Bob Nieman
1951–1962 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
1,111G
.295AVG
.373OBP
.474SLG
1,018H
125HR
542RBI
10SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,111 | 3,945 | 3,450 | 455 | 1,018 | 180 | 32 | 125 | 542 | 435 | 511 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 25 | 1,637 | .295 | .373 | .474 | .847 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1956-08-17 to 1956-09-07
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1955-04-23 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1957-05-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1956-07-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 557 | 1937 | 524 | 62 | 290 | 233 | 241 | .314 | .391 | .509 |
| Away | 554 | 2008 | 494 | 63 | 252 | 202 | 270 | .278 | .347 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 300 | 79 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 35 | .312 | .407 | .490 |
| May | 207 | 777 | 203 | 20 | 85 | 72 | 100 | .294 | .354 | .462 |
| June | 196 | 663 | 156 | 22 | 95 | 68 | 88 | .266 | .338 | .456 |
| July | 204 | 684 | 164 | 20 | 92 | 92 | 89 | .283 | .374 | .460 |
| August | 213 | 766 | 211 | 29 | 109 | 79 | 100 | .311 | .379 | .503 |
| September | 202 | 754 | 205 | 23 | 117 | 81 | 99 | .310 | .379 | .482 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 159 | 625 | 163 | 14 | 81 | 72 | 77 | .302 | .376 | .458 |
| new-york-yankees | 142 | 514 | 133 | 16 | 55 | 56 | 66 | .294 | .368 | .457 |
| chicago-white-sox | 140 | 497 | 131 | 15 | 65 | 55 | 71 | .301 | .374 | .483 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 139 | 542 | 153 | 20 | 82 | 59 | 69 | .324 | .391 | .504 |
| cleveland-guardians | 131 | 467 | 108 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 68 | .265 | .349 | .431 |
| detroit-tigers | 96 | 360 | 87 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 48 | .276 | .347 | .457 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 80 | 308 | 83 | 20 | 65 | 43 | 35 | .317 | .409 | .645 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 56 | 216 | 55 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 14 | .281 | .343 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  St. Louis Browns | 12 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 8 | – | .372 | – | – |
| 1952 | St. Louis Browns | 131 | 478 | 138 | 18 | 74 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Detroit Tigers | 142 | 508 | 143 | 15 | 67 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 91 | 251 | 66 | 8 | 35 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 99 | 272 | 77 | 11 | 53 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 128 | 428 | 137 | 14 | 68 | 1 | .320 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 445 | 123 | 13 | 70 | 4 | .276 | – | – |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 105 | 366 | 119 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .325 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 118 | 360 | 105 | 21 | 60 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1960 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 188 | 54 | 4 | 31 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 82 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .378 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians, San Francisco Giants | 30 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .310 | – | – |