Nelson
Briles
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 215
 
Born: August 5, 1943 in Usa, CA, DORRIS
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 21 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1966 22 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1967 23 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1968 24 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 7
1969 25 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1970 26 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1971 27 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1972 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1973 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1974 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 31 OAK AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1976 32 OAK AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
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
1965 21 AAA   10 8 .556 26 26 5 0 0 194.3 167 55 7 63 126 2.55 .233 .295 .323 .618  
1966 22 AAA   17 10 .630 30 30 3 1 0 212.3 228 72 13 60 159 3.05 .273 .322 .381 .703  
1967 23 AAA   1 3 .250 37 0 0 0 2 52.3 48 21 3 27 31 3.61 .245 .336 .347 .683  
1968 24 AA   10 9 .526 27 27 2 1 0 191.7 163 62 10 64 169 2.91 .228 .291 .308 .599  
1969 25 AAA   3 1 .750 22 0 0 0 15 28.3 24 10 1 10 22 3.18 .231 .298 .269 .567  
    AA   7 4 .636 12 12 2 1 0 91.3 62 25 8 31 82 2.46 .189 .259 .308 .567  
1970 26 AAA   0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 18.0 13 5 1 3 13 2.50 .200 .235 .277 .512  
1971 27 AAA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 13.7 20 8 1 11 6 5.27 .364 .470 .455 .924  
1972 28 AA   0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 20.7 14 5 0 7 13 2.18 .187 .256 .213 .469  
1973 29 OAK AL 2 2 .500 14 3 0 0 0 44.7 57 23 2 25 16 4.64 .318 .398 .441 .839 1.7
    AA   0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 21.3 22 8 1 7 11 3.38 .272 .330 .333 .663  
1974 30 OAK AL 2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 32.7 41 23 7 20 11 6.34 .301 .396 .485 .882 0.0
    AAA   7 12 .368 23 23 0 0 0 148.0 150 62 17 79 77 3.77 .260 .350 .399 .749  
1975 31 AAA   4 6 .400 13 13 0 0 0 81.0 96 55 12 48 40 6.11 .300 .391 .503 .894  
1976 32 AAA   5 3 .625 69 0 0 0 0 123.0 147 79 17 67 76 5.78 .291 .373 .455 .828  
2 Years Sim 4 5 .444 19 8 0 0 0 77.3 98 46 9 45 27 5.35 .311 .397 .460 .858 1.7
9 Years AAA 47 43 .522 243 92 8 1 17 871.0 893 367 72 368 550 3.79 .265 .337 .388 .725  
4 Years AA 17 14 .548 61 39 4 2 0 325.0 261 100 19 109 275 2.77 .218 .283 .304 .586  
13 Years Minors 64 57 .529 304 131 12 3 17 1196.0 1154 467 91 477 825 3.51 .252 .323 .366 .689  
Season Average 2 2 .500 9 4 0 0 0 38.7 49 23 4 22 13 5.35 .311 .397 .460 .858  
Career Highs 2 3 .500 14 5 0 0 0 44.7 57 23 7 25 16 6.34 .318 .398 .485 .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   40 17 3 20 14   .280 .368 .420 .788
vs LH   58 29 6 25 13   .337 .421 .494 .916
Home 2 3 .400 8 4 0 0 0 41.0 58 23 1 26 10 5.05 .345 .433 .458 .891
Away 2 2 .500 11 4 0 0 0 36.3 40 23 8 19 17 5.70 .272 .355 .463 .818
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 32.7 41 23 7 20 11 6.34 .301 .391 .485 .876
May 2 1 .667 4 2 0 0 0 19.3 22 9 2 12 6 4.19 .301 .400 .493 .893
June 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 11.0 19 6 0 4 3 4.91 .380 .426 .500 .926
July 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 9 3 0 7 4 4.27 .360 .500 .400 .900
August 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 2 0 0 1 6.77 .385 .385 .462 .846
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.3 2 3 0 2 2 5.07 .111 .200 .111 .311
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 29 OAK AL P 14 3 44.7 4 9 1 0 .929 2.62    
1974 30 OAK AL P 5 5 32.7 1 5 1 2 .857 1.65    
Career Totals   19 8 77.3 5 14 2 2 .905 2.21    
Career Highs   14 5 44.7 4 9 1 2 .929 2.62    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Seattle in 1965
Injured on 7/19/1968 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Seattle on 4/2/1972
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 7/31/1972 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Earned first career win on 5/14/1973
Injured on 7/9/1974 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks