What years did Nelson Chittum play?

Nelson Chittum played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1960.

Was Nelson Chittum a pitcher?

Yes. Nelson Chittum pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 30 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Nelson Chittum hit?

Nelson Chittum hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Nelson Chittum

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1960)

W–L 3–1

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.35

SO 30

Pitcher PIV 253.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 3/25/1933 in Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Died: 7/15/2024 in Lexington, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-08-17
Last Game: 1960-05-04

Full name: Nelson Boyd Chittum

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	1	40	2	0	0	0	68.0	68	29	5	24	30	3.84	253.2

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1958	SLN	NL	0	1	13	2	29.3	31	21	7	13	6.44	3.86 (-67%)	-559.2
1959	BOS	AL	3	0	21	0	30.3	29	4	11	12	1.19	3.90 (+70%)	812.4
1960	BOS	AL	0	0	6	0	8.3	8	4	6	5	4.32	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	1	40	2	68.0	68	29	24	30	3.84	—	253

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
40	10	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	.200	.200	.300	.500	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 22.0% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.3% below league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 30.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	SLN	NL	13	4	0	1	0	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BOS	AL	21	5	1	1	1	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	BOS	AL	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			40	10	1	2	1	2	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	19	6	1	2	0	2	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	36.0	38	15	11	18	3.75
Away	19	32.0	31	14	13	12	3.94

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1960-05-04	BOS	KC1	L	0	0
1960-04-28	BOS	BAL	L	0	0
1960-04-27	BOS	BAL	L	1	1
1960-04-22	BOS	MIN	W	0	0
1960-04-19	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1960-04-18	BOS	MIN	L	0	0
1959-09-26	BOS	MIN	W	1	0
1959-09-22	BOS	BAL	W	1	0
1959-09-19	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1959-09-16	BOS	CLE	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1960-05-04	BOS	KC1	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0
1960-04-28	BOS	BAL	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	1
1960-04-27	BOS	BAL	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	2
1960-04-22	BOS	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	3	1
1960-04-19	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1
1960-04-18	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
1959-09-26	BOS	MIN	W	2.0	1	0	0	2	1
1959-09-22	BOS	BAL	—	1.0	3	0	0	2	0
1959-09-19	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1959-09-16	BOS	CLE	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	40	2	6	14	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1958	SLN	P	13	2	4	4
1959	BOS	P	21	0	1	9
1960	BOS	P	6	0	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	40

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown	PA	1952, 1953

Frequently Asked Questions about Nelson Chittum

What years did Nelson Chittum play?: Nelson Chittum played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1960.
Was Nelson Chittum a pitcher?: Yes. Nelson Chittum pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 30 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Nelson Chittum hit?: Nelson Chittum hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.