Nick Punto

Full Name: Nicholas Paul Punto Primary Position: 2B,3B,SS Height/Weight: 5'9"/185 First Game: September 9, 2001 Birthdate: November 8, 1977 MLB Experience: 7 years Birthplace: San Diego, California Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Nick Punto (Nicholas Paul Punto) was born on November 8, 1977 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 2001 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2005, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 4 home runs and 26 RBI. Punto played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Nick Punto's best season was 2006, when he hit for a .290 average.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2001	PHI	N	4	5	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	.400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	PHI	N	9	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
2003	PHI	N	64	92	14	20	1	4	.217	.273	.272	2	0	7	22	0	0	2	1	0
2004	MIN	A	38	91	17	23	2	12	.253	.340	.319	0	0	12	19	0	0	6	0	2
2005	MIN	A	112	394	45	94	4	26	.239	.301	.335	18	4	36	86	0	7	13	0	9
2006	MIN	A	135	459	73	133	1	45	.290	.352	.373	21	7	47	68	1	10	17	0	8
2007	MIN	A	150	472	53	99	1	25	.210	.291	.271	18	4	55	90	0	6	16	1	7
Total	NL		77	103	14	23	1	4	.223	.273	.272	2	0	7	25	0	1	2	1	0
Total	AL		435	1416	188	349	8	108	.236	?	?	57	15	150	263	1	23	52	1	26
Total			512	1519	202	372	9	112	.245	.314	.321	59	15	157	288	1	24	54	2	26

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2001	PHI	N	SS	1	1	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	N	2B	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	N	SS	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
2003	PHI	N	2B	16	7	83	35	28	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2003	PHI	N	3B	9	3	31	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.917
2003	PHI	N	SS	7	5	52	5	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	MIN	A	2B	19	11	111.1	20	34	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2004	MIN	A	OF	2	1	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	MIN	A	SS	11	10	88	16	33	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	MIN	A	CF	2	1	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	MIN	A	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	MIN	A	3B	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	MIN	A	3B	12	7	69	6	22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	MIN	A	CF	2	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	MIN	A	2B	73	63	564.1	131	193	7	44	0	0	0	0	0	.979
2005	MIN	A	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	MIN	A	RF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	MIN	A	SS	34	26	244	47	76	2	16	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2005	MIN	A	OF	3	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	MIN	A	SS	26	15	146.2	14	50	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2006	MIN	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	MIN	A	2B	17	13	114.2	21	50	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	.973
2006	MIN	A	CF	2	1	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	MIN	A	3B	89	88	766	53	175	9	18	0	0	0	0	0	.962
2006	MIN	A	OF	3	1	20	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	MIN	A	LF	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	MIN	A	3B	108	93	828.1	83	171	7	11	0	0	0	0	0	.973
2007	MIN	A	SS	27	24	210.2	44	70	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	.974
2007	MIN	A	2B	25	18	172.1	46	63	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	.973
Total			2B	151	112	1046.2	254	369	14	81	0	0	0	0	0	.978
Total			DH	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	220	191	1698.1	147	374	17	33	0	0	0	0	0	.968
Total			LF	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	107	81	753.1	128	248	8	51	0	0	0	0	0	.979
Total			CF	6	3	40	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	8	3	46	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

• Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1997).
• Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 7, 1998).
• Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Carlos Silva and a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Eric Milton (December 3, 2003); Minnesota Twins received Bobby Korecky (December 17, 2003).

Trivia

• His father, Lou, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.
• Punto is one of four Twins players nicknamed "The Piranhas" by White Sox manager, Ozzie Guillen. The Twins have embraced the term. The other Piranhas were Jason Tyner, Jason Bartlett, and Luis Castillo.
  • Punto is the only one of these four players who remains with the Twins.