Al Nipper stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1990

Starting Pitcher

Age 67 · 6' 0"

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Al Nipper played 7 MLB seasons, 1983 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
144
W
46
L
50
ERA
4.52
IP
797.2
K
381
BB
303
WHIP
1.44

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1983BOS3112.2516.0571.50
1984BOS291163.89182.284521.29
1985BOS259124.06162.085821.48
1986BOS2610125.38159.079471.47
1987BOS3011125.43174.089621.48
1988CHC22243.0480.027341.33
1990CLE9236.7524.012192.25

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
7.50
IP
6.0
K
2
BB
2
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
21
SHO
0
K/9
4.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1983BOS0102.80000
1984BOS0604.10000
1985BOS0504.70000
1986BOS0304.50000
1987BOS0604.60000
1988CHC0003.00000
1990CLE0004.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
67 yearsApr 2, 1959
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
San Diego, United States

What were Al Nipper's career stats?

Al Nipper played 7 seasons for the Red Sox, the Cubs and the Guardians. He had 46 wins and 381 strikeouts with a 4.52 ERA over 797.2 innings. His best season was 1984: 11 wins, a 3.89 ERA and 84 strikeouts.

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