2B Bjorn Nijland #38
Newfoundland Labradors TOBA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1959
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B BJORN NIJLAND #38 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 60 65
BABIP 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 55 45
Arm: 25 45 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/08/1959 PRO Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1959 @ SIC Loss, 2-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1959 @ LA Win, 4-3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
04/30/1959 BER Win, 5-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
04/29/1959 @ NY Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/28/1959 PAR Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1959 @ PRO Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/25/1959 @ ICE Loss, 3-11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/24/1959 MOB Win, 6-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1959 @ LIS Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Nijland may just be playing for the next big contract.
Birthday:06/02/1929
Born in:Willemstad, CUR
Nationality:Curaçaoan
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,800
Signed Through:1959 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:7 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 38 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1959 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   44 8 0 0 1 4 4 4 4 0 0 1 .182 .265 .250 .515
Last Year   116 29 6 0 3 11 13 3 11 1 2 1 .250 .273 .379 .652
Career   274 59 11 1 6 27 33 15 22 1 5 2 .215 .260 .328 .589
Home   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 25 48 158 30 5 1 3 16 20 12 1 0 11 1 0 .190 .251 .291 .543 52 52 -0.4
1958 Newfoundland - TOBA 28 36 116 29 6 0 3 11 13 3 1 1 11 0 0 .250 .273 .379 .652 84 82 0.0
1959 Newfoundland - TOBA 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total TOBA 85 274 59 11 1 6 27 33 15 2 1 22 1 0 .215 .260 .328 .589 65 64 -0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Lisbon - B 22 78 311 97 24 6 9 42 39 16 0 1 37 2 2 .312 .345 .514 .859 104 94 0.2
1953 Lisbon - B 23 48 149 49 9 3 5 23 21 12 0 1 19 0 0 .329 .377 .530 .907 120 114 0.7
1954 The Netherlands - EBT 24 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 -5 -0.0
1954 Lisbon - B 24 10 30 8 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 9 0 0 .267 .312 .467 .779 89 88 -0.0
1954 Lisbon A - A 24 58 157 52 9 1 2 23 21 18 1 2 20 1 3 .331 .399 .439 .838 119 120 0.7
1955 Lisbon - CUP 25 24 82 21 4 2 1 14 7 5 0 2 7 0 1 .256 .292 .390 .682 84 75 -0.1
1955 Lisbon A - A 25 11 21 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 .238 .304 .238 .542 41 37 -0.2
1956 The Netherlands - BI 26 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 781 859 0.2
1956 Lisbon - B 26 23 91 20 2 1 0 7 10 8 0 0 11 1 0 .220 .283 .264 .547 37 28 -0.5
1956 Lisbon A - A 26 38 105 26 5 0 1 14 15 12 0 0 8 2 2 .248 .325 .324 .649 67 69 0.1
1957 Curaçao - PANC 27 6 18 6 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .435 .444 .879 144 153 0.2
1957 Lisbon - B 27 21 73 17 2 0 1 6 14 6 0 0 6 1 1 .233 .291 .301 .593 45 36 -0.5
1957 Lisbon A - A 27 31 79 21 7 1 2 17 15 5 0 1 9 1 0 .266 .306 .456 .762 97 91 0.1
1958 The Netherlands - CPC 28 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267 155 217 0.2
Total TCA 138 362 104 21 2 5 54 53 35 3 3 41 4 5 .287 .352 .398 .750 95 94
Total TCB 180 654 191 38 11 16 79 87 44 0 2 82 4 3 .292 .336 .457 .793 91 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Lisbon - B 2B 77 75 134 155 37 294 5 .983 656.2 3.96 -1.2 1.011
1952 Lisbon - B 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Lisbon - B 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1953 Lisbon - B 2B 26 14 24 41 7 67 2 .970 157.0 3.73 +0.1 1.009
1953 Lisbon - B 3B 14 12 6 22 0 30 2 .933 98.0 2.57 -1.2 .917
1953 Lisbon - B SS 8 7 6 12 2 22 4 .818 55.0 2.95 -3.3 .753
1953 Lisbon - B RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 1.023
1954 Lisbon A - A 1B 15 10 82 5 5 89 2 .978 74.2 10.49 -0.5 .894
1954 Lisbon - B 1B 3 2 18 2 2 20 0 1.000 16.0 11.25 +0.2 1.034
1954 Lisbon A - A 2B 28 21 32 43 9 80 5 .938 185.0 3.65 -3.5 .876
1954 Lisbon - B 2B 5 2 6 8 3 15 1 .933 21.0 6.00 -0.9 .807
