Nirav Patel #71 | pitcher / firstbase

born December 31, 1980 resides Dartmouth, MA school Boston University, 2003 acquired 2000 New Player Draft

Nirav "Nirv" Patel was the White Sox first pick in the 2000 New Player Draft, eighth pick overall out of about 150 participants. Nirv easily earned a spot on the Sox' starting rotation and led the staff in strikeouts with 19 over nine appearances. Nirv's best performance his rookie season was versus the Mets on 7/02/00 when he pitched a complete game victory, allowing only 6 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts -- just 1 hit in the final four innings. In 2001, his best performance was versus the Royals on 6/03/01 when he also tossed a complete game for victory. Nirv is currently 3rd on the White Sox All-Time list with 5 wins. Boston White Sox Career Statistics: PITCHING YEAR G W L S IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP 2000 9 2 3 1 28.2 41 38 35 24 21 8.55 2.267 2001 11 3 2 0 29.2 33 36 24 24 16 5.66 1.921 career 20 5 5 1 58.1 74 74 59 48 37 7.08 2.092 BATTING YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG AVG 2000 9 12 3 4 0 0 0 3 3 5 1 .556 .333 .333 2001 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333 .400 .200 career 14 17 3 5 1 0 0 3 4 8 1 .500 .353 .294