Nelson Briles
Nelson Kelley Briles
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 5, 1943 in Dorris, CA
High School: Chico (Chico, CA)
School: Santa Clara University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1965
Final Game: September 13, 1978
Died: February 13, 2005 in Orlando, FL
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 STL NL 21 P 37 2 82.1 14 6 8 0 1 1.000 1.53 0.38 .957 2.08 0.81
1966 STL NL 22 P 49 17 154.0 39 9 29 1 3 .974 2.22 0.78 .946 1.96 0.74
1967 STL NL 23 P 49 14 155.1 30 10 18 2 1 .933 1.62 0.57 .960 2.00 0.78 MVP-15
1968 STL NL 24 P 33 33 243.2 48 15 31 2 1 .958 1.70 1.39 .958 2.01 0.85 MVP-20
1969 STL NL 25 P 36 33 227.2 50 13 34 3 3 .940 1.86 1.31 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 STL NL 26 P 30 19 106.2 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.43 .946 1.85 0.71
1971 PIT NL 27 P 37 14 136.0 27 13 13 1 1 .963 1.72 0.70 .952 1.90 0.78
1972 PIT NL 28 P 28 27 195.2 38 11 26 1 1 .974 1.70 1.32 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 PIT NL 29 P 33 33 218.2 50 14 35 1 3 .980 2.02 1.48 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 KCR AL 30 P 18 17 103.0 21 8 12 1 1 .952 1.75 1.11 .948 1.81 0.83
1975 KCR AL 31 P 24 16 112.0 27 11 15 1 1 .963 2.09 1.08 .937 1.87 0.85
1976 TEX AL 32 P 32 31 210.0 28 10 18 0 0 1.000 1.20 0.88 .946 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 33 P 30 15 112.1 16 3 13 0 1 1.000 1.28 0.53 .944 1.95 0.84
1977 TEX AL 33 P 28 15 108.1 16 3 13 0 1 1.000 1.33 0.57 .944 1.95 0.84
1977 BAL AL 33 P 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.85
1978 BAL AL 34 P 16 8 54.1 7 2 4 1 0 .857 0.99 0.38 .957 1.90 0.85
14 Seasons P 452 279 2111.2 408 131 263 14 17 .966 1.68 0.87 .951 1.91 0.79
14 Seasons TOT 452 279 2111.2 408 131 263 14 17 .966 1.68 0.87 .917 1.91 0.79

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1965 STL NL 21 37 2 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 STL NL 22 49 17 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 STL NL 23 49 14 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 STL NL 24 33 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 STL NL 25 36 33 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 STL NL 26 30 19 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 PIT NL 27 37 14 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 PIT NL 28 28 27 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 PIT NL 29 33 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KCR AL 30 18 0 1 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 KCR AL 31 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 TEX AL 32 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TEX AL 33 28 0 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 BAL AL 33 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BAL AL 34 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 452 192 333 452 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1965 STL NL 21 354 76% 26% 11 82% 0 4 0 4 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1966 STL NL 22 677 76% 26% 32 88% 0 10 2 4 28 20 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 100%
1967 STL NL 23 662 79% 27% 22 86% 0 9 1 7 20 14 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1968 STL NL 24 1041 81% 28% 38 79% 0 17 1 12 30 25 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 10 70%
1969 STL NL 25 988 81% 26% 34 94% 0 14 2 9 33 23 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 8 88%
1970 STL NL 26 504 81% 24% 10 90% 1 6 0 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1971 PIT NL 27 578 80% 28% 15 100% 0 13 1 9 13 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1972 PIT NL 28 822 80% 27% 30 93% 0 13 0 9 27 23 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1973 PIT NL 29 912 84% 29% 40 95% 1 14 4 9 36 23 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 5 80%
1974 KCR AL 30 447 86% 29% 14 93% 1 7 2 3 13 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1975 KCR AL 31 498 80% 27% 13 100% 0 11 0 9 14 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1976 TEX AL 32 911 84% 22% 22 91% 0 10 0 8 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1977 TEX AL 33 475 80% 24% 14 86% 1 3 0 2 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1977 BAL AL 33 18 89% 11% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BAL AL 34 245 78% 24% 4 75% 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 9132 81% 26% 299 90% 4 133 13 91 265 194 24 14 1 8 5 5 16 11 14 2 47 87%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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