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Name Team Age
Nelson Rigney Retired (1994, Age 39) Died (2024, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1973)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 17 years (1 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 10/28/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 6
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 AHP 55 212 46 12 0 5 23 23 40 .637 .293 .344 .217
1977 HHP 60 238 60 12 1 4 23 26 46 .688 .327 .361 .252
1977 LHP 50 106 31 9 1 2 11 11 14 .814 .361 .453 .292
1977 RHP 104 344 75 15 0 7 35 38 72 .618 .295 .323 .218
1978 AHP 54 223 56 11 1 3 18 16 40 .650 .300 .350 .251
1978 HHP 59 232 63 13 2 2 29 23 41 .709 .339 .371 .272
1978 LHP 50 125 34 9 1 1 11 14 19 .729 .345 .384 .272
1978 RHP 97 330 85 15 2 4 36 25 62 .662 .310 .352 .258
1979 AHP 70 293 82 13 4 6 26 29 47 .764 .351 .413 .280
1979 HHP 65 259 69 13 1 6 32 26 50 .731 .337 .394 .266
1979 LHP 66 155 44 7 1 3 14 17 30 .766 .366 .400 .284
1979 RHP 117 397 107 19 4 9 44 38 67 .741 .336 .406 .270
1980 AHP 51 189 51 10 3 7 33 24 32 .819 .353 .466 .270
1980 HHP 48 182 56 10 4 5 26 12 27 .843 .354 .489 .308
1980 LHP 52 95 31 8 2 4 18 7 16 .951 .373 .579 .326
1980 RHP 89 276 76 12 5 8 41 29 43 .789 .347 .442 .275
1981 AHP 68 273 85 12 3 16 56 32 53 .936 .383 .553 .311
1981 HHP 67 252 79 10 6 5 39 31 45 .847 .387 .460 .313
1981 LHP 76 162 55 8 4 7 38 18 22 .974 .407 .568 .340
1981 RHP 122 363 109 14 5 14 57 45 76 .857 .375 .482 .300
1982 AHP 68 266 73 16 3 8 32 27 59 .789 .341 .447 .274
1982 HHP 65 253 77 12 6 12 50 28 35 .911 .370 .542 .304
1982 LHP 80 165 39 10 3 7 17 20 25 .778 .317 .461 .236
1982 RHP 120 354 111 18 6 13 65 35 69 .882 .373 .508 .314
1983 AHP 65 260 66 9 2 12 33 29 53 .770 .328 .442 .254
1983 HHP 66 233 76 15 5 10 38 23 39 .956 .394 .562 .326
1983 LHP 66 161 44 8 3 8 24 10 24 .829 .320 .509 .273
1983 RHP 112 332 98 16 4 14 47 42 68 .871 .377 .494 .295
1984 AHP 56 225 74 12 3 7 44 28 38 .901 .398 .502 .329
1984 HHP 59 229 71 16 3 9 39 22 44 .894 .370 .524 .310
1984 LHP 62 135 40 9 0 5 21 15 19 .836 .362 .474 .296
1984 RHP 102 319 105 19 6 11 62 35 63 .924 .394 .530 .329
1985 AHP 68 287 88 16 2 7 38 26 54 .811 .362 .449 .307
1985 HHP 65 250 82 13 4 12 53 33 53 .964 .408 .556 .328
1985 LHP 84 201 72 14 4 8 40 23 26 1.012 .425 .587 .358
1985 RHP 109 336 98 15 2 11 51 36 81 .805 .359 .446 .292
1986 AHP 61 240 62 14 3 8 36 28 48 .779 .337 .442 .258
1986 HHP 57 207 60 8 3 11 34 29 37 .891 .374 .517 .290
1986 LHP 63 131 36 4 2 7 21 22 25 .873 .377 .496 .275
1986 RHP 100 316 86 18 4 12 49 35 60 .813 .345 .468 .272
1987 AHP 70 306 91 19 7 12 41 24 59 .871 .348 .523 .297
1987 HHP 65 254 75 14 4 12 31 29 46 .890 .366 .524 .295
1987 LHP 64 143 45 10 5 6 21 13 26 .952 .372 .580 .315
1987 RHP 121 417 121 23 6 18 51 40 79 .855 .352 .504 .290
1988 AHP 54 221 74 12 2 9 40 20 42 .919 .389 .529 .335
1988 HHP 81 308 96 14 0 14 65 42 54 .888 .395 .494 .312
1988 LHP 64 133 45 5 0 5 28 14 23 .885 .396 .489 .338
1988 RHP 118 396 125 21 2 18 77 48 73 .907 .391 .515 .316
1989 AHP 66 245 72 9 5 8 28 21 60 .818 .348 .469 .294
1989 HHP 73 268 85 14 3 15 41 29 41 .946 .386 .560 .317
1989 LHP 59 107 28 3 0 6 18 14 22 .802 .344 .458 .262
1989 RHP 120 406 129 20 8 17 51 36 79 .906 .374 .532 .318
1990 AHP 52 181 57 10 0 4 17 20 20 .823 .386 .436 .315
1990 HHP 54 195 57 10 4 8 34 16 38 .853 .346 .508 .292
1990 LHP 47 92 30 7 1 2 12 9 8 .877 .388 .489 .326
1990 RHP 87 284 84 13 3 10 39 27 50 .826 .358 .468 .296
1991 AHP 69 232 68 7 2 6 41 27 43 .781 .363 .418 .293
1991 HHP 61 192 63 9 3 8 23 21 26 .926 .394 .531 .328
1991 LHP 52 82 29 6 2 4 17 7 11 1.026 .404 .622 .354
1991 RHP 112 342 102 10 3 10 47 41 58 .803 .370 .433 .298
1992 AHP 70 263 59 9 1 8 32 28 45 .655 .298 .357 .224
1992 HHP 63 225 70 6 3 8 36 30 44 .867 .396 .471 .311
1992 LHP 63 146 46 3 0 7 21 15 22 .864 .384 .479 .315
1992 RHP 117 342 83 12 4 9 47 43 67 .707 .327 .380 .243
1993 AHP 38 147 38 7 0 3 25 16 21 .697 .329 .367 .259
1993 HHP 43 156 42 10 0 0 15 12 31 .653 .320 .333 .269
1993 LHP 41 77 19 3 0 0 11 6 12 .587 .301 .286 .247
1993 RHP 73 226 61 14 0 3 29 22 40 .704 .332 .372 .270
1994 AHP 16 22 3 1 0 1 3 2 7 .558 .240 .318 .136
1994 HHP 27 49 13 1 0 1 6 8 7 .715 .368 .347 .265
1994 LHP 17 25 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 .374 .214 .160 .120
1994 RHP 26 46 13 1 0 2 8 8 8 .824 .389 .435 .283
Total AHP 1051 4085 1145 199 41 130 566 420 761 .792 .347 .445 .280
Total HHP 1078 3982 1194 200 52 142 614 440 704 .853 .370 .483 .300
Total LHP 1056 2241 671 124 29 82 344 237 350 .858 .367 .490 .299
Total RHP 1846 5826 1668 275 64 190 836 623 1115 .808 .355 .453 .286
Total 2129 8067 2339 399 93 272 1180 860 1465 .822 .359 .464 .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.