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Howie
Nunn		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 188
 
Born: October 18, 1935 in Usa, NC, WESTFIELD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1966   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 4 6 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8
1960 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 6 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8
1961 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 4 7 7 7 3 4 3 8 9 8
1962 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 5 7 8 7 3 4 3 7 8 7
1963 27 CLN NL $ 920,000 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 7 8 8
1964 28 CLN NL $ 950,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 8
1965 29 CLN NL $ 950,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 8
1966 30 CLN NL $ 950,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 8 8
1967 31 COL NL $ 950,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 8
1968 32 COL NL $ 6,430,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 9
1969 33 NYG NL $ 6,430,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 8
1970 34 TAM AL $ 6,430,000 7 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 8 8
1971 35 TAM AL $ 6,430,000 7 7 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8
1972 36 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1973 37 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 6 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,430,000 7 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 26 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 27 CLN NL $ 920,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 28 CLN NL $ 950,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 29 CLN NL $ 950,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 30 CLN NL $ 950,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 31 COL NL $ 950,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 32 COL NL $ 6,430,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 33 NYG NL $ 6,430,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 34 TAM AL $ 6,430,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 35 TAM AL $ 6,430,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 36 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 37 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   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 $ 6,430,000   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
1959 23 PIT NL 3 2 .600 20 0 0 0 12 15.0 11 8 2 9 14 4.80 .204 .313 .407 .720 3.2
    AAA   4 1 .800 37 0 0 0 15 43.0 25 6 2 22 37 1.26 .177 .288 .241 .529  
1960 24 PIT NL 7 3 .700 30 0 0 0 8 31.7 33 16 6 12 22 4.55 .270 .333 .459 .792 3.9
1961 25 PIT NL 3 2 .600 29 0 0 0 1 27.0 43 26 2 13 28 8.67 .352 .415 .467 .882 0.0
1962 26 CLN NL 4 7 .364 104 0 0 0 13 122.7 99 49 13 56 83 3.60 .222 .308 .375 .684 10.5
1963 27 CLN NL 7 14 .333 67 16 0 0 2 154.3 130 60 15 72 140 3.50 .226 .311 .333 .644 9.6
1964 28 CLN NL 16 11 .593 39 39 0 0 0 262.0 216 83 17 109 228 2.85 .225 .304 .342 .645 21.6
1965 29 CLN NL 10 8 .556 82 14 0 0 15 166.3 146 63 14 68 148 3.41 .232 .306 .360 .666 14.5
1966 30 CLN NL 11 14 .440 39 34 3 0 1 237.0 228 104 21 80 204 3.95 .249 .308 .378 .686 7.1
1967 31 COL NL 13 10 .565 32 32 1 0 0 227.3 185 86 19 87 189 3.40 .220 .294 .355 .649 13.8
1968 32 COL NL 22 10 .688 42 42 6 2 0 313.0 267 111 22 95 222 3.19 .229 .288 .336 .624 21.5
1969 33 NYA AL 3 5 .375 11 11 1 0 0 77.7 64 26 4 31 52 3.01 .224 .298 .325 .623 7.1
  NYG NL 6 12 .333 23 23 2 1 0 156.3 173 78 12 62 100 4.49 .279 .342 .415 .757 6.5
  TOT   9 17 .346 34 34 3 1 0 234.0 237 104 16 93 152 4.00 .261 .328 .387 .715 13.6
1970 34 NYG NL 5 4 .556 12 12 2 0 0 87.7 72 30 6 28 69 3.08 .222 .284 .327 .611 8.2
  TAM AL 5 8 .385 22 22 4 1 0 161.3 155 82 13 58 116 4.57 .251 .315 .372 .687 5.8
  TOT   10 12 .455 34 34 6 1 0 249.0 227 112 19 86 185 4.05 .241 .304 .357 .661 13.9
1971 35 TAM AL 6 14 .300 34 34 4 0 0 241.3 219 122 21 108 174 4.55 .241 .321 .365 .686 9.9
