Simon Nicholson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Simon Nicholson
Birthdate:
May 23, 1973 (49 y, 3 m, 19 d)
Born In:
Hastings, HAW, NZL
Nationality:
New Zealander
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'5"/199
Entry:
1995 Draft - Round: 3, Overall: 52, Team: Penrith Panthers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2012 Penrith (ABL)
2011 Penrith (ABL)
2010 Penrith (ABL)
2009 Penrith (ABL)
2008 Penrith (ABL)
2007 Penrith (ABL)
2005 Penrith (ABL)
2004 Penrith (ABL)
2003 Penrith (ABL)
2002 Penrith (ABL)
2001 Penrith (ABL)
2000 Penrith (ABL)
1999 Penrith (ABL)
1998 Penrith (SBC)
Rookie of the Year 1999 Penrith (ABL)
1998 Penrith (SBC)
All-Star 2013 Penrith (ABL)
2012 Penrith (ABL)
2011 Penrith (ABL)
2010 Penrith (ABL)
2009 Penrith (ABL)
2008 Penrith (ABL)
2007 Penrith (ABL)
2006 Penrith (ABL)
2005 Penrith (ABL)
2004 Penrith (ABL)
2003 Penrith (ABL)
2002 Penrith (ABL)
2001 Penrith (ABL)
1999 Penrith (ABL)
1999 Penrith (ABL)
1997 Penrith (SBC)
League Champ 2013 Penrith (ABL)
2003 Penrith (ABL)
Pitcher of the Month Sep 2012 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2012 Penrith (ABL)
Sep 2011 Penrith (ABL)
May 2011 Penrith (ABL)
May 2009 Penrith (ABL)
Sep 2008 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2006 Penrith (ABL)
Jul 2004 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2004 Penrith (ABL)
May 2004 Penrith (ABL)
Sep 2003 Penrith (ABL)
Aug 2003 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2003 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2002 Penrith (ABL)
Jul 2001 Penrith (ABL)
Jun 2001 Penrith (ABL)
Mar 1999 Penrith (ABL)
Nov 1998 Penrith (ABL)
Mar 1998 Penrith (SBC)
Dec 1997 Penrith (SBC)
Feb 1997 Blacktown (RES)
Rookie of the Month Mar 1999 Penrith (ABL)
Nov 1998 Penrith (ABL)
Mar 1998 Penrith (SBC)
Dec 1997 Penrith (SBC)
Nov 1997 Penrith (SBC)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink175
Grey Ink338
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1998 11 4
1999 9 7
2001 13 1
2002 10 4
2003 14 1
2004 11 2
2006 10 3
2007 9 7
2008 8 8
2012 16 1
2013 9 4
Year GS Rank
1997 27 2
1998 27 5
1999 28 3
2001 28 1
2002 28 3
2003 27 3
2005 27 2
2006 27 4
2008 27 2
2009 28 1
2011 31 1
2012 31 1
2013 27 1
Year W Rank
1997 17 1
1998 21 1
1999 14 1
2001 16 1
2002 15 1
2003 21 1
2004 15 3
2006 14 1
2007 15 2
2008 14 1
2009 15 1
2011 14 2
2012 13 4
2013 14 2
Year Win % Rank
1998 0.913 1
1999 0.778 1
2001 0.762 2
2002 0.833 2
2003 0.913 1
2004 0.938 1
2005 0.625 10
2006 0.778 1
2007 0.714 3
2008 0.737 3
2009 0.750 2
2010 0.667 6
2011 0.667 4
2012 0.684 5
2013 0.667 6
Year IP Rank
1997 175.0 2
1998 182.1 3
1999 187.1 1
2001 194.1 1
2002 193.2 1
2003 201.0 1
2004 175.1 1
2005 178.2 2
