C. J. Nitkowski was a pitcher in MLB. Across 336 career appearances, with a 5.37 ERA and 347 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CIN | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32.1 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 1.73 |
| 1995 | DET | 1 | 4 | 7.09 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 39.1 | 53 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 1996 | DET | 2 | 3 | 8.08 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 45.2 | 62 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 2.19 |
| 1998 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 3.77 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 59.2 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 44 | 1.21 |
| 1999 | DET | 4 | 5 | 4.30 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 81.2 | 63 | 39 | 45 | 66 | 1.32 |
| 2000 | DET | 4 | 9 | 5.25 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 109.2 | 124 | 64 | 49 | 81 | 1.58 |
| 2001 | DET | 0 | 3 | 5.56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 51 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 2001 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 2.63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1.76 |
| 2003 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2.59 |
| 2004 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2004 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 7.62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1.85 |
| 2005 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.10 |
| Career Totals | — | 18 | 32 | 5.37 | 336 | 44 | 3 | 479.0 | 519 | 286 | 263 | 347 | 1.63 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CIN | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1995 | DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | HOU | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | DET | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | DET | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | DET | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEX | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | ATL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYY | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | WSH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 337 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $109,000 |
| 1998 | $185,000 |
| 1999 | $300,000 |
| 2000 | $950,000 |
| 2001 | $1,200,000 |
| 2003 | $550,000 |
| 2004 | $375,000 |
Career Total: $3,669,000 (7 seasons)
Average: $524,143
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.