Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 452
- W
- 129
- L
- 112
- ERA
- 3.44
- IP
- 2111.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | STL | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3.50 | 82.1 | 52 | 26 | 1.28 |
| 1966 | STL | 49 | 4 | 15 | 3.21 | 154.0 | 100 | 54 | 1.40 |
| 1967 | STL | 49 | 14 | 5 | 2.43 | 155.1 | 94 | 40 | 1.15 |
| 1968 | STL | 33 | 19 | 11 | 2.81 | 243.2 | 141 | 55 | 1.26 |
| 1969 | STL | 36 | 15 | 13 | 3.52 | 227.2 | 126 | 63 | 1.23 |
| 1970 | STL | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6.24 | 106.2 | 59 | 36 | 1.55 |
| 1971 | PIT | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3.04 | 136.0 | 76 | 35 | 1.22 |
| 1972 | PIT | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3.08 | 195.2 | 120 | 43 | 1.17 |
| 1973 | PIT | 33 | 14 | 13 | 2.84 | 218.2 | 94 | 51 | 1.15 |
| 1974 | KC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 4.02 | 103.0 | 41 | 21 | 1.35 |
| 1975 | KC | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4.26 | 112.0 | 73 | 25 | 1.36 |
| 1976 | TEX | 32 | 11 | 9 | 3.26 | 210.0 | 98 | 47 | 1.29 |
| 1977 |  TEX/BAL | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4.33 | 112.1 | 59 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 1978 | BAL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4.64 | 54.1 | 30 | 21 | 1.45 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | STL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | STL | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | STL | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | TEX | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX/BAL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 1967 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
- 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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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