What years did Sam Nahem play?

Sam Nahem played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1948.

Was Sam Nahem a pitcher?

Yes. Sam Nahem pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 101 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sam Nahem hit?

Sam Nahem hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Sam Nahem

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1948)

W–L 10–8

ERA 4.69

WHIP 1.56

SO 101

Pitcher PIV -1274.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 10/19/1915 in New York, NY, USA
Died: 4/19/2004 in Berkeley, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-10-02
Last Game: 1948-09-11

Full name: Samuel Ralph Nahem

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	8	90	12	3	0	1	224.3	222	117	8	127	101	4.69	-1274.1

Career ERA 4.69 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 17.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	BRO	NL	1	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	6	3	4	2	3.00	4.35 (+31%)	0.0
1941	SLN	NL	5	2	26	8	2	1	81.7	76	27	38	31	2.98	3.94 (+24%)	213.8
1942	PHI	NL	1	3	35	2	0	0	74.7	72	41	40	38	4.94	3.57 (-39%)	-49.2
1948	PHI	NL	3	3	28	1	0	0	59.0	68	46	45	30	7.02	4.10 (-71%)	-1438.7
Career · 4 seasons			10	8	90	12	3	1	224.1	222	117	127	101	4.69	—	-1,274

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
90	61	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	1	11	.164	.177	.164	.341	0

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career OPS .341 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	BRO	NL	1	5	1	2	1	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	SLN	NL	26	23	1	4	0	0	5	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PHI	NL	35	20	1	2	1	1	1	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PHI	NL	28	13	0	2	1	0	4	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			90	61	3	10	3	1	11	.164	—	—	—	—	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	42	25	1	4	0	1	.160
Away	48	36	2	6	0	2	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	103.1	90	51	58	40	4.44
Away	48	121.0	133	67	67	58	4.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1948-09-11	PHI	BSN	L	0
1948-09-07	PHI	NY1	L	0
1948-09-07	PHI	NY1	L	0
1948-09-06	PHI	NY1	L	0
1948-09-04	PHI	BSN	L	0
1948-08-29	PHI	CHC	L	0
1948-08-26	PHI	PIT	L	0
1948-08-22	PHI	NY1	L	2
1948-08-17	PHI	BRO	L	0
1948-08-08	PHI	STL	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-09-11	PHI	BSN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
1948-09-07	PHI	NY1	L	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
1948-09-07	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1948-09-06	PHI	NY1	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1948-09-04	PHI	BSN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1948-08-29	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
1948-08-26	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	3	4	3	1	0	0
1948-08-22	PHI	NY1	—	5.0	1	1	1	4	1	0
1948-08-17	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1948-08-08	PHI	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	90	0	13	50	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	BRO	P	1	0	1	0	0
1941	SLN	P	26	6	21	1	0
1942	PHI	P	35	6	19	1	2
1948	PHI	P	28	1	9	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	90

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brooklyn College - The City University of New York	Brooklyn	NY	1934, 1935

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Nahem

What years did Sam Nahem play?: Sam Nahem played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1948.
Was Sam Nahem a pitcher?: Yes. Sam Nahem pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 101 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Nahem hit?: Sam Nahem hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.