Nelson Chittum
Nelson Boyd Chittum
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 25, 1933 in Harrisonburg, VA
High School: Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, VA)
School: Elizabethtown College
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1958
Final Game: May 4, 1960
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1958 25 STL NL 0 1 .000 6.44 13 2 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 21 21 5 7 0 13 1 1 2 127 64 1.295 9.5 1.5 2.1 4.0 1.86
1959 26 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 1.19 21 0 13 0 0 0 30.1 29 9 4 0 11 2 12 0 1 0 124 338 1.319 8.6 0.0 3.3 3.6 1.09
1960 27 BOS AL 0 0 4.32 6 0 1 0 0 0 8.1 8 4 4 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 40 92 1.680 8.6 0.0 6.5 5.4 0.83
3 Seasons 3 1 .750 3.84 40 2 17 0 0 0 68.0 68 34 29 5 24 3 30 1 2 2 291 106 1.353 9.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 1.25
162 Game Avg. 5 2 .750 3.84 65 3 28 0 0 0 110 110 55 47 8 39 5 49 2 3 3 471 106 1.353 9.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 1.25
BOS (2 yrs) 3 0 1.000 1.86 27 0 14 0 0 0 38.2 37 13 8 0 17 3 17 0 1 0 164 215 1.397 8.6 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.00
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.44 13 2 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 21 21 5 7 0 13 1 1 2 127 64 1.295 9.5 1.5 2.1 4.0 1.86
AL (2 yrs) 3 0 1.000 1.86 27 0 14 0 0 0 38.2 37 13 8 0 17 3 17 0 1 0 164 215 1.397 8.6 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.00
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.44 13 2 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 21 21 5 7 0 13 1 1 2 127 64 1.295 9.5 1.5 2.1 4.0 1.86

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 25 STL NL 13 127 117 21 31 8 1 5 1 1 7 13 .265 .310 .479 .788 .260 56 0 1 1 1 0
1959 26 BOS AL 21 125 109 9 29 4 0 0 0 3 11 12 .266 .331 .303 .633 .296 33 4 0 4 1 2
1960 27 BOS AL 6 40 33 4 8 3 0 0 0 1 6 5 .242 .359 .333 .692 .286 11 1 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 40 292 259 34 68 15 1 5 1 5 24 30 .263 .325 .386 .711 .279 100 5 1 6 2 3
162 Game Avg. 65 473 419 55 110 24 2 8 2 8 39 49 .263 .325 .386 .711 .279 162 8 2 10 3 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 25 STL NL 13 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30 41 18 4 1 1 1 6.5 12.0 3.0
1 Season 13 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30 41 18 4 1 1 1 6.5 12.0 3.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 25 STL NL 13 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 50% 6 0.546 1 2 8 1 0 10 2 9 10 1 10 0 6.4
1959 26 BOS AL 21 21 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 8 53% 8 1.001 6 5 10 2 2 17 7 14 9 4 10 4 4.3
1960 27 BOS AL 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 8 0.719 1 0 4 0 1 5 1 5 3 2 3 2 4.2
3 Seasons 40 38 17 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 21 11 52% 0.764 8 7 22 3 3 32 10 28 22 7 23 6 4.9

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1958 25 STL NL 127 35% 3.9% 10.2% 5.5% 11.0% 45% 0.85 79% 17 0 0%
1959 26 BOS AL 125 35% 0.0% 9.6% 8.8% 3.2% 14% 1.42 78% 30 4 13%
1960 27 BOS AL 40 38% 0.0% 12.5% 15.0% 7.5% 38% 1.11 70% 11 1 9%
3 Seasons 292 36% 1.7% 10.3% 8.2% 7.2% 31% 1.10 77% 58 5 9%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1958 25 STL NL 127 31 5 0 1 4 1 4 1 5 3 0 60% 2 2 0 40 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1959 26 BOS AL 125 29 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 100% 2 0 2 60 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1960 27 BOS AL 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 33% 3 0 0 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 292 68 5 0 4 4 1 4 1 11 7 1 64% 7 2 2 120 1 5 17% 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1958 25 0 1 .000 6.44 13 2 3 0 0 0 29.1 31 21 21 5 7 0 13 1 1 2 127 64 1.295 9.5 1.5 2.1 4.0 1.86 64
1959 26 3 1 .750 3.77 34 2 16 0 0 0 59.2 60 30 25 5 18 2 25 1 2 2 251 108 1.307 9.1 0.8 2.7 3.8 1.39 108
1960 27 3 1 .750 3.84 40 2 17 0 0 0 68.0 68 34 29 5 24 3 30 1 2 2 291 106 1.353 9.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 1.25 106

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1958 25 1 2 .333 6.10 31.0 32 23 21 5 7 14 1 1.258 9.3 2.0 4.1 2.00 1.5 13
1959 26 3 0 1.000 1.20 30.0 30 4 4 0 11 12 0 1.367 9.0 3.3 3.6 1.09 0.0 21
1960 27 1 0 1.000 4.00 9.0 8 4 4 0 6 5 0 1.556 8.0 6.0 5.0 0.83 0.0 6
3 Seasons 5 2 .714 3.73 70.0 70 31 29 5 24 31 1 1.343 9.0 4.0 1.29 0.6 40

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