Nelson Figueroa Pitcher

     
 

Born: May 18, 1974
Brooklyn, NY
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 30th round, 1995 by NYM
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (July 2012)
College: Brandeis
High School: Lincoln (NY)

Photo courtesy of TJ Perreira

Signed with Arizona (Dec. 2012)

Scouting Report
: Reliable journeyman signed as depth for Pawtucket. Can either start or relieve adequately.

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  1995 Kingsport App Rk NYM 21 7 1 0.875 3.07 12 12 0 76.3 57 31 26 3 22 79 1.03 3.59 9.31
  1996 Columbia SAL A NYM 22 14 7 0.667 2.04 26 25 0 185.3 119 55 42 10 58 200 0.96 3.45 9.71
  1997 Binghamton East AA NYM 23 5 11 0.313 4.34 33 22 0 143.0 137 76 69 14 68 116 1.43 1.71 7.30
  1998 Binghamton East AA NYM 24 12 3 0.800 4.66 21 21 0 123.7 133 73 64 19 44 116 1.43 2.64 8.44
  1998 Tucson PCL AAA Ari 24 2 2 0.500 3.70 7 7 0 41.3 46 22 17 8 16 29 1.50 1.81 6.32
  1999 AZL D-Backs Ariz Rk Ari 25 0 1 0.000 0.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1.00 --- 6.00
  1999 Tucson PCL AAA Ari 25 11 6 0.647 3.94 24 21 0 128.0 128 59 56 16 41 106 1.32 2.59 7.45
  2000 Tucson PCL AAA Ari 26 9 4 0.692 2.81 17 16 0 112.0 101 41 35 9 28 78 1.15 2.79 6.27
  2000 Arizona NL MLB Ari 26 0 1 0.000 7.47 3 3 0 15.7 17 13 13 4 5 7 1.40 1.40 4.02
  2000 Scranton/WB IL AAA Phi 26 4 3 0.571 3.78 8 8 0 50.0 50 28 21 9 11 35 1.22 3.18 6.30
  2001 Scranton/WB IL AAA Phi 27 4 2 0.667 2.47 13 12 0 87.3 74 33 24 6 18 74 1.05 4.11 7.63
  2001 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 27 4 5 0.444 3.94 19 13 0 89.0 95 40 39 8 37 61 1.48 1.65 6.17
  2002 Indianapolis IL AAA Mil 28 5 0 1.000 3.63 6 6 0 39.7 39 18 16 2 13 25 1.31 1.92 5.67
  2002 Milwaukee NL MLB Mil 28 1 7 0.125 5.03 30 11 0 93.0 96 59 52 18 37 51 1.43 1.38 4.94
  2003 Nashville PCL AAA Pit 29 12 5 0.706 2.97 23 23 0 151.3 144 54 50 11 37 121 1.20 3.27 7.20
  2003 Pittsburgh NL MLB Pit 29 2 1 0.667 3.31 12 3 0 35.3 28 13 13 8 13 23 1.16 1.77 5.86
  2004 Nashville PCL AAA Pit 30 12 8 0.600 4.19 25 23 0 152.3 168 79 71 20 36 129 1.34 3.58 7.62
  2004 Pittsburgh NL MLB Pit 30 0 3 0.000 5.72 10 3 0 28.3 32 18 18 4 11 10 1.52 0.91 3.18
  2006 Long Island Atl Ind --- 32 0 1 0.000 2.80 2 2 0 9.7 9 6 3 0 3 9 1.24 3.00 8.39
  2006 New Orleans PCL AAA Was 32 3 5 0.375 4.38 16 11 0 76.0 76 41 37 12 21 44 1.28 2.10 5.21
  2007 Chihuahua Mex AAA --- 33 8 6 0.571 3.87 19 19 0 153.7 163 73 66 13 36 94 1.30 2.61 5.51
  2008 New Orleans PCL AAA NYM 34 4 7 0.364 4.43 20 16 0 113.7 120 62 56 15 33 97 1.35 2.94 7.68
  2008 New York NL MLB NYM 34 3 3 0.500 4.57 16 6 0 45.3 48 26 23 3 26 36 1.63 1.38 7.15
  2009 Buffalo IL AAA NYM 35 7 5 0.583 2.25 17 17 0 112.0 91 29 28 5 24 94 1.03 3.92 7.55
  2009 New York NL MLB NYM 35 3 8 0.273 4.09 16 10 0 70.3 80 33 32 8 24 59 1.48 2.46 7.55
  2010 Lehigh Valley IL AAA Phi 36 3 0 1.000 0.95 3 3 0 19.0 10 2 2 1 3 18 0.68 6.00 8.53
  2010 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 36 2 1 0.667 3.46 13 1 1 26.0 20 10 10 1 9 15 1.12 1.67 5.19
  2010 Houston NL MLB Hou 36 5 3 0.625 3.22 18 10 0 67.0 64 28 24 9 25 58 1.33 2.32 7.79
  2011 Oklahoma City PCL AAA Hou 37 6 7 0.462 6.50 16 15 0 81.7 113 63 59 14 30 52 1.75 1.73 5.73
  2011 Houston NL MLB Hou 37 0 3 0.000 8.69 8 5 0 29.0 45 33 28 3 16 17 2.10 1.06 5.28
  2011 Indianapolis IL AAA Pit 37 1 1 0.500 4.00 3 3 0 18.0 20 8 8 0 4 14 1.33 3.50 7.00
2012 Scranton/WB IL AAA NYY 38 7 2 0.778 3.96 17 9 0 72.7 79 35 32 8 25 36 1.43 1.44 4.46
  2012 Pawtucket IL AA Bos 38 5 3 0.625 3.77 8 6 0 43.0 34 19 18 3 12 33 1.07 2.75 6.91
  2013 Reno PCL AAA Ari 39 0 3 0.000 12.76 4 4 0 18.3 31 27 26 7 8 7 2.13 0.88 3.44
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract:
June 6, 1995 (NYM)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 1995 (Kingsport)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut:
June 3, 2000 (Arizona)
     
  Awards
1996 South Atlantic League All-Star
1996 South Atlantic League Most Outstanding Pitcher
International League Pitcher of the Week (August 27 - September 3, 2012)
SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August 27 - September 2, 2012)
 
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
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