Wil Nieves
C · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2011
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 5' 11", 190 lb
- Born
- 1977-09-25 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Acquired
- Drafted 1995, round 47, pick 1286, by San Diego Padres
- MLB debut
- 2002-07-21
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK1996AZL Padres
- ROK1997AZL Padres
- A1997Clinton Lumber Kings
- A1998Clinton Lumber Kings
- A+1999Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
- A+2000Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
- AA2000Mobile Bay Bears
- AAA2000Las Vegas Stars
- AA2001Mobile Bay Bears
- AAA2002Portland Beavers
- AAA2003Salt Lake City Stingers
- AAA2004Salt Lake City Stingers
- AAA2005Columbus Clippers
- AAA2006Columbus Clippers
- AAA2007Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
- AAA2008Columbus Clippers
- AAA2011Nashville Sounds
- AAA2011Gwinnett Braves
- AAA2011
- AAA2012Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- ROK2014GCL Phillies
- A+2014Clearwater Threshers
- AA2014Reading Fightin Phils
- AAA2015Gwinnett Braves
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ROK | AZL Padres | 18 | 43 | 128 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 3 | .345 | .413 | .442 | .855 | .097 | 14.8% | 10.2% | .402 |
| 1997 | ROK | AZL Padres | 19 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .296 | .406 | .370 | .776 | .074 | 15.2% | 15.2% | .364 |
| 1997 | A | Clinton Lumber Kings | 19 | 18 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .218 | .290 | .327 | .617 | .109 | 15.9% | 9.5% | .244 |
| 1998 | A | Clinton Lumber Kings | 20 | 115 | 446 | 97 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 69 | 7 | .255 | .343 | .337 | .680 | .082 | 15.5% | 10.5% | .299 |
| 1999 | A+ | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 21 | 120 | 477 | 140 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 54 | 2 | .328 | .389 | .447 | .836 | .119 | 11.3% | 8.4% | .359 |
| 2000 | A+ | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 22 | 31 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 2 | .257 | .350 | .307 | .657 | .050 | 14.3% | 12.6% | .306 |
| 2000 | AA | Mobile Bay Bears | 22 | 68 | 234 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 1 | .266 | .319 | .341 | .660 | .075 | 9.4% | 6.8% | .280 |
| 2000 | AAA | Las Vegas Stars | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2001 | AA | Mobile Bay Bears | 23 | 95 | 356 | 99 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 41 | 18 | 40 | 1 | .300 | .336 | .400 | .736 | .100 | 11.2% | 5.1% | .330 |
| 2002 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 24 | 70 | 245 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 40 | 0 | .308 | .321 | .498 | .819 | .190 | 16.3% | 2.0% | .346 |
| 2003 | AAA | Salt Lake City Stingers | 25 | 102 | 395 | 102 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 53 | 1 | .283 | .327 | .371 | .698 | .088 | 13.4% | 6.3% | .317 |
| 2004 | AAA | Salt Lake City Stingers | 26 | 108 | 435 | 125 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 53 | 12 | 64 | 3 | .297 | .316 | .458 | .774 | .161 | 14.7% | 2.8% | .330 |
| 2005 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 27 | 102 | 404 | 110 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 38 | 1 | .289 | .313 | .395 | .708 | .106 | 9.4% | 3.2% | .309 |
| 2006 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 28 | 88 | 348 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 29 | 2 | .259 | .298 | .346 | .644 | .087 | 8.3% | 5.2% | .270 |
| 2007 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 29 | 27 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .256 | .306 | .344 | .650 | .088 | 10.2% | 6.1% | .275 |
| 2008 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 30 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .240 | .321 | .280 | .601 | .040 | 20.7% | 10.3% | .316 |
| 2011 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 33 | 23 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .170 | .213 | .227 | .440 | .057 | 11.6% | 4.2% | .182 |
| 2011 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | 33 | 21 | 79 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .282 | .333 | .352 | .685 | .070 | 13.9% | 7.6% | .317 |
| 2011 | AAA | — | 33 | 44 | 174 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | .220 | .267 | .283 | .550 | .063 | 12.6% | 5.7% | .241 |
| 2012 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 34 | 34 | 123 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .306 | .336 | .423 | .759 | .117 | 16.3% | 4.9% | .344 |
| 2014 | ROK | GCL Phillies | 36 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .368 | .732 | .105 | 4.5% | 4.5% | .278 |
| 2014 | A+ | Clearwater Threshers | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .250 |
| 2014 | AA | Reading Fightin Phils | 36 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .166 | .000 | 16.7% | 0.0% | .100 |
| 2015 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | 37 | 22 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .238 | .324 | .286 | .610 | .048 | 19.7% | 11.3% | .306 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | San Diego Padres | 24 | 28 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .181 | .224 | .250 | .474 | .069 | 19.7% | 5.3% | .228 |
| 2005 | New York Yankees | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 25.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | New York Yankees | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 16.7% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2007 | New York Yankees | 29 | 26 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .164 | .190 | .230 | .420 | .066 | 13.6% | 3.0% | .192 |
| 2008 | Washington Nationals | 30 | 68 | 196 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .261 | .309 | .341 | .650 | .080 | 14.8% | 6.6% | .304 |
| 2009 | Washington Nationals | 31 | 72 | 249 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 45 | 1 | .259 | .313 | .299 | .612 | .040 | 18.1% | 6.8% | .311 |
| 2010 | Washington Nationals | 32 | 59 | 172 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 0 | .203 | .244 | .310 | .554 | .107 | 16.9% | 4.7% | .228 |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .140 | .189 | .180 | .369 | .040 | 22.2% | 5.6% | .184 |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies | 34 | 16 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .298 | .333 | .404 | .737 | .106 | 17.6% | 5.9% | .342 |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .306 | .324 | .417 | .741 | .111 | 21.1% | 2.6% | .370 |
| 2012 | 2 teams | 34 | 32 | 89 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .301 | .330 | .410 | .740 | .109 | 19.1% | 4.5% | .354 |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 35 | 71 | 206 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 32 | 0 | .297 | .320 | .369 | .689 | .072 | 15.5% | 3.9% | .345 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 36 | 128 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | .254 | .270 | .344 | .614 | .090 | 26.6% | 0.8% | .341 |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres | 37 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .308 | .451 | .231 | 28.6% | 7.1% | .000 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.