The end of the Tsuyoshi Nishioka era
Tsuyoshi Nishioka and the Twins are mercifully parting ways after 254 miserable plate appearances.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65 | 242 | 50 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 5 | .293 | .366 | .475 | |
| 1999 | 132 | 513 | 66 | 137 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 42 | 85 | 8 | 6 | .267 | .322 | .402 | |
| 2000 | 96 | 358 | 54 | 102 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 9 | 5 | .285 | .354 | .399 | |
| 2001 | 84 | 306 | 51 | 94 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 37 | 42 | 8 | 3 | .307 | .385 | .471 | |
| 2002 | Blue Jays | 54 | 192 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .319 | .443 |
| 2002 | 100 | 417 | 63 | 127 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 54 | 8 | 5 | .305 | .363 | .456 | |
| 2003 | Blue Jays | 142 | 474 | 54 | 127 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 87 | 5 | 4 | .268 | .328 | .395 |
| 2004 | Blue Jays | 135 | 489 | 73 | 132 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 51 | 98 | 7 | 3 | .270 | .341 | .438 |
| 2005 | Blue Jays | 131 | 461 | 62 | 125 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 30 | 65 | 7 | 1 | .271 | .315 | .412 |
| 2006 | Diamondbacks | 157 | 579 | 87 | 166 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 78 | 9 | 6 | .287 | .354 | .454 |
| 2007 | Diamondbacks | 139 | 517 | 69 | 152 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 70 | 87 | 10 | 2 | .294 | .376 | .441 |
| 2008 | Diamondbacks | 107 | 407 | 54 | 124 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 62 | 4 | 1 | .305 | .367 | .450 |
| 2009 | Dodgers | 149 | 551 | 74 | 156 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 8 | 1 | .283 | .357 | .417 |
| 2010 | Twins | 126 | 497 | 80 | 133 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 50 | 87 | 10 | 3 | .268 | .338 | .372 |
| 2011 | Padres | 119 | 398 | 54 | 98 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 49 | 84 | 19 | 3 | .246 | .329 | .352 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .571 | .769 | 1 | |
| 2012 | White Sox | 51 | 137 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .197 | .262 | .307 |
| 2012 | Padres | 35 | 123 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .211 | .260 | .317 |
| 2012 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .353 | .375 | |
| Career Total | 1345 | 4825 | 648 | 1319 | 256 | 66 | 93 | 542 | 483 | 825 | 85 | 28 | .273 | .341 | .412 | |
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