1972 36 TAM AL 11 6 .647 22 22 0 0 0 147.3 160 65 15 64 106 3.97 .279 .349 .403 .753 9.3
1973 37 TAM AL 6 1 .857 36 0 0 0 4 71.3 77 40 10 32 38 5.05 .275 .350 .446 .797 4.1
15 Years Sim 138 131 .513 644 301 23 4 56 2499.3 2278 1049 212 984 1933 3.78 .241 .312 .366 .679 156.4
1 Years AAA 4 1 .800 37 0 0 0 15 43.0 25 6 2 22 37 1.26 .177 .288 .241 .529  
Season Average 9 8 .529 42 20 1 0 3 166.6 151 69 14 65 128 3.78 .241 .312 .366 .679  
Career Highs 22 17 .857 104 42 6 2 15 313.0 267 122 22 109 228 8.67 .352 .415 .467 .882  
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   1131 489 92 453 1135   .224 .288 .335 .623
vs LH   1147 560 120 531 798   .261 .341 .403 .743
Home 73 58 .557 311 143 12 3 28 1228.6 1091 494 94 479 954 3.62 .237 .309 .356 .664
Away 65 73 .471 333 158 11 1 34 1270.6 1187 555 118 505 979 3.93 .246 .317 .377 .694
Mar/Apr 24 24 .500 105 50 6 1 5 414.6 388 167 40 159 313 3.63 .247 .316 .376 .692
May 21 24 .467 107 52 4 1 3 439.6 407 187 43 195 349 3.83 .244 .323 .384 .708
June 21 25 .457 100 49 4 0 11 394.6 363 177 35 140 303 4.04 .243 .308 .376 .684
July 23 19 .548 104 51 5 1 13 411.6 370 172 28 168 323 3.76 .238 .312 .349 .661
August 27 18 .600 105 54 4 1 8 430.3 400 188 39 145 347 3.93 .244 .306 .368 .673
Sep/Oct 22 21 .512 123 45 1 1 22 408.3 350 158 27 177 298 3.48 .231 .311 .344 .656
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
1962 26 CLN NL 104 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1963 27 CLN NL 67 32 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 .188 .188 .188 .375 1.0 0.0
1964 28 CLN NL 39 82 6 12 3 0 0 4 1 1 2 34 .146 .165 .183 .348 1.4 0.0
1965 29 CLN NL 82 35 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .114 .139 .143 .282 -0.2 0.0
1966 30 CLN NL 39 77 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 25 .117 .128 .117 .245 -1.4 0.0
1967 31 COL NL 32 76 7 14 2 0 0 5 1 1 3 26 .184 .225 .211 .436 2.9 0.0
1968 32 COL NL 42 106 9 12 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 36 .113 .121 .113 .235 -2.5 0.0
7 Years Sim 405 414 29 57 6 0 0 22 3 5 8 145 .138 .156 .152 .308 0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 165 11 22 2 0 0 8 1 2 3 58 .138 .156 .152 .308 0.3  
Career Highs 104 106 9 14 3 0 0 9 1 2 3 36 .188 .225 .211 .436 2.9  
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   240 19 40 4 0 0 18 3 3 7 81 .167 .193 .183 .376 3.6
vs LH   174 10 17 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 64 .098 .103 .109 .212 -6.4
Home 194 170 14 32 2 0 0 12 2 4 4 57 .188 .206 .200 .406 3.6
Away 211 244 15 25 4 0 0 10 1 1 4 88 .102 .120 .119 .239 -6.4
RISP   93 0 16 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 33 .172 .170 .194 .364 1.0
Close/Late   23 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 .292 .261 .553 1.7
Mar/Apr 64 60 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19 .133 .133 .133 .267 -1.3
May 67 88 8 14 2 0 0 8 1 1 2 33 .159 .178 .182 .360 0.9
June 52 68 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 28 .088 .100 .088 .188 -2.9
July 49 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 23 .159 .183 .174 .357 0.7
August 46 74 7 11 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 24 .149 .182 .162 .344 0.5
Sep/Oct 60 55 3 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 18 .127 .143 .164 .306 -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    
1959 23 PIT NL P 20 0 15.0 2 8 0 1 1.000 6.00    
1960 24 PIT NL P 30 0 31.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.14    
1961 25 PIT NL P 29 0 27.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1962 26 CLN NL P 104 0 122.7 9 18 0 1 1.000 1.98    
1963 27 CLN NL P 67 16 154.3 9 27 1 2 .973 2.10    
1964 28 CLN NL P 39 39 262.0 7 42 0 2 1.000 1.68    
1965 29 CLN NL P 82 14 166.3 9 20 0 1 1.000 1.57    
1966 30 CLN NL P 39 34 237.0 17 33 2 3 .962 1.90    
1967 31 COL NL P 32 32 227.3 13 33 1 3 .979 1.82    
1968 32 COL NL P 42 42 313.0 19 57 1 5 .987 2.19    
1969 33 NYA AL P 11 11 77.7 5 15 0 1 1.000 2.32    