1954 The Netherlands - EBT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Lisbon A - A 3B 4 3 1 3 0 5 1 .800 26.0 1.38 -0.9 .803
1954 Lisbon - B 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 The Netherlands - EBT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Lisbon A - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Lisbon A - A RF 8 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 68.0 1.99 +0.4 1.038
1954 Lisbon - B RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.2 1.023
1955 Lisbon A - A 1B 3 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 4.2 13.50 +0.0 1.022
1955 Lisbon - TOBA 2B 48 48 97 119 38 224 8 .964 419.1 4.64 -4.8 .913
1955 Lisbon A - A 2B 6 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 13.1 4.05 +0.0 1.027
1955 Lisbon - CUP 2B 24 24 57 76 26 137 4 .971 208.0 5.75 -1.6 .933
1955 Lisbon A - A 3B 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 -0.2 1.050
1955 Lisbon A - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Lisbon A - A 1B 13 3 40 6 2 46 0 1.000 40.1 10.26 +0.2 1.029
1956 The Netherlands - BI 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.019
1956 Lisbon A - A 2B 15 10 13 32 7 45 0 1.000 95.1 4.25 +1.8 1.065
1956 Lisbon - B 2B 16 12 18 32 5 52 2 .962 108.1 4.15 +0.9 1.044
1956 Lisbon A - A 3B 18 16 5 32 8 38 1 .974 126.0 2.64 +0.7 1.021
1956 Lisbon - B 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Lisbon A - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Lisbon - B SS 11 10 9 28 7 39 2 .949 80.0 4.16 -1.0 .936
1957 Lisbon A - A 1B 6 1 15 1 2 17 1 .941 20.0 7.20 -0.5 .526
1957 Lisbon - B 1B 10 8 69 5 7 74 0 1.000 69.0 9.65 -0.2 .936
1957 Lisbon A - A 2B 11 4 3 9 2 12 0 1.000 41.0 2.63 +0.3 1.149
1957 Lisbon - B 2B 7 5 13 17 7 30 0 1.000 45.0 6.00 +0.8 1.100
1957 Curaçao - PANC 2B 6 6 11 9 2 20 0 1.000 51.0 3.53 -0.3 .906
1957 Lisbon A - A 3B 16 12 5 22 1 27 0 1.000 104.0 2.34 -1.2 .942
1957 Lisbon - B 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.1 1.058
1957 Lisbon A - A SS 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.111
1957 Lisbon - B SS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 .000
1957 Lisbon - B RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.6 .671
1958 The Netherlands - CPC P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Newfoundland - TOBA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 The Netherlands - CPC 1B 3 1 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 11.2 10.03 -0.2 .680
1958 Newfoundland - TOBA 2B 18 17 36 40 12 78 2 .974 144.2 4.73 -0.8 .961
1958 Newfoundland - TOBA 3B 16 16 14 48 8 63 1 .984 140.2 3.97 -0.7 .981
1958 Newfoundland - TOBA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Newfoundland - TOBA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 56 25 246 21 20 270 3 .989 241.1 9.96 -0.9 .925
TOTAL 2B 289 239 447 584 156 1060 29 .973 2148.2 4.32 -9.2 .970
TOTAL 3B 76 61 32 128 17 165 5 .970 522.0 2.76 -3.5 .968
TOTAL SS 23 18 18 40 9 64 6 .906 147.0 3.55 -4.2 .873
TOTAL RF 14 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 99.1 1.99 -0.4 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Lisbon Seafarers. (Round 73, Pick 5, 581st overall pick).
05/02/1952 Named the #6 prospect in the TOBA
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
06/20/1953 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 days.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 European Baseball Tournament for the The Netherlands.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
04/17/1955 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/12/1956 Named to the 1956 Baseball Internationale for the The Netherlands.
03/29/1956 Wins the 1956 Final with the The Netherlands.
05/13/1956 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/11/1957 Named to the 1957 Pan-American Nations' Cup for the Curaçao.
09/22/1957 Drafted in the 1957 expansion draft from the Lisbon Seafarers by the Newfoundland Labradors. (Round 5, Pick 2, 10th overall pick).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/03/1958 Named to the 1958 Crown Prince Challenge for the The Netherlands.
10/11/1958 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,800.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
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