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Nelson
Chittum		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 25, 1933 in Usa, VA, HARRISONBURG
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 8 8 8
1959 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1960 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 6 7 7 7
1961 28 CLE AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 6 7 7 7
1962 29 WOR AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 7
1963 30 WOR AL $ 350,000 6 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1964 31 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
1965 32 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
1966 33 CLE AL $ 2,000,000 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 6 6 6
1967 34 CLE AL $ 1,450,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 6 3 4 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 28 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 29 WOR AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 30 WOR AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 31 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 32 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 33 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 34 CLE AL $ 1,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 25 CLE AL 5 4 .556 50 0 0 0 4 59.7 67 28 7 21 25 4.22 .282 .337 .424 .762 4.9
1959 26 CLE AL 4 1 .800 33 0 0 0 2 35.0 35 11 3 13 16 2.83 .261 .327 .373 .700 4.6
1960 27 CLE AL 4 6 .400 54 2 0 0 9 72.7 88 34 5 29 44 4.21 .302 .362 .402 .764 3.9
1961 28 CLE AL 2 1 .667 26 3 0 0 1 50.3 58 28 4 18 26 5.01 .294 .352 .431 .783 1.0
1962 29 WOR AL 3 9 .250 68 2 0 0 4 94.7 118 57 8 36 45 5.42 .304 .366 .441 .806 0.0
1963 30 WOR AL 3 6 .333 62 2 1 0 7 115.0 122 43 7 36 39 3.37 .276 .328 .355 .684 12.8
1964 31 CLE AL 2 1 .667 42 0 0 0 4 54.3 62 26 8 11 21 4.31 .279 .312 .423 .735 2.1
1965 32 CLE AL 5 8 .385 64 0 0 0 14 67.3 81 34 6 28 20 4.54 .306 .366 .449 .815 2.0
1966 33 CLE AL 1 2 .333 41 0 0 0 0 56.7 68 31 5 23 33 4.92 .296 .359 .443 .803 1.2
1967 34 CLE AL 1 3 .250 30 0 0 0 0 45.7 49 24 5 21 23 4.73 .269 .346 .396 .742 1.3
10 Years Sim 30 41 .423 470 9 1 0 45 651.3 748 316 58 236 292 4.37 .289 .347 .413 .760 33.7
Season Average 3 4 .429 47 0 0 0 4 65.1 74 31 5 23 29 4.37 .289 .347 .413 .760  
Career Highs 5 9 .800 68 3 1 0 14 115.0 122 57 8 36 45 5.42 .306 .366 .449 .815  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   389 165 34 118 180   .282 .338 .408 .747
vs LH   359 151 24 118 112   .297 .360 .417 .777
Home 15 19 .441 246 6 0 0 19 354.0 411 179 37 131 163 4.55 .290 .350 .428 .777
Away 15 22 .405 224 3 1 0 26 297.3 337 137 21 105 129 4.15 .288 .347 .394 .741
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 72 2 1 0 4 99.3 116 47 5 42 46 4.26 .294 .362 .381 .743
May 4 9 .308 69 2 0 0 7 104.6 126 59 12 50 37 5.07 .310 .386 .453 .839
June 4 7 .364 90 1 0 0 13 102.6 117 57 11 37 44 5.00 .288 .348 .441 .789
July 9 6 .600 84 2 0 0 5 122.0 132 47 10 33 57 3.47 .273 .319 .399 .718
August 2 9 .182 79 2 0 0 7 116.0 132 56 9 47 59 4.35 .284 .350 .394 .743
Sep/Oct 6 3 .667 76 0 0 0 9 106.6 125 50 11 27 49 4.22 .288 .330 .412 .742
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1959 26 CLE AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1960 27 CLE AL 54 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1961 28 CLE AL 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1962 29 WOR AL 68 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.6 0.0
1963 30 WOR AL 62 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1964 31 CLE AL 42 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 -0.1 0.0
1966 33 CLE AL 42 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.5 0.2
1967 34 CLE AL 30 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
8 Years Sim 357 55 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .127 .127 .145 .273 -1.3 0.4
162 Game Average 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .127 .127 .145 .273 -0.6  
Career Highs 68 15 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   29 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .138 .138 .172 .310 -0.2
vs LH   26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .115 .115 .115 .231 -0.7
Home 184 31 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .129 .129 .161 .290 -0.4
Away 143 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5
RISP   11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Mar/Apr 24 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
May 35 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
June 35 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
July 34 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429 .714 0.7
August 53 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4
Sep/Oct 47 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 25 CLE AL P 50 0 59.7 6 11 0 0 1.000 2.56    
1959 26 CLE AL P 33 0 35.0 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1960 27 CLE AL P 54 2 72.7 7 11 0 1 1.000 2.23    
1961 28 CLE AL P 26 3 50.3 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.61    
1962 29 WOR AL P 68 2 94.7 10 20 0 2 1.000 2.85    
1963 30 WOR AL P 62 2 115.0 9 28 2 4 .949 2.90    
1964 31 CLE AL P 42 0 54.3 1 12 0 2 1.000 2.15    
1965 32 CLE AL P 64 0 67.3 5 10 0 1 1.000 2.01    
1966 33 CLE AL P 41 0 56.7 2 16 0 1 1.000 2.86    
1967 34 CLE AL P 30 0 45.7 5 9 0 0 1.000 2.76    
Career Totals   470 9 651.3 48 133 2 12 .989 2.50    
Career Highs   68 3 115.0 10 28 2 4 1.000 2.90    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1960 27 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 5 1 2 3 16.92 .538 .600 .923 1.523
1964 31 CLE AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 1 6.00 .300 .300 .600 .900
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.7 10 7 2 2 4 11.13 .435 .480 .783 1.263
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1960-8-9
1965-7-14
 Games Pitched
1962-9-68
1965-10-64
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1958
Earned first career win on 4/27/1958
Had first career hit on 9/14/1960, off Johnny Klippstein (MIN)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/25/1964 to a 3-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/4/1964 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
10/1/1966: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $1,450,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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