Dustin Nippert

Dustin Nippert
Doosan Bears – No. 40
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-05-06) May 6, 1981 (age 35) Wheeling, West Virginia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 8, 2005, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
KBO: April 2, 2011, for the Doosan Bears
MLB statistics (through 2010 season)
Win–loss record	14–16
Earned run average	5.31
Strikeouts	214
KBO statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	80–35
Earned run average	3.38
Strikeouts	756
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2007) Texas Rangers (2008–2010) Doosan Bears (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
2016 KBO League MVP

Dustin David Nippert (born May 6, 1981 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.

Nippert grew up in the small Ohio town of Beallsville, where he played baseball for Beallsville High School. He attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers in 2002.

Nippert was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft in the 15th round and made his major league debut on September 8, 2005 with the same organization that drafted him. On March 28, 2008, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jose Marte.

On June 29, 2008, Nippert threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks against the Omaha Royals.

The 2009 season is best on record for Nippert in his major league career, when he compiled a 5-3 record with an ERA of 3.88 in 69.2 innings for the Rangers. During the next year, he was able to shake off a scary incident on July 19, 2010 when he was hit on the side of the head by a line drive hit by Austin Jackson against the Detroit Tigers. The ball was hit so hard that it ricocheted off of his head and past third base into left field. Nippert walked off the field smiling to a standing ovation in Detroit but was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.

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