Leon
Nickles
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 18, 1998 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2019 20 ME FF     3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
2020 21 ME FF     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
2021 22 ME FF     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
2022 23 ME FF     5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
2023 24 ME FF     5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 7 7 7
2024 25 ME FF     7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
2025 26 ME FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
2026 27 RI FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
2027 28 RI FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
2028 29 RI FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
2029 30 RI FF $ 2,178,571   7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,178,571   7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2019 20 A   136 530 82 142 13 1 15 54 5 4 97 83 .268 .381 .381 .762 83.9  
2020 21 A   136 503 89 141 19 0 20 90 3 3 69 43 .280 .367 .437 .805 81.8  
2021 22 AA   115 437 55 119 12 3 10 53 2 0 45 36 .272 .340 .382 .722 58.3  
2022 23 AA   137 522 68 143 13 3 12 65 2 1 69 44 .274 .359 .379 .738 74.4  
2023 24 AAA   108 466 57 134 22 0 18 62 3 1 36 29 .288 .339 .451 .789 69.3  
2024 25 AAA   125 493 81 175 19 1 14 59 3 0 44 50 .355 .408 .483 .891 90.4  
2025 26 ME FF 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.2 0.5
    AAA   138 549 107 184 26 0 22 75 3 1 62 47 .335 .403 .503 .905 104.7  
2026 27 RI FF 140 367 36 113 8 1 7 41 0 0 34 36 .308 .367 .392 .759 52.8 8.9
2027 28 RI FF 150 545 60 173 17 2 13 84 0 1 34 54 .317 .362 .428 .790 75.3 17.2
2028 29 RI FF 150 525 54 155 21 2 6 63 0 0 31 55 .295 .345 .377 .722 62.7 10.8
2029 30 RI FF 153 569 53 179 19 1 12 77 0 1 34 71 .315 .357 .415 .772 78.4 13.6
5 Years Sim 597 2012 203 623 65 6 38 266 0 2 133 216 .310 .358 .405 .762 270.4 51.0
3 Years AAA 371 1508 245 493 67 1 54 196 9 2 142 126 .327 .392 .480 .872 264.4  
2 Years AA 252 959 123 262 25 6 22 118 4 1 114 80 .273 .352 .381 .732 132.7  
2 Years A 272 1033 171 283 32 1 35 144 8 7 166 126 .274 .376 .409 .784 165.6  
7 Years Minors 895 3500 539 1038 124 8 111 458 21 10 422 332 .297 .376 .432 .808 562.6  
162 Game Average 545 55 169 17 1 10 72 0 0 36 58 .310 .358 .405 .762 73.4  
Career Highs 153 569 60 179 21 2 13 84 0 1 34 71 .500 .500 .500 1.000 78.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1607 169 500 53 5 35 220 0 2 105 184 .311 .359 .416 .775 226.0
vs LH   405 34 123 12 1 3 46 0 0 28 32 .304 .350 .360 .711 49.9
Home 301 981 95 316 25 5 24 128 0 0 68 115 .322 .371 .431 .802 148.0
Away 296 1031 108 307 40 1 14 138 0 2 65 101 .298 .345 .379 .724 128.0
RISP   546 0 171 21 1 8 217 0 0 40 50 .313 .358 .399 .757 75.8
Pinch Hitting   65 7 22 2 1 1 11 0 0 2 5 .338 .358 .446 .804 9.5
Close/Late   262 20 95 10 1 9 50 0 0 16 28 .363 .400 .511 .911 48.1
Mar/Apr 78 219 27 78 11 0 4 33 0 0 17 18 .356 .405 .461 .866 37.4
May 101 309 23 88 7 2 9 44 0 0 10 31 .285 .311 .408 .719 37.3
June 97 327 44 106 14 2 5 48 0 1 19 32 .324 .371 .425 .796 46.8
July 101 360 32 101 7 1 5 39 0 0 29 47 .281 .338 .347 .686 42.3
August 101 368 39 122 11 1 9 50 0 0 22 40 .332 .374 .440 .814 56.3
Sep/Oct 119 429 38 128 15 0 6 52 0 1 36 48 .298 .358 .375 .734 56.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2025 26 ME FF 2B 2 1 8.0 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.63   0.0
2026 27 RI FF 2B 98 90 775.7 185 314 8 75 .984 5.79   3.2
    RF 2 2 17.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.65   0.0
2027 28 RI FF 2B 141 135 1195.0 279 444 21 95 .972 5.45   4.6
    RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2028 29 RI FF 2B 145 138 1212.3 284 444 10 103 .986 5.40   4.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2029 30 RI FF 2B 150 150 1286.7 281 453 19 100 .975 5.13   3.9
    SS 1 0 4.3 1 2 0 2 1.000 6.24   0.0
  2B 536 514 4477.7 1032 1657 58 374 .979 5.40   15.8
  RF 6 2 23.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.96   0.0
  SS 1 0 4.3 1 2 0 2 1.000 6.24   0.0
Career Totals   543 516 4505.0 1038 1659 58 376 .979 5.39   15.8
Career Highs   151 150 1291.0 284 455 21 103 1.000 5.72    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2027-10-.317
Singles
2027-6-141
2029-5-147
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  6. Snap Collins (910)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 60th overall pick, by Maine in 2019
Injured on 8/14/2021 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/12/2023 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 5/17/2024 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Injured on 8/16/2024 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/14/2025, off James Cook (NY)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/2026, off Dennis Spargo (PA)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/12/2026, hitting .591 with 1 HR, 3 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/31/2027