Joe Nuxhall
1944–1966 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), NLS
555G
.198AVG
.240OBP
.292SLG
More career statistics
152H
15HR
78RBI
2SB
135–117W–L
2,302.2IP
1,372K
3.90ERA
287GS
19SV
3Rare feats
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 · Strikeouts | 199 | 200 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,813 | 9,810 |
| Pitching · p er | 998 | 997 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,908 | 6,907 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,372 | 1,376 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555 | 861 | 766 | 76 | 152 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 40 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 224 | .198 | .240 | .292 | .532 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,302.7 | 526 | 287 | 83 | 135 | 117 | 19 | 2,310 | 1,093 | 998 | 209 | 776 | 1,372 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.340 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1961-05-25 to 1961-06-20
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1952-07-13 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1965-07-24 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1959-06-11 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 286 | 413 | 63 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 108 | .169 | .196 | .249 |
| Away | 269 | 448 | 89 | 10 | 41 | 22 | 92 | .226 | .248 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .212 | .241 | .308 |
| May | 78 | 109 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | .168 | .174 | .218 |
| June | 105 | 176 | 39 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 37 | .257 | .278 | .408 |
| July | 111 | 170 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 39 | .182 | .206 | .273 |
| August | 123 | 198 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 46 | .193 | .222 | .250 |
| September | 89 | 149 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 39 | .177 | .208 | .292 |
| October | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 83 | 135 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 36 | .133 | .193 | .195 |
| chicago-cubs | 70 | 111 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 | .216 | .243 | .235 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 69 | 107 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | .209 | .262 | .297 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 67 | 134 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 27 | .258 | .246 | .508 |
| milwaukee-braves | 45 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .238 | .277 | .238 |
| new-york-giants | 39 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .175 | .200 | .270 |
| san-francisco-giants | 30 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .151 | .150 | .226 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 30 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .231 | .220 | .282 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Cincinnati Reds | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | .087 | 92 | 53 |
| 1953 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 8 | – | .327 | 141 | 53 |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 7 | – | .173 | 166 | 85 |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 14 | – | .198 | 256 | 98 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 7 | – | .186 | 200 | 120 |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 59 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .237 | 174 | 99 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 62 | 13 | – | 5 | 1 | .210 | 175 | 111 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 44 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .250 | 131 | 75 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 26 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 112 | 74 |
| 1961 |  Kansas City Athletics | 56 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 13 | – | .292 | 128 | 81 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .269 | 71 | 59 |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 76 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .158 | 217 | 169 |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .130 | 154 | 111 |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 45 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .178 | 148 | 117 |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 40 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .100 | 130 | 71 |