Nelson Briles
1965–1978 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
374G
.154AVG
.192OBP
.200SLG
More career statistics
72H
3HR
29RBI
0SB
129–112W–L
2,111.2IP
1,163K
3.44ERA
279GS
22SV
5Rare 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 · Games | 374 | 452 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,858 | 8,859 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374 | 532 | 469 | 29 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | .154 | .192 | .200 | .392 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,111.7 | 452 | 279 | 64 | 129 | 112 | 22 | 2,141 | 929 | 807 | 186 | 547 | 1,163 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 1.273 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1972-08-01 to 1972-08-11
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1968-09-14 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1972-08-22 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1978-07-05 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 260 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 87 | .141 | .169 | .197 |
| Away | 220 | 272 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 84 | .166 | .180 | .204 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .132 | .159 | .263 |
| May | 73 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .147 | .173 | .235 |
| June | 70 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 | .119 | .128 | .155 |
| July | 91 | 104 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 36 | .180 | .192 | .225 |
| August | 89 | 111 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 | .188 | .243 | .218 |
| September | 73 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 39 | .141 | .141 | .153 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 41 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .125 | .136 | .200 |
| san-francisco-giants | 39 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | .113 | .145 | .113 |
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .200 | .241 | .200 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .143 | .167 | .262 |
| cincinnati-reds | 33 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .179 | .178 | .205 |
| houston-astros | 28 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | .196 | .189 | .326 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 28 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .057 | .095 | .057 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 27 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .200 | .257 | .267 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 15 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .133 | 82 | 52 |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 38 | 3 | – | – | – | .079 | 154 | 100 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 40 | 6 | – | – | – | .150 | 155 | 94 |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 80 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .138 | 243 | 141 |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .105 | 227 | 126 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 39 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .179 | 106 | 59 |
| 1971 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | – | .256 | 136 | 76 |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 70 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .157 | 195 | 120 |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 6 | – | .194 | 218 | 94 |
| 1974 |  Kansas City Royals | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 | 41 |
| 1975 | Kansas City Royals | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 112 | 73 |
| 1976 |  Texas Rangers | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 210 | 98 |
| 1977 | Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 112 | 59 |
| 1978 |  Baltimore Orioles | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 30 |