Robert
Nicol
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 5, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1952    1954   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SF CL $ 1,964,286  
1953 28 SF CL $ 3,500,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 3,500,000  
1955 30 LAA CL $ 1,150,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,150,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 SF CL 116 389 48 101 26 0 8 38 1 0 39 54 .260 .330 .388 .718 50.8 4.6
1953 28 SF CL 120 427 57 118 25 4 13 67 2 1 49 83 .276 .348 .445 .793 67.9 9.2
1954 29 SF CL 118 420 40 113 28 0 5 52 0 1 53 81 .269 .352 .371 .724 56.6 6.4
1955 30 OKC PL 34 90 12 29 3 0 5 23 0 0 13 15 .322 .410 .522 .932 18.6 3.3
  LAA CL 69 152 13 40 8 0 0 12 1 0 21 17 .263 .354 .316 .670 18.3 2.3
  TOT   103 242 25 69 11 0 5 35 1 0 34 32 .285 .375 .393 .768 36.8 5.6
4 Years Sim 457 1478 170 401 90 4 31 192 4 2 175 250 .271 .349 .401 .749 212.1 25.8
162 Game Average 523 60 142 31 1 10 68 1 0 62 88 .271 .349 .401 .749 75.2  
Career Highs 120 427 57 118 28 4 13 67 2 1 53 83 .285 .375 .445 .793 67.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1023 122 276 69 3 22 149 2 1 133 184 .270 .352 .408 .760 149.0
vs LH   455 48 125 21 1 9 43 2 1 42 66 .275 .341 .385 .726 58.8
Home 232 767 89 216 47 3 17 125 1 0 83 120 .282 .352 .417 .769 111.4
Away 225 711 81 185 43 1 14 67 3 2 92 130 .260 .346 .383 .728 96.3
RISP   412 0 111 25 3 4 151 0 0 50 72 .269 .343 .374 .717 54.5
Pinch Hitting   41 4 17 4 0 1 9 0 0 7 7 .415 .500 .585 1.085 10.4
Close/Late   161 18 51 14 0 4 25 0 0 26 32 .317 .410 .478 .888 30.6
Mar/Apr 42 145 21 41 9 0 5 24 1 0 15 21 .283 .352 .448 .800 22.5
May 85 278 36 83 23 2 9 43 1 0 34 50 .299 .375 .493 .867 49.1
June 85 270 23 71 14 1 1 37 1 1 25 54 .263 .326 .333 .659 29.3
July 88 282 25 77 14 0 7 26 0 0 30 47 .273 .343 .397 .740 38.7
August 89 283 33 68 14 0 5 34 0 1 40 52 .240 .335 .343 .678 34.4
Sep/Oct 68 220 32 61 16 1 4 28 1 0 31 26 .277 .368 .414 .781 33.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 27 SF CL C 115 113 998.3 678 93 15 2 .981 6.95 183 66 .361 2 6.8
1953 28 SF CL C 117 116 1037.7 682 85 18 3 .977 6.65 176 61 .347 5 6.8
1954 29 SF CL C 115 114 1005.0 681 70 11 0 .986 6.73 129 49 .380 3 6.5
1955 30 OKC PL C 17 13 138.8 114 12 2 0 .984 8.17 19 6 .316 0 0.4
    1B 6 6 50.2 62 3 1 4 .985 11.65 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    SS 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LAA CL C 36 27 231.2 190 19 2 0 .991 8.14 31 9 .290 1 1.3
    1B 12 12 83.8 102 6 2 7 .982 11.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 0.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 400 383 3411.0 2345 279 48 5 .982 6.92 538 191 .355 11 21.7
  1B 18 18 134.0 164 9 3 11 .983 11.62 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   419 401 3546.0 2510 288 51 16 .982 7.10 538 191 .355 11 22.0
Career Highs   117 116 1037.7 682 93 18 11 .986 9.07 183 66 .380 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 28 SF CL 4 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .154 .354
Career Post-Season Batting 4 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .154 .354
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 261st overall pick, by San Francisco in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Ruben Ibarra (POR)
Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1952
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/19/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Seattle on 7/21/1954
Injured on 7/31/1954 with a Swollen Ear, out for one week
Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1954
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 2/28/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $1,150,000 per year
Traded from Oklahoma to Los Angeles on 6/23/1955 (Going to LA: C Robert Nicol, P Lawrence Choice. Going to OKC: 1B Kevin Pazos, CF Leroy McKenzie)