1945
Born February 9, 1945
Hawthorne, NV, USA
Jim Nash Notable
b. February 9, 1945 · Kansas City Athletics 1966–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1969, Atlanta Braves 1970–1972, Philadelphia Phillies 1972
Jim Nash played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1966 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1972.
He went 68 and 64 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 1,107.3 innings in 201 games. He struck out 771, completed 36 of his 167 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 202 games he batted .101, with 38 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 6 doubles.
He was born in Hawthorne, NV, USA on February 9, 1945. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1966 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | KCA | 18 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .102 |
| 1967 | KCA | 37 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .100 |
| 1968 | OAK | 34 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 0 | .068 |
| 1969 | OAK | 26 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .111 |
| 1970 | ATL | 34 | 80 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | .087 |
| 1971 | ATL | 33 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .149 |
| 1972 | ATL/PHI | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 202 | 375 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 199 | 0 | .101 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | KCA | 12 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 127.0 | 95 | 29 | 47 | 98 | 2.06 |
| 1967 | KCA | 12 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 222.1 | 200 | 93 | 87 | 186 | 3.76 |
| 1968 | OAK | 13 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 228.2 | 185 | 58 | 55 | 169 | 2.28 |
| 1969 | OAK | 8 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 115.1 | 112 | 47 | 30 | 75 | 3.67 |
| 1970 | ATL | 13 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 212.1 | 211 | 96 | 90 | 153 | 4.07 |
| 1971 | ATL | 9 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 133.0 | 166 | 73 | 50 | 65 | 4.94 |
| 1972 | ATL/PHI | 1 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 68.2 | 81 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 5.90 |
| Career | — | 68 | 64 | 201 | 167 | 4 | 1107.1 | 1050 | 441 | 401 | 771 | 3.58 |
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