Melvin Nieves
1992–1998 · bats B / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres
458G
.231AVG
.314OBP
.438SLG
284H
63HR
187RBI
4SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | 1,392 | 1,228 | 163 | 284 | 53 | 6 | 63 | 187 | 136 | 483 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 538 | .231 | .314 | .438 | .752 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1996-07-28 to 1996-08-22
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1996-04-06 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1996-07-15 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1993-09-10 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 678 | 130 | 25 | 76 | 65 | 240 | .217 | .288 | .383 |
| Away | 226 | 714 | 154 | 38 | 111 | 71 | 243 | .245 | .315 | .490 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 177 | 45 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 61 | .287 | .350 | .510 |
| May | 91 | 313 | 64 | 15 | 35 | 37 | 97 | .239 | .323 | .444 |
| June | 76 | 238 | 48 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 77 | .233 | .319 | .364 |
| July | 93 | 260 | 50 | 15 | 37 | 26 | 101 | .219 | .292 | .456 |
| August | 60 | 146 | 32 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 47 | .242 | .281 | .553 |
| September | 85 | 237 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 92 | .192 | .249 | .370 |
| October | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .238 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 26 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 34 | .217 | .299 | .566 |
| san-francisco-giants | 25 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .222 | .237 | .537 |
| chicago-white-sox | 24 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 25 | .278 | .337 | .532 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 22 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .267 | .323 | .367 |
| boston-red-sox | 21 | 86 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 25 | .227 | .314 | .493 |
| kansas-city-royals | 19 | 79 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 25 | .290 | .354 | .522 |
| new-york-mets | 18 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 | .238 | .289 | .524 |
| houston-astros | 18 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | .278 | .372 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Atlanta Braves | 12 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1993 |  San Diego Padres | 19 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 3 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1994 | San Diego Padres | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1995 | San Diego Padres | 98 | 234 | 48 | 14 | 38 | 2 | .205 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Detroit Tigers | 120 | 431 | 106 | 24 | 60 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1997 | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 359 | 82 | 20 | 64 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 119 | 30 | 2 | 17 | – | .252 | – | – |