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Name	Team	Age
Jim Nielsen	Retired (2003, Age 36)	Died (2025, Age 58)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1985)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bill Mazeroski League	0	13 years (103 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
76	27	2
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
10	1	32
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
9	1	7
Endurance	Velocity	Control
38	87	65
Leadership	Mentor Value
29	56
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
1	0	8/4/1967
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	5
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1985	13	70	32
1986	16	79	41
1987	18	83	50
1988	18	93	54
1989	20	96	57
1990	21	97	60
1991	22	99	64
1992	25	100	66
1993	27	100	66
1994	30	100	66
1995	32	100	69
1996	34	100	70
1997	39	100	71
1998	40	100	71
1999	40	100	71
2000	40	100	71
2001	40	100	71
2002	39	93	68
2003	39	91	66

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2003-11-01	Jim Nielsen has retired from the Minnesota Knights
2003-04-01	The New York Knights have placed Jim Nielsen on the trade block.
2000-06-15	Jim Nielsen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1999-06-15	Jim Nielsen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1998-05-06	Jim Nielsen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1994-04-20	Trade #1580137 has been completed between the Florida Gators and the New York Knights. The New York Knights receive Jim Nielsen, Limb Warner, Gene Wilkerson from the Florida Gators in exchange for Gene Naleway, Draft Pick 1995 Round 1 NYA (Bob Howard), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 NYA (Leon Wright).
1990-06-19	The Florida Gators have promoted Jim Nielsen to the major league team.