Dave Nicholson
1960–1967 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros
539G
.212AVG
.318OBP
.381SLG
More career statistics
301H
61HR
179RBI
6SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,661 | 1,662 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539 | 1,661 | 1,419 | 184 | 301 | 32 | 12 | 61 | 179 | 219 | 573 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 540 | .212 | .318 | .381 | .699 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1964-05-06 to 1964-05-15
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1964-05-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1963-09-24 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1960-09-25 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 271 | 780 | 144 | 33 | 91 | 105 | 260 | .216 | .319 | .410 |
| Away | 268 | 882 | 157 | 28 | 88 | 114 | 313 | .208 | .307 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 140 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 53 | .193 | .300 | .311 |
| May | 109 | 373 | 81 | 21 | 58 | 57 | 108 | .264 | .370 | .505 |
| June | 122 | 394 | 70 | 11 | 41 | 54 | 135 | .208 | .315 | .345 |
| July | 89 | 212 | 40 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 78 | .217 | .307 | .408 |
| August | 100 | 272 | 46 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 97 | .193 | .287 | .319 |
| September | 74 | 268 | 41 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 100 | .177 | .272 | .349 |
| October | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 56 | 172 | 26 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 63 | .186 | .331 | .450 |
| cleveland-guardians | 47 | 137 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 52 | .179 | .292 | .274 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 46 | 149 | 30 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 51 | .227 | .295 | .455 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 45 | 138 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 55 | .254 | .312 | .566 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 43 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 47 | .202 | .324 | .307 |
| minnesota-twins | 42 | 143 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 51 | .180 | .280 | .451 |
| new-york-yankees | 41 | 118 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 37 | .188 | .305 | .248 |
| boston-red-sox | 38 | 112 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 47 | .173 | .268 | .235 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 113 | 21 | 5 | 11 | – | .186 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 173 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .173 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Chicago White Sox | 126 | 449 | 103 | 22 | 70 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 97 | 294 | 60 | 13 | 39 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 55 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 12 | – | .153 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Houston Astros | 100 | 280 | 69 | 10 | 31 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Atlanta Braves | 10 | 25 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |