John Nester
John Michael Nester
Born: May 28, 1989
Huntington, WV US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 39 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Clemson
Career: 2010-2022
John Nester compiled a career batting average of .244 with 56 home runs and 347 RBI in his 780-game career with the Vancouver Canadians, Burlington Bees, Evansville Otters, Padres, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lake Elsinore Storm, Wichita Wingnuts, Somerset Patriots, High Point Rockers, Cleburne Railroaders, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Staten Island FerryHawks and Sioux Falls Canaries. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2022 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | 22 | 89 | 77 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 26 | .182 | .256 | .221 | .477 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 82 | 297 | 249 | 30 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 72 | .213 | .318 | .325 | .644 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 71 | 260 | 222 | 31 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 64 | .203 | .300 | .293 | .592 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | 86 | 326 | 286 | 40 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 73 | .287 | .360 | .409 | .769 | 117 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2014 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 14 | 56 | 50 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .300 | .375 | .380 | .755 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 36 | 132 | 114 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 33 | .211 | .302 | .307 | .609 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | 80 | 324 | 288 | 33 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 78 | .281 | .354 | .420 | .774 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | 92 | 379 | 334 | 42 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 90 | .269 | .348 | .401 | .749 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | 85 | 365 | 321 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 80 | .277 | .342 | .505 | .847 | 162 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | 8 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .154 | .241 | .308 | .549 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 54 | 209 | 189 | 20 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 43 | .259 | .321 | .418 | .739 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | 73 | 285 | 255 | 27 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 75 | .212 | .286 | .329 | .616 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | 34 | 128 | 114 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .202 | .281 | .272 | .553 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Staten Island FerryHawks | 32 | 109 | 94 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | .170 | .284 | .266 | .550 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 780 | 3025 | 2655 | 340 | 647 | 156 | 8 | 56 | 347 | 14 | 9 | 296 | 720 | .244 | .323 | .372 | .695 | 987 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | C | 14 | 131 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 1.000 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 38.9 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 79 | 587 | 60 | 7 | 7 | .989 | 8.190 | 10 | 88 | 29 | 24.8 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 63 | 493 | 45 | 9 | 3 | .984 | 8.540 | 8 | 67 | 26 | 28.0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | ||||
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | C | 65 | 449 | 46 | 10 | 3 | .980 | 7.615 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 33.7 |
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | 1B | 15 | 117 | 10 | 5 | 11 | .962 | 8.467 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Padres | C | 6 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.833 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16.7 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 36 | 280 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 8.278 | 3 | 53 | 10 | 15.9 |
| 2014 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | C | 14 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 9.214 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | C | 72 | 446 | 50 | 3 | 1 | .994 | 6.889 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 44.1 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | 1B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | C | 73 | 568 | 48 | 7 | 1 | .989 | 8.438 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 27.0 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 5 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.600 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Wichita Wingnuts | 1B | 4 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | C | 72 | 561 | 39 | 5 | 3 | .992 | 8.333 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 33.8 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | C | 6 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 66.7 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | 1B | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 7.200 | ||||
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 44 | 307 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .991 | 7.364 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 26.1 |
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| 2020 | Ind | AA | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | ||||
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | C | 38 | 333 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .997 | 9.158 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 21.9 |
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | Ind | AA | Cleburne Railroaders | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2022 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | C | 32 | 258 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .996 | 8.219 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Staten Island FerryHawks | C | 31 | 234 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 7.935 | 4 | 36 | 8 | 18.2 |
| 2022 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | OF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2022 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 579 | 4310 | 374 | 54 | 48 | .989 | 8.090 | 52 | 446 | 187 | 29.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | July 13, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | April 8, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | April 7, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | Ind | Frontier League | Evansville Otters | May 17, 2013 | September 5, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | April 3, 2014 | July 30, 2014 |
| 2014 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | June 30, 2014 | July 16, 2014 |
| 2014 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SDN | August 9, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | Ind | American Association | Wichita Wingnuts | May 21, 2015 | September 4, 2015 | |
| 2018 | Ind | American Association | Wichita Wingnuts | May 18, 2018 | September 2, 2018 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | September 8, 2018 | September 15, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | American Association | Cleburne Railroaders | May 16, 2019 | September 2, 2019 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | High Point Rockers | September 11, 2019 | September 22, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Ind | American Association | Winnipeg Goldeyes | July 3, 2020 | September 10, 2020 | |
| 2021 | Ind | American Association | Cleburne Railroaders | May 18, 2021 | August 17, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Atlantic League | Staten Island FerryHawks | April 29, 2022 | June 15, 2022 | |
| 2022 | Ind | American Association | Sioux Falls Canaries | June 21, 2022 | September 5, 2022 |
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