Graig Nettles
Graig Nettles
Born: August 20, 1944
San Diego, CA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: San Diego State University
Career: 1967-1988
Draft: Round 4 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: San Diego State
Minor League Statistics
Graig Nettles compiled a career batting average of .248 with 390 home runs and 1314 RBI in his 2700-game career with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 22 | 84 | 76 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .224 | .298 | .474 | .771 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 96 | 261 | 225 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 47 | .222 | .319 | .373 | .693 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 157 | 633 | 549 | 81 | 129 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 77 | .235 | .336 | .404 | .741 | 222 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 158 | 690 | 598 | 78 | 156 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 86 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 56 | .261 | .350 | .435 | .785 | 260 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
1972 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 150 | 623 | 557 | 65 | 141 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 50 | .253 | .325 | .395 | .720 | 220 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 160 | 641 | 552 | 65 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 76 | .234 | .334 | .386 | .720 | 213 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 155 | 638 | 566 | 74 | 139 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 75 | .246 | .316 | .403 | .718 | 228 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 157 | 647 | 581 | 71 | 155 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 88 | .267 | .322 | .430 | .753 | 250 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | 158 | 656 | 583 | 88 | 148 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 94 | .254 | .327 | .475 | .802 | 277 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | 158 | 664 | 589 | 99 | 150 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 107 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 79 | .255 | .333 | .496 | .829 | 292 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 159 | 662 | 587 | 81 | 162 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 69 | .276 | .343 | .460 | .803 | 270 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 145 | 588 | 521 | 71 | 132 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 53 | .253 | .325 | .401 | .726 | 209 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 89 | 369 | 324 | 52 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | .244 | .331 | .435 | .766 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 103 | 402 | 349 | 46 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 49 | .244 | .333 | .398 | .731 | 139 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 122 | 461 | 405 | 47 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 49 | .232 | .317 | .402 | .719 | 163 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 129 | 519 | 462 | 56 | 123 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 65 | .266 | .341 | .446 | .787 | 206 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | 124 | 465 | 395 | 56 | 90 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 55 | .228 | .329 | .413 | .742 | 163 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
1985 | NL | San Diego Padres | 137 | 515 | 440 | 66 | 115 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 59 | .261 | .363 | .420 | .784 | 185 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
1986 | NL | San Diego Padres | 126 | 400 | 354 | 36 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 62 | .218 | .300 | .379 | .679 | 134 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 112 | 201 | 177 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 25 | .209 | .294 | .350 | .644 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1988 | NL | Montreal Expos | 80 | 104 | 93 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .172 | .240 | .247 | .488 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 2700 | 10226 | 8986 | 1193 | 2225 | 328 | 28 | 390 | 1314 | 32 | 36 | 1088 | 1209 | .248 | .329 | .421 | .750 | 3779 | 197 | 50 | 12 | 90 | 94 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 16 | 15 | 127.0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.126 | 1.875 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 5 | 4 | 37.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 2.919 | 2.400 |
1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 3 | 3 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.563 | 5.667 |
1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 54 | 44 | 339.3 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.069 | 1.444 |
1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 21 | 16 | 140.7 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 3.455 | 2.571 |
1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 154 | 146 | 1313.0 | 134 | 358 | 17 | 40 | .967 | 3.372 | 3.195 |
1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .333 |
1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 158 | 158 | 1403.0 | 159 | 412 | 16 | 54 | .973 | 3.663 | 3.614 |
1972 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 150 | 150 | 1351.0 | 114 | 338 | 21 | 27 | .956 | 3.011 | 3.013 |
1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 157 | 157 | 1369.7 | 117 | 410 | 26 | 39 | .953 | 3.463 | 3.357 |
1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 154 | 154 | 1368.3 | 147 | 377 | 21 | 29 | .961 | 3.447 | 3.403 |
1974 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 157 | 157 | 1389.0 | 135 | 379 | 19 | 31 | .964 | 3.330 | 3.274 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 158 | 156 | 1432.0 | 137 | 383 | 19 | 30 | .965 | 3.268 | 3.291 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 156 | 155 | 1379.3 | 132 | 321 | 12 | 31 | .974 | 2.956 | 2.904 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 159 | 159 | 1412.7 | 109 | 326 | 11 | 30 | .975 | 2.771 | 2.736 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 144 | 142 | 1243.3 | 110 | 339 | 16 | 30 | .966 | 3.250 | 3.118 |
1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 88 | 85 | 768.7 | 58 | 182 | 10 | 18 | .960 | 2.810 | 2.727 |
1980 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 97 | 96 | 839.7 | 63 | 214 | 8 | 14 | .972 | 2.969 | 2.856 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 113 | 109 | 961.3 | 73 | 255 | 23 | 23 | .934 | 3.071 | 2.903 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 126 | 120 | 1060.0 | 78 | 273 | 16 | 18 | .956 | 2.980 | 2.786 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 119 | 109 | 945.7 | 93 | 201 | 20 | 14 | .936 | 2.798 | 2.471 |
1985 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 130 | 123 | 1078.3 | 122 | 229 | 15 | 16 | .959 | 2.930 | 2.700 |
1986 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 114 | 99 | 847.3 | 83 | 174 | 16 | 14 | .941 | 2.730 | 2.254 |
1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 40 | 20 | 220.7 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 6 | .951 | 2.366 | 1.450 |
1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 6 | 5 | 43.3 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 12.254 | 9.833 |
1988 | NL | Montreal Expos | 3B | 12 | 9 | 63.7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .818 | 2.545 | 1.500 |
1988 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 5 | 3 | 24.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .966 | 1.500 | 5.600 |
Totals | 2504 | 2394 | 21184.0 | 2098 | 5295 | 298 | 480 | .961 | 3.141 | 2.952 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .235 | .350 | .647 | .997 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .375 | .250 | .625 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .150 | .150 | .150 | .300 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | AEDIV | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .059 | .190 | .059 | .249 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .917 | 1.488 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .188 | .143 | .330 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 5 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .421 | .250 | .671 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 53 | 207 | 182 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | .225 | .295 | .346 | .641 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.886 | 3.800 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 4.000 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.864 | 2.800 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 56.0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 3.536 | 3.667 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.343 | 3.250 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.415 | 4.333 |
1980 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.000 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | AEDIV | 3B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
1981 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 4.875 | 4.333 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.343 | 3.250 |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 3.600 |
Totals | 52 | 51 | 445.7 | 57 | 120 | 3 | 14 | .983 | 3.574 | 3.404 |
Awards
1975 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1977 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1977 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1978 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1978 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1981 - AL ALCS MVP
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