2 0 0 2 11 9 22 0 0 0 .228 .307 .253 .560
Career   518 140 27 3 12 61 57 62 127 2 4 3 .270 .350 .403 .754
Home   128 36 8 0 4 17 20 14 29 2 3 1 .281 .352 .438 .789
Road   99 26 4 0 4 13 8 17 27 0 0 0 .263 .371 .424 .795
Grass   209 58 11 0 7 29 25 27 53 2 3 1 .278 .360 .431 .790
Turf   18 4 1 0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 .222 .364 .444 .808
Day   195 54 11 0 8 30 27 25 44 2 3 1 .277 .359 .456 .815
Night   32 8 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 0 0 0 .250 .368 .281 .650
As Starter   226 62 12 0 8 29 28 31 56 1 3 1 .274 .363 .434 .797
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   63 12 2 0 1 7 3 10 18 1 1 0 .190 .297 .270 .567
Inning 1-3   66 16 3 0 4 10 8 10 19 1 0 0 .242 .338 .470 .807
Inning 4-6   77 27 6 0 1 10 14 10 14 0 2 1 .351 .432 .468 .899
Inning 7-9   76 17 2 0 3 8 6 10 19 1 1 0 .224 .310 .368 .679
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
0 Outs   72 23 8 0 2 9 13 8 20 1 3 1 .319 .390 .514 .904
1 Outs   77 17 2 0 3 8 8 15 18 1 0 0 .221 .344 .364 .708
2 Outs   78 22 2 0 3 13 7 8 18 0 0 0 .282 .349 .423 .772
Scoring Position   55 17 4 0 3 24 7 11 12 2 3 0 .309 .412 .545 .957
Bases Empty   135 38 8 0 4 4 19 16 33 0 0 1 .281 .362 .430 .791
Runner on 1st   37 7 0 0 1 2 2 4 11 0 0 0 .189 .268 .270 .539
Runner on 2nd   23 8 2 0 2 10 3 8 6 0 2 0 .348 .516 .696 1.212
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 5 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .400 .686
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Two Strikes   103 22 4 0 4 11 12 13 56 0 0 1 .214 .308 .369 .677
First Pitch   32 12 1 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 .375 .429 .594 1.022
Count 0-1   17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 0-2   17 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 1 .118 .167 .235 .402
Count 1-0   20 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .350 .350 .450 .800
Count 1-1   27 8 2 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .296 .286 .593 .878
Count 1-2   32 6 0 0 2 3 4 0 18 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Count 2-1   18 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .333 .596
Count 2-2   26 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 17 0 0 0 .154 .154 .269 .423
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .769 .667 1.436
Full Count   28 10 2 0 1 5 6 13 10 0 0 0 .357 .561 .536 1.097
Behind in Count   66 11 3 0 2 4 5 0 29 0 0 1 .167 .179 .303 .482
Ahead in Count   48 17 4 0 0 7 6 15 0 1 2 0 .354 .500 .438 .938
Batting 2nd   26 8 2 0 0 2 3 4 9 0 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785
Batting 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 .222 .500 .333 .833
Batting 4th   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 6th   110 26 4 0 6 16 11 7 28 1 2 0 .236 .280 .436 .716
Batting 7th   23 8 1 0 0 1 5 5 3 0 0 0 .348 .464 .391 .856
Batting 8th   50 15 3 0 1 7 5 10 9 0 1 1 .300 .426 .420 .846
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   89 27 2 0 4 7 10 12 20 1 1 0 .303 .382 .461 .843
Medium Leverage   90 25 6 0 4 18 15 13 22 1 0 1 .278 .371 .478 .849
High Leverage   47 10 4 0 0 5 3 6 13 0 2 0 .213 .302 .298 .600
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
2014 New York City - PBC 23 29 79 18 2 0 0 2 11 9 0 0 22 2 1 .228 .307 .253 .560 53 52 -0.6
2015 New York City - PBC 24 69 212 60 13 3 4 29 18 22 2 0 49 6 10 .283 .356 .429 .785 105 105 0.5
2016 New York City - PBC 25 67 227 62 12 0 8 30 28 31 1 2 56 4 9 .273 .360 .432 .792 111 108 0.7
Total PBC 165 518 140 27 3 12 61 57 62 3 2 127 12 20 .270 .350 .403 .754 100 98 0.6
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
2009 California - R+ 18 20 64 25 7 1 3 14 14 17 3 0 14 0 0 .391 .536 .672 1.208 209 219 1.4
2009 New Mexico - A 18 60 230 62 13 0 5 13 30 19 3 2 64 8 3 .270 .331 .391 .722 95 100 1.2
2010 Bakersfield - A 19 31 131 31 9 1 5 14 15 8 0 0 27 3 3 .237 .281 .435 .716 89 86 -0.2
2011 Fresno - A+ 20 78 280 59 12 0 3 22 36 35 5 2 74 3 2 .211 .307 .286 .593 64 65 0.0
2012 Fresno - A+ 21 54 158 33 6 0 4 18 19 13 2 1 46 1 1 .209 .276 .323 .599 62 55 -0.2
2013 Fresno - A+ 22 16 60 21 8 0 3 13 7 7 2 0 16 1 0 .350 .435 .633 1.068 187 188 1.0
2013 San Diego - AAA 22 7 26 7 2 0 0 0 8 6 1 0 4 2 1 .269 .424 .346 .770 112 113 0.2
2013 Brooklyn - AAA 22 30 113 26 7 0 3 7 15 21 0 0 33 2 2 .230 .351 .372 .722 94 90 0.5
2013 Total - AAA 22 37 139 33 9 0 3 7 23 27 1 0 37 4 3 .237 .365 .367 .732 98 94 0.7
Total AAA 37 139 33 9 0 3 7 23 27 1 0 37 4 3 .237 .365 .367 .732 98 94
Total A+ 148 498 113 26 0 10 53 62 55 9 3 136 5 3 .227 .313 .339 .653 78 77
Total A 91 361 93 22 1 10 27 45 27 3 2 91 11 6 .258 .313 .407 .720 93 95
Total R+ 20 64 25 7 1 3 14 14 17 3 0 14 0 0 .391 .536 .672 1.208 209 219
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2014 New York City - PBC 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.4
2016 New York City - PBC 25 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 -12 -0.4
Total PBC 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 -21
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 New Mexico - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 New Mexico - A CF 5 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 44.2 2.42 -1.9 .900
2009 New Mexico - A RF 56 55 93 0 0 93 0 1.000 477.1 1.75 +3.1 1.022
2009 California - R+ RF 20 18 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 164.0 1.70 -0.0 1.011
2010 Bakersfield - A CF 28 28 32 1 0 34 1 .971 238.0 1.25 -4.6 .865
2010 Bakersfield - A RF 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 +0.3 1.458
2011 Fresno - A+ CF 14 10 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 90.1 2.99 -0.6 .961
2011 Fresno - A+ RF 62 56 103 6 3 111 2 .982 510.0 1.92 +6.1 1.093
2012 Fresno - A+ 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Fresno - A+ CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
2012 Fresno - A+ RF 34 34 60 5 1 66 1 .985 287.1 2.04 +2.0 1.052
2013 Fresno - A+ LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.1 .943
2013 San Diego - AAA CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 23.2 2.66 +0.1 1.022
2013 Brooklyn - AAA CF 30 30 68 0 0 68 0 1.000 252.1 2.43 +0.3 .992
2013 Fresno - A+ CF 12 12 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 101.0 2.50 -0.1 .976
2013 San Diego - AAA RF 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 20.0 3.60 +0.4 .985
2013 Fresno - A+ RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 New York City - Pro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 New York City - Pro CF 23 19 38 2 1 41 1 .976 162.0 2.22 -4.0 .872
2014 New York City - Pro RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 New York City - Pro LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 -1.2 .676
2015 New York City - Pro CF 5 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 33.1 1.62 -0.9 .835
2015 New York City - Pro RF 47 44 78 6 1 86 2 .977 375.1 2.01 +2.8 1.072
2016 New York City - Pro RF 65 63 105 4 0 110 1 .991 573.2 1.71 +0.9 1.015
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 7 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 50.0 1.26 -1.3 .765
TOTAL CF 122 110 219 5 1 227 3 .987 956.1 2.11 -12.0 .935
TOTAL RF 294 277 481 21 5 508 6 .988 2458.2 1.84 +15.5 1.047
PLAYER HISTORY
05/13/2007 Entered the Professional Baseball Circuit as an international amateur free agent from New Zealand.
08/16/2007 Signed a minor league contract ($610,000 bonus) out of New Zealand with the San Francisco Peanuts organization.
10/22/2007 Named the #21 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (7).
06/07/2008 Named the #26 prospect in the PBC
08/02/2008 Named the #21 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (7).
05/01/2009 Promoted from the international complex to Rookie Complex League San Francisco (R).
06/12/2009 Named the #14 prospect in the PBC
07/12/2009 Was traded by the San Francisco Peanuts to the Los Angeles Knights, along with 2B Nate Warner and LF Keith Torraville, in exchange for SP Jay Williams, CF Andy Williams, RP Tony Vadi, and C Nate Hubbs.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (6).
01/07/2010 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Los Angeles Knights development complex.
05/12/2010 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Knights development complex.
06/12/2010 Named the #27 prospect in the PBC
07/19/2010 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 4 months.
08/06/2010 Named the #41 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 4 (6).
06/12/2011 Named the #60 prospect in the PBC
08/06/2011 Named the #67 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (6).
06/12/2012 Named the #79 prospect in the PBC
07/07/2012 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/10/2012 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
10/25/2012 Named the #66 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
06/12/2013 Named the #72 prospect in the PBC
06/25/2013 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/07/2013 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/2013 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
07/17/2013 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
08/06/2013 Named the #48 prospect in the PBC
08/06/2013 Was traded by the Los Angeles Knights to the New York City Blues in exchange for RP Buddy Hofman.
08/22/2013 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
11/20/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
05/07/2014 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the New York City Blues development complex.
05/16/2014 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/23/2014 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/18/2014 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/20/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
05/01/2015 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/07/2015 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York City Blues development complex.
06/25/2015 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/28/2015 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/24/2015 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/13/2015 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/25/2015 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/20/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
05/22/2016 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 6 weeks.
07/14/2016 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/01/2016 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
11/16/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2016 4 9
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