Nelson Liriano
1987–1998 · bats B / throws R · Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
823G
.260AVG
.324OBP
.366SLG
More career statistics
576H
25HR
240RBI
59SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823 | 2,487 | 2,216 | 296 | 576 | 105 | 27 | 25 | 240 | 212 | 300 | 59 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 810 | .260 | .324 | .366 | .690 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1993-09-10 to 1993-09-19
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1995-08-18 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1987-09-23 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1990-04-23 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 414 | 1207 | 279 | 9 | 126 | 112 | 149 | .262 | .324 | .377 |
| Away | 409 | 1280 | 297 | 16 | 114 | 100 | 151 | .258 | .310 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 286 | 57 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 44 | .222 | .280 | .307 |
| May | 164 | 449 | 102 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 58 | .254 | .305 | .362 |
| June | 144 | 425 | 96 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 39 | .252 | .304 | .331 |
| July | 125 | 351 | 80 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 47 | .260 | .330 | .383 |
| August | 140 | 435 | 104 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 49 | .267 | .315 | .379 |
| September | 144 | 494 | 128 | 4 | 57 | 46 | 54 | .292 | .352 | .416 |
| October | 11 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .220 | .319 | .293 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 43 | 151 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | .268 | .298 | .312 |
| houston-astros | 42 | 118 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | .286 | .356 | .390 |
| san-diego-padres | 38 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | .171 | .275 | .250 |
| chicago-cubs | 38 | 85 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 15 | .408 | .482 | .592 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 38 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | .266 | .330 | .405 |
| atlanta-braves | 37 | 91 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | .123 | .198 | .148 |
| seattle-mariners | 36 | 132 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | .202 | .280 | .277 |
| florida-marlins | 34 | 91 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | .312 | .396 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 37 | 158 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 13 | .241 | – | – |
| 1988 | Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 276 | 73 | 3 | 23 | 12 | .264 | – | – |
| 1989 | Toronto Blue Jays | 132 | 418 | 110 | 5 | 53 | 16 | .263 | – | – |
| 1990 | Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays | 103 | 355 | 83 | 1 | 28 | 8 | .234 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Kansas City Royals | 10 | 22 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .409 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Colorado Rockies | 48 | 151 | 46 | 2 | 15 | 6 | .305 | – | – |
| 1994 | Colorado Rockies | 87 | 255 | 65 | 3 | 31 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 259 | 74 | 5 | 38 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 217 | 58 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 88 | 20 | 1 | 11 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1998 | Colorado Rockies | 12 | 17 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |