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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Nelson Rigney Third Base
Retired (1994, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .822 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 2339 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 10-28-1955
HR 272 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(1 games)
RBI 1180
SB 225
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 Away 55 212 21 46 12 0 5 23 23 40 4 3 7 .637 .293 .344 .127 .217
1977 Home 60 238 24 60 12 1 4 23 26 46 7 2 5 .688 .327 .361 .109 .252
1978 Away 54 223 19 56 11 1 3 18 16 40 2 6 2 .650 .300 .350 .099 .251
1978 Home 59 232 37 63 13 2 2 29 23 41 6 5 7 .709 .339 .371 .099 .272
1979 Away 70 293 36 82 13 4 6 26 29 47 4 1 3 .764 .351 .413 .133 .280
1979 Home 65 259 44 69 13 1 6 32 26 50 7 5 4 .731 .337 .394 .127 .266
1980 Away 51 189 32 51 10 3 7 33 24 32 11 5 5 .819 .353 .466 .196 .270
1980 Home 48 182 27 56 10 4 5 26 12 27 8 1 6 .843 .354 .489 .181 .308
1981 Away 68 273 49 85 12 3 16 56 32 53 5 5 9 .936 .383 .553 .242 .311
1981 Home 67 252 44 79 10 6 5 39 31 45 7 3 10 .847 .387 .460 .147 .313
1982 Away 68 266 44 73 16 3 8 32 27 59 10 3 8 .789 .341 .447 .173 .274
1982 Home 65 253 44 77 12 6 12 50 28 35 4 3 8 .911 .370 .542 .237 .304
1983 Away 65 260 42 66 9 2 12 33 29 53 8 5 11 .770 .328 .442 .188 .254
1983 Home 66 233 42 76 15 5 10 38 23 39 9 1 9 .956 .394 .562 .236 .326
1984 Away 56 225 36 74 12 3 7 44 28 38 12 8 4 .901 .398 .502 .173 .329
1984 Home 59 229 42 71 16 3 9 39 22 44 9 3 1 .894 .370 .524 .214 .310
1985 Away 68 287 52 88 16 2 7 38 26 54 14 7 5 .811 .362 .449 .143 .307
1985 Home 65 250 56 82 13 4 12 53 33 53 10 9 7 .964 .408 .556 .228 .328
1986 Away 61 240 41 62 14 3 8 36 28 48 13 5 7 .779 .337 .442 .183 .258
1986 Home 57 207 37 60 8 3 11 34 29 37 13 3 9 .891 .374 .517 .227 .290
1987 Away 70 306 54 91 19 7 12 41 24 59 17 6 6 .871 .348 .523 .225 .297
1987 Home 65 254 48 75 14 4 12 31 29 46 9 5 11 .890 .366 .524 .228 .295
1988 Away 54 221 35 74 12 2 9 40 20 42 4 11 2 .919 .389 .529 .195 .335
1988 Home 81 308 49 96 14 0 14 65 42 54 13 9 9 .888 .395 .494 .182 .312
1989 Away 66 245 33 72 9 5 8 28 21 60 1 4 3 .818 .348 .469 .176 .294
1989 Home 73 268 55 85 14 3 15 41 29 41 5 3 8 .946 .386 .560 .243 .317
1990 Away 52 181 27 57 10 0 4 17 20 20 4 3 5 .823 .386 .436 .122 .315
1990 Home 54 195 31 57 10 4 8 34 16 38 5 6 1 .853 .346 .508 .215 .292
1991 Away 69 232 35 68 7 2 6 41 27 43 2 0 5 .781 .363 .418 .125 .293
1991 Home 61 192 35 63 9 3 8 23 21 26 2 1 7 .926 .394 .531 .203 .328
1992 Away 70 263 33 59 9 1 8 32 28 45 0 0 11 .655 .298 .357 .133 .224
1992 Home 63 225 32 70 6 3 8 36 30 44 0 0 11 .867 .396 .471 .160 .311
1993 Away 38 147 9 38 7 0 3 25 16 21 0 0 6 .697 .329 .367 .109 .259
1993 Home 43 156 15 42 10 0 0 15 12 31 0 0 2 .653 .320 .333 .064 .269
1994 Away 16 22 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 7 0 0 2 .558 .240 .318 .182 .136
1994 Home 27 49 6 13 1 0 1 6 8 7 0 0 1 .715 .368 .347 .082 .265
Total Away 1051 4085 599 1145 199 41 130 566 420 761 111 72 101 .792 .347 .445 .164 .280
Total Home 1078 3982 668 1194 200 52 142 614 440 704 114 59 116 .853 .370 .483 .183 .300
Total 2129 8067 1267 2339 399 93 272 1180 860 1465 225 131 217 .822 .359 .464 .174 .290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Nelson Rigney has retired from the Seattle 69 PILOTS
1994-06-19Nelson Rigney of the Seattle 69 PILOTS is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1994-04-25The Seattle 69 PILOTS have placed Nelson Rigney on the trade block.
1994-04-25The Seattle 69 PILOTS have re-claimed Nelson Rigney from the waiver wire.
1994-04-23The Seattle 69 PILOTS have promoted George Kokos to the major league team. The Seattle 69 PILOTS have promoted Vallie Bruner to the major league team. The Seattle 69 PILOTS have designated Nelson Rigney for assignment. The Seattle 69 PILOTS have designated Patrick Flowers for assignment.
1993-06-26Nelson Rigney of the Seattle 69 PILOTS is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1990-08-06Trade #1151058 has been completed between the Seattle 69 PILOTS and the Los Angeles Cardinals. The Los Angeles Cardinals receive Pablo Pickalso, Al Morrissey, Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 SEA (Wayne Black), Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 SEA (Dan Quinlan) from the Seattle 69 PILOTS in exchange for Nelson Rigney, John Hiller, Johnny Janeway.
1990-07-23Nelson Rigney of the Los Angeles Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1986-04-02Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1984-09-03Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1983-07-21Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1980-07-10Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1980-05-25Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1978-06-30Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1978-05-30Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1977-06-15Nelson Rigney of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1977-04-01The Chicago Cardinals have promoted Nelson Rigney to the major league team.
1976-07-16A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Playboys. The Pittsburgh Playboys receive Jack Coombs, Draft Pick 1978 Round 3 CHA (Howie Magallanes), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 ATL (Frank Fernandez) from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Nelson Rigney, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 CHA (Ziggy Smith), Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 PIT (Scott Keating).
1973-05-25A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Playboys. The Pittsburgh Playboys receive Lee McCabe, Doc McJames, Nelson Rigney, Hector Brown from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Curt Hickey, Buzz Ussat.
1973-04-03The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Amos Campbell to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have sent Nelson Rigney to the minors.
1973-04-01The Brooklyn Robins have auto-promoted Nelson Rigney to the major leagues.
1973-04-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Baltimore BlueBombers. The Baltimore BlueBombers receive Tommaso Grandelis, Del Crede from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Nelson Rigney.