NAME     : Chris Nichting
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/13/1966
  AGE      : 37
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 201
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : Minor league contract
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .992)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : E
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 1
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        7.43  1  3  1  24  0  26.2  47  29  22  10  24 
  At Home        6.62  1  3  0  15  0  17.2  31  20  13   5  18 
  Away           9.00  0  0  1   9  0   9.0  16   9   9   5   6 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.56  0  0  1  12  0  11.1  14   7   7   2  11 
  May            8.53  0  1  0   7  0   6.1  17  13   6   1   6 
  June           0.00  1  0  0   1  0   1.0   1   0   0   0   0 
  July          10.13  0  2  0   4  0   8.0  15   9   9   7   7 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   7.13  0  0  0  13  0   0  24.0  19  13   6  TEX
  2000   7.00  0  0  0   7  0   0   9.0   7   5   7  CLE
  2001   4.50  0  3  1  43  0   0  42.0  21   8  40  COL
  2002   9.79  1  2  0  53  0   0  49.2  54  11  38  COL
 
  Total ERA   : 7.35
  Total Wins  : 2
  Total Losses: 8
  Total Saves : 2
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 115
  Total BB's  : 47
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/8/2002... Had first career hit on 6/4/2002, off Kazuhisa Ishii (LA)... Traded from Colorado to Chicago (N) on 1/25/2003 (Going to COL: CF C. Hermansen. Going to CHN: P  C. Nichting, P  T. Jones, RF R. Reyes)... Released by Chicago (N) on 7/29/2003...