Carl
Nicosia
 
Nickname: Revenant
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 165
 
Born: February 25, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1952    1954   
All-Star Selections 1953    1954    1955   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1953 28 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1954 29 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1955 30 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,770,000  
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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 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1953 28 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1954 29 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
1955 30 DEN PL $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,770,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 DEN PL 19 9 .679 34 34 10 1 0 268.0 260 131 23 116 229 4.40 .255 .331 .413 .744 16.7
1953 28 DEN PL 17 14 .548 33 33 14 1 0 253.3 271 158 29 128 200 5.61 .274 .359 .451 .811 9.4
1954 29 DEN PL 16 10 .615 34 34 5 1 0 255.3 252 124 32 110 206 4.37 .260 .335 .446 .781 14.6
1955 30 DEN PL 20 11 .645 38 38 12 3 0 284.7 261 119 32 109 222 3.76 .241 .311 .404 .715 21.2
4 Years Sim 72 44 .621 139 139 41 6 0 1061.3 1044 532 116 463 857 4.51 .257 .334 .428 .762 61.9
Season Average 18 11 .621 34 34 10 1 0 265.3 261 133 29 115 214 4.51 .257 .334 .428 .762  
Career Highs 20 14 .679 38 38 14 3 0 284.7 271 158 32 128 229 5.61 .274 .359 .451 .811  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   493 239 49 229 501   .232 .306 .386 .693
vs LH   551 293 67 234 356   .285 .362 .474 .836
Home 33 24 .579 68 68 15 1 0 512.7 516 274 72 221 402 4.81 .260 .335 .457 .792
Away 39 20 .661 71 71 26 5 0 548.7 528 258 44 242 455 4.23 .254 .332 .400 .732
Mar/Apr 10 3 .769 15 15 6 2 0 119.3 121 45 8 50 103 3.39 .266 .339 .409 .747
May 12 14 .462 29 29 10 1 0 231.3 196 109 28 104 178 4.24 .228 .312 .397 .709
June 19 4 .826 28 28 6 2 0 207.7 202 93 21 82 173 4.03 .253 .322 .419 .741
July 10 7 .588 24 24 7 1 0 171.7 179 100 21 75 147 5.24 .268 .341 .450 .791
August 12 12 .500 27 27 6 0 0 204.7 223 122 25 100 156 5.37 .281 .362 .459 .821
Sep/Oct 9 4 .692 16 16 9 2 0 126.7 123 63 13 52 100 4.48 .254 .326 .434 .760
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 DEN PL 34 92 5 6 2 0 0 8 1 1 3 28 .065 .092 .087 .179 -2.3 0.0
1953 28 DEN PL 33 94 11 9 3 1 0 2 6 3 8 29 .096 .183 .149 .332 1.7 0.0
1954 29 DEN PL 34 103 3 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 26 .078 .087 .097 .184 -3.5 0.0
1955 30 DEN PL 38 109 5 8 4 1 0 6 2 0 2 30 .073 .098 .128 .227 -3.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 139 398 24 31 11 2 0 18 12 4 14 113 .078 .115 .116 .230 -7.2 0.0
162 Game Average 463 27 36 12 2 0 20 13 4 16 131 .078 .115 .116 .230 -8.4  
Career Highs 38 109 11 9 4 1 0 8 6 3 8 30 .096 .183 .149 .332 1.7  
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   317 21 25 8 2 0 14 11 4 10 97 .079 .114 .117 .231 -8.6
vs LH   81 3 6 3 0 0 4 1 0 4 16 .074 .116 .111 .227 -2.0
Home 68 180 12 17 7 2 0 8 6 1 6 50 .094 .128 .156 .283 -1.7
Away 71 218 12 14 4 0 0 10 6 3 8 63 .064 .104 .083 .187 -8.9
RISP   124 0 11 5 0 0 17 0 0 4 36 .089 .121 .129 .250 -2.9
Close/Late   30 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 .100 .156 .200 .356 0.3
Mar/Apr 15 40 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 11 .025 .070 .050 .120 -2.0
May 29 87 4 5 2 0 0 4 4 0 1 17 .057 .079 .080 .159 -3.9
June 28 80 7 7 1 2 0 1 3 3 5 26 .088 .161 .150 .311 -0.9
July 24 66 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .106 .119 .136 .256 -1.4
August 27 75 5 7 2 0 0 6 3 1 4 24 .093 .136 .120 .256 -1.0
Sep/Oct 16 50 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .080 .098 .140 .238 -1.4
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    
1952 27 DEN PL P 34 34 268.0 24 47 4 4 .947 2.38    
1953 28 DEN PL P 33 33 253.3 14 35 1 1 .980 1.74    
1954 29 DEN PL P 34 34 255.3 21 48 1 6 .986 2.43    
1955 30 DEN PL P 38 38 284.7 24 46 7 2 .909 2.21    
Career Totals   139 139 1061.3 83 176 13 13 .952 2.20    
Career Highs   38 38 284.7 24 48 7 6 .986 2.43    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1952 27 DEN PL 3 0 1.000 4 4 1 1 0 29.0 26 16 4 12 24 4.97 .232 .306 .420 .726
1954 29 DEN PL 1 1 .500 4 4 1 1 0 29.0 26 16 5 11 23 4.97 .241 .311 .463 .774
1955 30 DEN PL 1 2 .333 4 4 1 0 0 26.3 34 20 2 11 20 6.84 .312 .375 .477 .852
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 3 .625 12 12 3 2 0 84.3 86 52 11 34 67 5.55 .261 .331 .453 .783
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
1952 27 DEN PL 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182
1954 29 DEN PL 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1955 30 DEN PL 4 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282
Career Post-Season Batting 12 32 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .063 .091 .063 .153
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-4-3.76
CAR-18-4.51
Wins
1952-5-19
1953-8-17
1954-6-16
1955-4-20
CAR-6-72
Losses
CAR-27-44
Winning Pct
1952-3-.679
1954-6-.615
1955-6-.645
CAR-8-.621
Games Started
1955-4-38
CAR-10-139
Complete Games
1953-6-14
1955-7-12
CAR-25-41
Shutouts
1952-9-1
1955-3-3
CAR-11-6
Innings Pitched
1955-6-284.7
CAR-10-1061.3
Hits Allowed
1955-6-261
CAR-13-1044
Homeruns Allowed
1953-5-29
1954-5-32
1955-3-32
CAR-4-116
Strikeouts
1952-4-229
1953-7-200
1954-9-206
1955-5-222
CAR-12-857
Walks Allowed
1953-4-128
1954-10-110
1955-10-109
CAR-6-463
Walks per 9IP
CAR-23-3.9
Hits per 9IP
1952-6-8.7
1955-4-8.3
CAR-13-8.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-7-7.7
1953-7-7.1
1954-8-7.3
CAR-13-7.3
WHiP
1952-10-1.40
1955-7-1.30
CAR-24-1.42
OAVG
1952-7-.255
1955-3-.241
CAR-13-.257
OOBP
1952-10-.331
1955-5-.311
CAR-20-.334
OSLG
CAR-24-.428
OOPS
1955-9-.715
CAR-21-.762
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 65
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/16/1952
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1952, going 3-0, 2.12
Had first career hit on 7/25/1952, off William Holley (DAL)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1953, going 4-0, 3.97
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1953, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1954, going 6-0, 3.63
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 8/3/1954 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game