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| Name | Team | Age |
| Cotton Nye | Retired (1984, Age 37) | Died (2027, Age 80) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 5 (1966) |
2B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cesar Cedeno League | 0 | 14 years (81 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/23/1947 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (82.1 %) | (80.2 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1970 | CF | CHA | 84 | 76 | 663.33 | 177 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2.37 | .989 |
| 1971 | 2B | CHA | 142 | 142 | 1278.33 | 792 | 295 | 480 | 17 | 94 | +2 | 5.46 | .979 |
| 1972 | 2B | CHA | 103 | 103 | 917.66 | 601 | 250 | 341 | 10 | 72 | +10 | 5.80 | .983 |
| 1973 | 2B | CHA | 142 | 142 | 1280.33 | 811 | 306 | 494 | 11 | 115 | +24 | 5.62 | .986 |
| 1974 | 2B | CHA | 120 | 120 | 1082.33 | 719 | 278 | 435 | 6 | 88 | +27 | 5.93 | .992 |
| 1975 | 2B | CHA | 142 | 142 | 1281.66 | 731 | 252 | 475 | 4 | 87 | +20 | 5.11 | .995 |
| 1976 | 2B | CHA | 110 | 110 | 986.0 | 604 | 198 | 401 | 5 | 60 | +10 | 5.47 | .992 |
| 1977 | 2B | CHA | 142 | 142 | 1276.0 | 819 | 326 | 482 | 11 | 92 | -8 | 5.70 | .987 |
| 1978 | 2B | CHA | 62 | 62 | 553.66 | 349 | 136 | 210 | 3 | 42 | +5 | 5.62 | .991 |
| SS | CHA | 41 | 41 | 354.0 | 175 | 57 | 110 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4.25 | .954 | |
| 1979 | 2B | CHA | 62 | 46 | 441.0 | 264 | 98 | 166 | 0 | 33 | +4 | 5.39 | 1.000 |
| 3B | CHA | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CHA | 20 | 20 | 178.0 | 94 | 37 | 55 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4.65 | .979 | |
| 1980 | 2B | CHA-CIN | 21 | 21 | 190.0 | 120 | 54 | 64 | 2 | 10 | +6 | 5.59 | .983 |
| 3B | CHA-CIN | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CHA-CIN | 119 | 119 | 1055.33 | 580 | 219 | 352 | 9 | 82 | +9 | 4.87 | .984 | |
| 1981 | 2B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.000 |
| SS | CIN | 137 | 136 | 1195.66 | 629 | 217 | 395 | 17 | 60 | +6 | 4.61 | .973 | |
| 1982 | 1B | CIN | 67 | 66 | 580.0 | 646 | 624 | 19 | 3 | 46 | -5 | 9.98 | .995 |
| 2B | CIN | 14 | 14 | 129.0 | 88 | 38 | 50 | 0 | 10 | +2 | 6.14 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CIN | 13 | 13 | 117.66 | 66 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4.90 | .970 | |
| 1983 | 1B | CIN | 121 | 118 | 1035.0 | 1119 | 1080 | 39 | 0 | 77 | +11 | 9.73 | 1.000 |
| 2B | CIN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CIN | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.33 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | 1B | CIN | 35 | 29 | 269.0 | 313 | 304 | 9 | 0 | 26 | -4 | 10.47 | 1.000 |
| SS | CIN | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 223 | 213 | 1884.0 | 2078 | 2008 | 67 | 3 | 149 | +2 | 9.91 | .999 | |
| 2B | 1062 | 1046 | 9433.97 | 5905 | 2233 | 3603 | 69 | 704 | +102 | 5.57 | .988 | ||
| 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | 335 | 334 | 2945.65 | 1572 | 566 | 968 | 38 | 182 | +14 | 4.69 | .976 | ||
| CF | 84 | 76 | 663.33 | 177 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2.37 | .989 | ||
| Total | 1707 | 1672 | 14952.95 | 9740 | 4985 | 4643 | 112 | 1036 | +120 | 5.79 | .989 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1984-11-01 | Cotton Nye has retired from the Cincinnati Reds |
| 1984-07-17 | Cotton Nye of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1982-05-13 | Cotton Nye of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1980-04-03 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Jackasses and the Cincinnati Reds II. The Cincinnati Reds II receive Cotton Nye from the Chicago Jackasses in exchange for Ivan Howe. |
| 1979-05-09 | Cotton Nye of the Chicago Grizzles is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1978-05-02 | Cotton Nye of the Chicago BearCubs is injured and is expected to be out 53 days. |
| 1976-07-25 | Cotton Nye of the Chicago BearCubs is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1975-04-27 | The Chicago BearCubs have renamed Rico Gomez to Cotton Nye. |
| 1974-05-13 | Rico Gomez of the Chicago Lightning is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1974-04-06 | Rico Gomez of the Chicago Lightning is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1972-08-13 | Rico Gomez of the Chicago Lightning is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1972-06-08 | Rico Gomez of the Chicago Lightning is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1969-10-03 | The Chicago Lightning have promoted Rico Gomez to the major league team. |
| 1967-04-05 | The Chicago Lightning have renamed Ray Gomez to Rico Gomez. |