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Howie Nunn

Howard Ralph Nunn

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 173 lb.

Born: October 18, 1935 in Westfield, NC
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1959
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals 1959-1962

Final Game: June 7, 1962
Died: February 17, 2012 in Winston-Salem, NC
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Standard Pitching

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
1959 23 STL NL 2 2 .500 7.59 16 0 4 0 0 0 21.1 23 18 18 3 15 5 20 0 0 1 97 57 1.781 9.7 1.3 6.3 8.4 1.33
1961 25 CIN NL 2 1 .667 3.58 24 0 12 0 0 0 37.2 35 17 15 0 24 4 26 1 0 1 170 114 1.566 8.4 0.0 5.7 6.2 1.08
1962 26 CIN NL 0 0 5.59 6 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 15 6 6 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 45 75 1.862 14.0 0.0 2.8 3.7 1.33
3 Yrs 4 3 .571 5.11 46 0 20 0 0 0 68.2 73 41 39 3 42 10 50 1 0 2 312 81 1.675 9.6 0.4 5.5 6.6 1.19
162 Game Avg. 6 4 .571 5.11 68 0 30 0 0 0 102 108 61 58 4 62 15 74 1 0 3 461 81 1.675 9.6 0.4 5.5 6.6 1.19
CIN (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 3.99 30 0 16 0 0 0 47.1 50 23 21 0 27 5 30 1 0 1 215 103 1.627 9.5 0.0 5.1 5.7 1.11
STL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.59 16 0 4 0 0 0 21.1 23 18 18 3 15 5 20 0 0 1 97 57 1.781 9.7 1.3 6.3 8.4 1.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1959 23 STL NL 21.1 16 0 18 7.59 4.52 -0.17 0.00 110.8 5.19 -6 -0.6 1.7 -0.3 -0.7 -3 .463 .496 $
1961 25 CIN NL 37.2 24 0 17 4.06 4.60 0.23 -0.19 101.2 4.23 1 0.1 .8 -0.1 0.4 5 .503 .500 $
1962 26 CIN NL 9.2 6 0 6 5.59 4.55 -0.08 -0.19 105.6 4.68 -1 -0.1 .1 0.0 0.0 0 .482 .499 $
3 Seasons 68.2 46 0 41 5.37 4.56 0.06 -0.13 104.8 4.59 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.3 -0.3 2 .486 .499 $
CIN (2 yrs) 47.1 30 0 23 4.37 4.59 0.17 -0.19 102.1 4.32 -0 -0.0 .7 -0.0 0.4 5 .499 .500 $
STL (1 yr) 21.1 16 0 18 7.59 4.52 -0.17 0.00 110.8 5.19 -6 -0.6 1.7 -0.3 -0.7 -3 .463 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1959 23 STL NL 16 97 79 18 23 4 1 3 0 1 15 20 .291 .404 .481 .885 .357 38 4 0 3 0 5 0
1961 25 CIN NL 24 170 139 17 35 6 2 0 4 1 24 26 .252 .357 .324 .681 .299 45 2 1 2 4 4 2
1962 26 CIN NL 6 45 40 6 15 2 1 0 1 0 3 4 .375 .400 .475 .875 .395 19 0 0 0 2 1 0
3 Yrs 46 312 258 41 73 12 4 3 5 2 42 50 .283 .378 .395 .773 .332 102 6 1 5 6 10 2
162 Game Avg. 68 461 381 61 108 18 6 4 7 3 62 74 .283 .378 .395 .773 .332 151 9 1 7 9 15 3
MLB Averages .257 .326 .393 .719 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1959 23 STL NL -6.4 -0.6 99 -1.4 1.7 -3.2 1.37 -0.2 -0.8 -8.8 -0.8 1.37 -4.2 5 4 7
1961 25 CIN NL 2.2 0.2 176 -0.0 2.0 -2.0 .70 0.4 -0.4 3.3 0.3 0.70 3.4 5 2 17
1962 26 CIN NL -1.1 -0.1 46 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 .14 -0.2 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2 0.14 -1.6 0 0 5
3 Yrs -5.3 -0.5 321 -1.5 3.8 -5.3 .83 -0.0 -1.8 -7.0 -0.6 0.83 -2.3 10 6 29

Reliever Pitching*

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
1959 23 STL NL 16 16 4 2 2 2 0 2 0% 2 0 15 5 33% 8 1.366 5 4 7 2 4 10 7 9 6 5 7 5 4.0
1961 25 CIN NL 24 24 12 2 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 19 7 37% 8 .705 5 2 17 1 2 21 9 15 10 7 11 5 4.7
1962 26 CIN NL 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 .144 0 0 5 0 0 6 1 5 4 0 4 0 4.8
3 Yrs 46 46 20 4 3 3 0 3 0% 3 0 35 13 37% .830 10 6 29 3 6 37 17 29 20 12 22 10 4.5

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1959 23 STL NL 97 68% 3.1% 20.6% 15.5% 8.3% 35% 1.32 58% 38 4 11%
1961 25 CIN NL 170 72% 0.0% 15.3% 14.1% 4.7% 23% 1.15 69% 38 2 5%
1962 26 CIN NL 45 76% 0.0% 8.9% 6.7% 6.7% 20% 1.67 84% 12 0 0%
3 Yrs 312 71% 1.0% 16.0% 13.5% 6.1% 26% 1.26 68% 88 6 7%
MLB Averages 50% 2.4% 13.7% 8.9% 6.7% 29% 1.04 74% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1959 23 STL NL 97 23 3 0 6 2 1 1 2 10 7 0 70% 0 1 0 50 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1961 25 CIN NL 170 35 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 17 10 0 59% 2 1 0 70 4 1 80% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
1962 26 CIN NL 45 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 50% 0 0 0 20 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 Yrs 312 73 3 0 17 2 1 1 2 35 21 1 60% 2 2 0 140 5 2 71% 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0
MLB Averages 52% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1959 23 2 2 .500 7.59 16 0 4 0 0 0 21.1 23 18 18 3 15 5 20 0 0 1 97 57 1.781 9.7 1.3 6.3 8.4 1.33 57
1960 24 2 2 .500 7.59 16 0 4 0 0 0 21.1 23 18 18 3 15 5 20 0 0 1 97 57 1.781 9.7 1.3 6.3 8.4 1.33 57
1961 25 4 3 .571 5.03 40 0 16 0 0 0 59.0 58 35 33 3 39 9 46 1 0 2 267 82 1.644 8.8 0.5 5.9 7.0 1.18 82
1962 26 4 3 .571 5.11 46 0 20 0 0 0 68.2 73 41 39 3 42 10 50 1 0 2 312 81 1.675 9.6 0.4 5.5 6.6 1.19 81

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1959 23 0 2 .000 8.10 20.0 24 20 18 3 16 19 0 2.000 10.8 7.2 8.6 1.19 1.4 16
1961 25 2 2 .500 3.46 39.0 36 17 15 0 25 27 1 1.564 8.3 5.8 6.2 1.08 0.0 24
1962 26 0 1 .000 6.00 9.0 14 7 6 0 3 4 0 1.889 14.0 3.0 4.0 1.33 0.0 6
3 Yrs 2 5 .286 5.16 68.0 74 44 39 3 44 50 1 1.735 9.8 6.6 1.14 0.4 46

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