Nelson Briles

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: August 5, 1943 in Dorris, CA us

Died: February 13, 2005 in Orlando, FL

Buried: St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, PA

High School: Chico HS (Chico, CA)

School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Last Game: September 13, 1978 (Age 35-039d)
vs. MIL 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Nelson Kelley Briles

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.8

129

112

ERA

3.44

452

279

2111.2

1163

WHIP

1.273

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1964	20	-3.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	STL	11	6	.647	2.79	3.74	28	25		7	0		171.0	148	71	53	7	61	4	132	4	0	10		1.222	7.8	0.4	3.2	6.9	2.16
1965	21	-7.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	3	.500	3.50	3.61	37	2	14	0	0	4	82.1	79	33	32	4	26	6	52	6	0	2	341	1.275	8.6	0.4	2.8	5.7	2.00
1966	22	-5.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	15	.211	3.21	3.80	49	17	17	0	0	6	154.0	162	65	55	14	54	11	100	7	0	3	654	1.403	9.5	0.8	3.2	5.8	1.85
1967	23	-4.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	14	5	.737	2.43	2.61	49	14	14	4	2	6	155.1	139	45	42	8	40	8	94	5	2	8	642	1.152	8.1	0.5	2.3	5.4	2.35
1968	24	-3.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	19	11	.633	2.81	3.32	33	33	0	13	4	0	243.2	251	90	76	18	55	12	141	7	0	4	1024	1.256	9.3	0.7	2.0	5.2	2.56
1969	25	-2.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	13	.536	3.52	4.11	36	33	1	10	3	0	227.2	218	104	89	17	63	7	126	2	1	9	954	1.234	8.6	0.7	2.5	5.0	2.00
1970	26	-1.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	7	.462	6.24	7.09	30	19	6	1	1	0	106.2	129	84	74	14	36	7	59	2	1	5	484	1.547	10.9	1.2	3.0	5.0	1.64
1971	27	-0.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	4	.667	3.04	3.38	37	14	8	4	2	1	136.0	131	51	46	12	35	12	76	3	0	1	566	1.221	8.7	0.8	2.3	5.0	2.17
1972	28	0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	11	.560	3.08	3.82	28	27	1	9	2	0	195.2	185	83	67	14	43	8	120	1	0	2	802	1.165	8.5	0.6	2.0	5.5	2.79
1973	29	1.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	13	.519	2.84	3.58	33	33	0	7	1	0	218.2	201	87	69	19	51	3	94	1	0	1	893	1.152	8.3	0.8	2.1	3.9	1.84
1974	30	1.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	5	7	.417	4.02	4.19	18	17	0	3	0	0	103.0	118	48	46	9	21	1	41	2	0	1	432	1.350	10.3	0.8	1.8	3.6	1.95
1975	31	2.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	6	6	.500	4.26	4.82	24	16	4	3	0	2	112.0	127	60	53	19	25	1	73	5	0	1	478	1.357	10.2	1.5	2.0	5.9	2.92
1976	32	4.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	11	9	.550	3.26	3.73	32	31	1	7	1	1	210.0	224	87	76	17	47	0	98	2	1	6	879	1.290	9.6	0.7	2.0	4.2	2.09
1977	33		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-TEX	6	4	.600	4.33	4.89	30	15	4	2	1	2	112.1	119	61	54	15	30	1	59	6	0	5	473	1.326	9.5	1.2	2.4	4.7	1.97
1977	33	5.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	6	4	.600	4.24	4.82	28	15	3	2	1	1	108.1	114	58	51	13	30	1	57	6	0	4	456	1.329	9.5	1.1	2.5	4.7	1.90
1977	33	5.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	0		6.75	6.75	2	0	1	0	0	1	4.0	5	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	17	1.250	11.3	4.5	0.0	4.5
1978	34	6.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	4	4	.500	4.64	5.13	16	8	4	1	0	0	54.1	58	31	28	6	21	2	30	2	0	2	236	1.454	9.6	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.43
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		129	112	.535	3.44	3.96	452	279	74	64	17	22	2111.2	2141	929	807	186	547	79	1163	51	5	50	8858	1.273	9.1	0.8	2.3	5.0	2.13
Minors (1 season)					Minors		11	6	.647	2.79	3.74	28	25		7	0		171.0	148	71	53	7	61	4	132	4	0	10		1.222	7.8	0.4	3.2	6.9	2.16
All Levels (15 Seasons)							140	118	.543	3.39	3.94	480	304	74	71	17	22	2282.2	2289	1000	860	193	608	83	1295	55	5	60	8858	1.269	9.0	0.8	2.4	5.1	2.13