Nelson Briles stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1978

Pitcher

Age 83

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Nelson Briles played 14 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1978.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
452
W
129
L
112
ERA
3.44
IP
2,111.2
K
1,163
BB
547
WHIP
1.27

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.
1965STL37333.5082.152261.28
1966STL494153.21154.0100541.40
1967STL491452.43155.194401.15
1968STL3319112.81243.2141551.26
1969STL3615133.52227.2126631.23
1970STL30676.24106.259361.55
1971PIT37843.04136.076351.22
1972PIT2814113.08195.2120431.17
1973PIT3314132.84218.294511.15
1974KC18574.02103.041211.35
1975KC24664.26112.073251.36
1976TEX321193.26210.098471.29
1977TEX/BAL30644.33112.159301.33
1978BAL16444.6454.130211.45

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

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
2
L
1
ERA
2.68
IP
37.0
K
16
BB
8
WHIP
0.97

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
64
SHO
17
K/9
5.0
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.
1965STL0005.70000
1966STL0005.80000
1967STL0425.40000
1968STL01345.20000
1969STL01035.00000
1970STL0115.00000
1971PIT0425.00000
1972PIT0925.50000
1973PIT0713.90000
1974KC0303.60000
1975KC0305.90000
1976TEX0714.20000
1977TEX/BAL0214.70000
1978BAL0105.00000

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

Bio

Age
83 yearsAug 5, 1943
Debut
1965

What were Nelson Briles's career stats?

Nelson Briles played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the Pirates, the Royals, the Rangers and the Orioles. He had 129 wins and 1,163 strikeouts with a 3.44 ERA over 2,111.2 innings. His best season was 1968: 19 wins, a 2.81 ERA and 141 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1965 to 1978

Nelson Briles finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships ×2

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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