  NYG NL P 23 23 156.3 9 30 1 3 .975 2.25    
  TOT   P 34 34 234.0 14 45 1 4 .983 2.27    
1970 34 NYG NL P 12 12 87.7 6 15 0 1 1.000 2.16    
  TAM AL P 22 22 161.3 11 28 0 3 1.000 2.18    
  TOT   P 34 34 249.0 17 43 0 4 1.000 2.17    
1971 35 TAM AL P 34 34 241.3 15 34 3 2 .942 1.83    
1972 36 TAM AL P 22 22 147.3 11 20 0 3 1.000 1.89    
1973 37 TAM AL P 36 0 71.3 1 12 0 1 1.000 1.64    
Career Totals   644 301 2499.3 145 397 9 32 .984 1.95    
Career Highs   104 42 313.0 19 57 3 5 1.000 6.00    
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
1964 28 CLN NL 1 1 .500 6 2 1 1 1 20.0 14 3 0 1 15 1.35 .197 .208 .239 .448
1965 29 CLN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 2 4.3 6 3 2 1 4 6.24 .286 .318 .667 .985
1966 30 CLN NL 2 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 3 8.0 7 3 0 3 6 3.38 .241 .313 .276 .588
1967 31 COL NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 12.7 16 8 0 9 6 5.69 .302 .403 .377 .781
1968 32 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 4 0 0 4 4 0.00 .182 .308 .227 .535
1972 36 TAM AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 7 5 0 2 1 12.30 .438 .500 .563 1.063
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 24 5 1 1 6 55.0 54 22 2 20 36 3.60 .255 .319 .344 .663
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 28 CLN NL 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
1967 31 COL NL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
1968 32 COL NL 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .333 .583
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1964-8-2.85
1968-9-3.19
 Wins
1968-3-22
 Winning Pct
1968-8-.688
1972-7-.647
 Saves
1959-9-12
1960-9-8
1962-9-13
1965-3-15
 Games Pitched
1962-1-104
1965-2-82
 Games Started
1971-6-34
Shutouts
1968-8-2
 Walks Allowed
1964-4-109
1971-8-108
 Hits per 9IP
1964-9-7.4
1967-7-7.3
1968-8-7.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1964-7-7.8
1965-4-8.0
1966-7-7.7
1967-7-7.5
 WHiP
1968-9-1.16
 OAVG
1964-10-.225
1967-5-.220
1968-7-.229
OOBP
1968-10-.288
 OSLG
1968-10-.336
 OOPS
1968-7-.624
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 48    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Balor Moore (924)
  2. Al Jackson (922)
  3. Dave Wickersham (918)
  4. Dick Lemay (917)
  5. Danny Frisella (911)
  6. John Morris (908)
  7. Mario Soto (906)
  8. Dick Selma (906)
  9. Frank Barrett (906)
  10. Joe Horlen (904)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Virgil Trucks (996)
  2. Jim Constable (994)
  3. Al Jackson (991)
  4. Ken Lehman (990)
  5. Pat Caraway (990)
  6. Red Peery (989)
  7. Red Swanson (987)
  8. Hod Lisenbee (987)
  9. Denny Galehouse (987)
  10. Roy Sherid (986)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1959
Earned first career win on 7/13/1959
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 4/16/1963, off Don Newcombe (COL)
6/1/1963: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $950,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1966
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Colorado on 3/3/1967 (Going to COL: P Howie Nunn, C Jerry May. Going to CLN: C Johnny Roseboro)
9/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $6,430,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1968, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1968, going 6-0, 2.30
Traded from Colorado to New York (A) on 2/1/1969 (Going to NYA: P Howie Nunn. Going to COL: SS Reno Bertoia)
Traded from New York (A) to New York (N) on 6/1/1969 (Going to NYG: P Howie Nunn. Going to NYA: P Don O'riley)
Injured on 7/4/1969 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 6/1/1970 (Going to TAM: P Howie Nunn. Going to NYG: SS Tex Nelson)
7/31/1971: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,750,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/3/1972 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 9/30/1973 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
 
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