Joe Nuxhall

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1928 in Hamilton, OH us

Died: November 15, 2007 in Fairfield, OH

Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairfield, OH

High School: Hamilton HS (Hamilton, OH)

Debut: June 10, 1944 (Age 15-316d, 7,635th in MLB history)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 38-064d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Joseph Henry Nuxhall

Nicknames: Ol' Lefthander

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2x All-Star

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

W

135

L

117

ERA

3.90

G

526

GS

287

SV

IP

2302.2

SO

1372

WHIP

1.340

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Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1944	15	CIN-min	A1	0	1	.000	54.00	1						1.0	1	6	6		5									6.000	9.0		45.0			BIR SOUA
1944	15	CIN	NL	0	0		67.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	9	9	25.04	10.500	27.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.00

1945	16	CIN-min	D,AA	10	7	.588	3.21	23			11	2		143.0	109	72	51		111		147	2	1	9				1.538	6.9		7.0	9.3	1.32	LIM,SYR OHSL,IL
1946			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
1947	18	CIN-min	D	7	7	.500	3.78	18			7			100.0	55	62	42		145		119	9		20				2.000	5.0		13.1	10.7	0.82	MUN OHSL
1948	19	CIN-min	A,AA	2	9	.182	4.50	29						98.0	89	78	49		113									2.061	8.2		10.4			CLM,TUL SALL,TL
1949	20	CIN-min	A	8	10	.444	3.34	28						186.0	148	91	69		151									1.608	7.2		7.3			CHL CENL
1950	21	CIN-min	A	10	9	.526	4.83	25						138.0	136	100	74		98									1.696	8.9		6.4			CHL CENL
1951	22	CIN-min	AA	13	22	.371	3.43	43	33					257.0	241	114	98		102									1.335	8.4		3.6			TUL TL
1952	23	CIN	NL	1	4	.200	3.22	37	5	21	2	0	1	92.1	83	33	33	4	42	0	52	3	0	5	388	117	3.29	1.354	8.1	0.4	4.1	5.1	1.24
1953	24	CIN	NL	9	11	.450	4.32	30	17	8	5	1	2	141.2	136	77	68	13	69	0	52	8	0	0	628	100	4.68	1.447	8.6	0.8	4.4	3.3	0.75
1954	25	CIN	NL	12	5	.706	3.89	35	14	10	5	1	0	166.2	188	77	72	11	59	0	85	6	0	4	727	108	3.41	1.482	10.2	0.6	3.2	4.6	1.44
1955	26	CIN	NL	17	12	.586	3.47	50	33	8	14	5	3	257.0	240	108	99	25	78	6	98	5	0	5	1061	121	3.84	1.237	8.4	0.9	2.7	3.4	1.26	AS
1956	27	CIN	NL	13	11	.542	3.72	44	32	6	10	2	3	200.2	196	96	83	18	87	6	120	6	0	3	865	106	3.73	1.410	8.8	0.8	3.9	5.4	1.38	AS
1957	28	CIN	NL	10	10	.500	4.75	39	28	5	6	2	1	174.1	192	104	92	24	53	3	99	7	1	3	768	86	4.14	1.405	9.9	1.2	2.7	5.1	1.87
1958	29	CIN	NL	12	11	.522	3.79	36	26	5	5	0	0	175.2	169	78	74	15	63	5	111	1	0	3	735	111	3.41	1.321	8.7	0.8	3.2	5.7	1.76
1959	30	CIN	NL	9	9	.500	4.24	28	21	3	6	1	1	131.2	155	76	62	10	35	1	75	1	1	0	574	96	3.21	1.443	10.6	0.7	2.4	5.1	2.14
1960	31	CIN	NL	1	8	.111	4.42	38	6	5	0	0	0	112.0	130	58	55	8	27	6	72	4	0	3	482	86	3.00	1.402	10.4	0.6	2.2	5.8	2.67
1961	32	KCA	AL	5	8	.385	5.34	37	13	9	1	0	1	128.0	135	81	76	12	65	2	81	3	1	6	580	78	4.12	1.563	9.5	0.8	4.6	5.7	1.25
1962	33	CIN-min	AAA	9	2	.818	3.21	15	11		7	3		84.0	69	33	30	8	22	1	71	1	0	2				1.083	7.4	0.9	2.4	7.6	3.23	SDG PCL
1962	33	TOT	MLB	5	0	1.000	3.03	17	9	2	1	0	1	71.1	66	26	24	4	30	1	59	2	0	1	305	134	3.04	1.346	8.3	0.5	3.8	7.4	1.97
1962	33	LAA	AL	0	0		10.13	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	7	6	6	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	29	41	5.24	2.250	11.8	0.0	8.4	3.4	0.40
1962	33	CIN	NL	5	0	1.000	2.45	12	9	1	1	0	1	66.0	59	20	18	4	25	1	57	1	0	1	276	165	2.86	1.273	8.0	0.5	3.4	7.8	2.28
1963	34	CIN	NL	15	8	.652	2.61	35	29	5	14	2	2	217.1	194	73	63	14	39	2	169	6	0	2	878	128	2.38	1.072	8.0	0.6	1.6	7.0	4.33
1964	35	CIN	NL	9	8	.529	4.07	32	22	3	7	4	2	154.2	146	73	70	19	51	3	111	6	2	4	648	89	3.87	1.274	8.5	1.1	3.0	6.5	2.18
1965	36	CIN	NL	11	4	.733	3.45	32	16	6	5	1	2	148.2	142	57	57	18	31	2	117	3	1	3	601	109	3.20	1.164	8.6	1.1	1.9	7.1	3.77
1966	37	CIN	NL	6	8	.429	4.50	35	16	4	2	1	0	130.0	136	71	65	14	42	7	71	9	1	2	564	88	4.04	1.369	9.4	1.0	2.9	4.9	1.69
16 Yrs				135	117	.536	3.90	526	287	100	83	20	19	2302.2	2310	1093	998	209	776	44	1372	70	7	45	9813	102	3.57	1.340	9.0	0.8	3.0	5.4	1.77
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.536	3.90	44	24	8	7	2	2	193	193	91	83	17	65	4	115	6	1	4	821	102	3.57	1.340	9.0	0.8	3.0	5.4	1.77
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CIN (15 yrs)				130	109	.544	3.80	484	274	90	82	20	18	2169.1	2168	1006	916	197	706	42	1289	66	6	39	9204	104	3.54	1.325	9.0	0.8	2.9	5.3	1.83
KCA (1 yr)				5	8	.385	5.34	37	13	9	1	0	1	128.0	135	81	76	12	65	2	81	3	1	6	580	78	4.12	1.563	9.5	0.8	4.6	5.7	1.25
LAA (1 yr)				0	0		10.13	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	7	6	6	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	29	41	5.24	2.250	11.8	0.0	8.4	3.4	0.40

NL (15 yrs)				130	109	.544	3.80	484	274	90	82	20	18	2169.1	2168	1006	916	197	706	42	1289	66	6	39	9204	104	3.54	1.325	9.0	0.8	2.9	5.3	1.83
AL (2 yrs)				5	8	.385	5.54	42	13	10	1	0	1	133.1	142	87	82	12	70	2	83	4	1	6	609	75	4.17	1.590	9.6	0.8	4.7	5.6	1.19

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