Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Kirk Robert Nieuwenhuis
Born: August 7, 1987
Santa Monica, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 3 (2008 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Azusa Pacific
Career: 2008-2019
Major League Statistics
Kirk Nieuwenhuis compiled a career batting average of .266 with 98 home runs and 411 RBI in his 1416-game career with the Brooklyn Cyclones, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Mesa Solar Sox, Buffalo Bisons, Las Vegas 51s, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Tacoma Rainiers and Long Island Ducks. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
![]() Brooklyn Cyclones |
![]() St. Lucie Mets |
![]() Binghamton Mets |
![]() Mesa Solar Sox |
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![]() Las Vegas 51s |
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![]() Tacoma Rainiers |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | 74 | 319 | 285 | 34 | 79 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 70 | .277 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .406 | .472 | .656 | 1.128 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 123 | 547 | 482 | 91 | 132 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 118 | .274 | .357 | .467 | .824 | 225 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 26 | 104 | 90 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | .256 | .356 | .378 | .734 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 30 | 133 | 120 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | .225 | .295 | .358 | .654 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 94 | 433 | 394 | 81 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 93 | .289 | .337 | .510 | .847 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 53 | 221 | 188 | 33 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 59 | .298 | .403 | .505 | .908 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 74 | 330 | 282 | 60 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 78 | .248 | .345 | .465 | .809 | 131 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 57 | 229 | 211 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 56 | .265 | .319 | .512 | .831 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 27 | 119 | 105 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | .324 | .381 | .667 | 1.048 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .300 | .500 | .800 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 84 | 247 | 205 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 67 | .244 | .362 | .361 | .723 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 80 | 324 | 271 | 39 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 99 | .214 | .336 | .336 | .672 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 62 | 245 | 220 | 35 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 63 | .259 | .322 | .468 | .791 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 799 | 3310 | 2904 | 494 | 772 | 196 | 27 | 98 | 411 | 77 | 32 | 347 | 803 | .266 | .348 | .453 | .801 | 1316 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | OF | 73 | 110 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .975 | 1.589 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | CF | 47 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.532 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | RF | 27 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .936 | 1.630 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | CF | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.125 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | OF | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.125 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | CF | 106 | 226 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 2.217 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | OF | 106 | 226 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 2.217 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | CF | 91 | 260 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .978 | 2.934 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | OF | 91 | 260 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .978 | 2.934 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | RF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 30 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .967 | 1.933 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 30 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .967 | 1.933 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | LF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | OF | 26 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.692 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | CF | 20 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.800 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 51 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 2.510 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 49 | 122 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 2.571 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | OF | 71 | 150 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 2.169 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | CF | 42 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.238 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | RF | 29 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.069 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | OF | 56 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .991 | 2.054 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | LF | 31 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .983 | 1.871 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | CF | 25 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.040 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | RF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | LF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | RF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | OF | 25 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 2.080 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | CF | 20 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 2.100 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | OF | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 4.000 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | CF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | RF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1B | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.714 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | OF | 43 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.116 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | RF | 29 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 1.069 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | LF | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .933 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 55 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.782 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | RF | 48 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 1.854 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | CF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | CF | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.167 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | OF | 58 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.121 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | LF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | RF | 47 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 2.021 |
| Totals | 1416 | 2941 | 105 | 42 | 34 | .986 | 2.151 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYN | June 17, 2008 | September 5, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 9, 2009 | August 30, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | August 31, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 8, 2010 | August 4, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | August 5, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2010 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 12, 2010 | November 18, 2010 | |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | April 7, 2011 | June 9, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | April 5, 2012 | August 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 25, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 3, 2014 | August 3, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | June 16, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | August 13, 2015 | August 15, 2015 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | MIL | April 27, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | April 5, 2018 | July 29, 2018 |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks | April 26, 2019 | July 6, 2019 |
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