2006 174.0 4
2007 165.0 9
2008 183.2 1
2009 176.2 2
2011 204.1 1
2012 186.0 1
2013 185.2 1
Year BF Rank
1997 683 6
1998 687 9
1999 724 2
2001 742 1
2002 733 2
2003 750 1
2005 690 5
2006 686 10
2008 710 6
2009 687 4
2011 781 1
2012 729 2
2013 724 3
Year BB Rank
1997 60 8
Year K Rank
1997 195 1
1998 235 1
1999 235 1
2001 259 1
2002 235 1
2003 239 1
2004 208 1
2005 217 1
2006 205 2
2007 194 1
2008 238 1
2009 206 1
2011 223 1
2012 175 5
Year WP Rank
1997 7 3
1998 6 5
2009 7 6
Year ERA Rank
1997 1.954 5
1998 2.123 1
1999 2.690 3
2001 2.408 1
2002 2.091 1
2003 1.702 1
2004 1.745 1
2005 2.619 2
2006 3.103 10
2007 2.455 1
2008 2.646 4
2009 2.853 3
2010 2.177 1
2011 1.982 1
2012 2.758 4
2013 3.005 6
Year BABIP Rank
1998 0.253 4
2002 0.244 2
2003 0.217 1
2004 0.208 1
2006 0.259 8
2007 0.263 8
2008 0.260 6
2009 0.263 8
2011 0.238 2
2013 0.249 6
Year WHIP Rank
1997 0.994 7
1998 0.790 1
1999 0.956 2
2001 0.844 1
2002 0.785 1
2003 0.751 1
2004 0.667 1
2005 0.862 1
2006 0.914 3
2007 0.939 1
2008 0.839 2
2009 0.894 1
2010 0.915 2
2011 0.847 1
2012 0.979 2
2013 0.937 2
Year H/9 Rank
1997 5.863 4
1998 5.578 1
1999 6.822 4
2001 6.113 1
2002 5.530 1
2003 4.881 1
2004 4.928 1
2005 6.599 1
2006 6.569 4
2007 6.491 1
2008 6.027 2
2009 6.368 2
2010 6.824 4
2011 5.638 2
2012 6.919 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1998 1.530 2
1999 1.778 4
2001 1.482 3
2002 1.534 2
2003 1.881 5
2004 1.078 2
2005 1.159 2
2006 1.655 3
2007 1.964 5
2008 1.519 3
2009 1.681 3
2010 1.412 2
2011 1.982 5
2012 1.887 3
2013 1.406 1
Year CG Rank
1997 1 6
1998 1 4
2001 1 5
2003 2 1
2004 1 4
2005 1 3
2007 1 6
2008 1 6
2010 1 4
2011 2 1
Year SHO Rank
1997 1 3
1998 1 2
2001 1 1
2003 2 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 1
2008 1 2
2010 1 1
2011 2 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
1998 31 3
1999 37 8
2001 32 4
2002 33 9
2004 21 2
2005 23 2
2006 32 3
2007 36 5
2008 31 4
2009 33 4
2010 24 2
2011 45 10
2012 39 6
2013 29 1
Year Hits Rank
2012 143 5
2013 145 6
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1998 113 2
2002 119 3
2003 109 3
2004 96 1
2005 131 10
2007 119 4
2008 123 7
2009 125 10
2010 116 4
2011 128 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1998 13 6
1999 20 10
2001 14 4
2002 13 4
2003 12 2
2004 15 3
2005 10 1
2007 16 5
2008 17 8
2009 15 7
2010 12 2
2011 12 1
2012 10 1
2013 13 6
Year WAR Rank
1997 6.4 1
1998 7.9 1
1999 7.0 1
2001 9.2 1
2002 8.4 1
2003 8.9 1
2004 7.9 1
2005 8.5 1
2006 5.7 2
2007 5.9 1
2008 7.0 1
2009 6.3 1
2010 5.6 1
2011 7.5 1
2012 6.5 1
2013 4.4 1
Year W (Low) Rank
2005 10 10
Year L (Low) Rank
1998 2 1
1999 4 3
2001 5 5
2002 3 3
2003 2 1
2004 1 1
2005 6 8
2006 4 1
2007 6 4
2008 5 4
2009 5 3
2010 5 5
2011 7 6
2012 6 5