What years did Jim Nash play?

Jim Nash played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1972.

Was Jim Nash a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Nash pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 771 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Nash hit?

Jim Nash hit 4 career home runs with 38 hits.

Jim Nash

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1972)

W–L 68–64

ERA 3.58

WHIP 1.31

SO 771

Pitcher PIV -2354.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 2/9/1945 in Hawthorne, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 1966-07-03
Last Game: 1972-09-30

Full name: James Edwin Nash

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	64	201	167	36	11	4	1107.3	1,050	441	108	401	771	3.58	-2354.1

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 3.45 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	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1966	KC1	AL	12	1	18	17	5	0	1	127.0	95	29	47	98	2.06	3.52 (+42%)	2557.1
1967	KC1	AL	12	17	37	34	8	2	0	222.3	200	93	87	186	3.76	3.30 (-14%)	-101.1
1968	OAK	AL	13	13	34	33	12	6	0	228.7	185	58	55	169	2.28	2.98 (+23%)	1740.7
1969	OAK	AL	8	8	26	19	3	1	0	115.3	112	47	30	75	3.67	3.61 (-2%)	-991.1
1970	ATL	NL	13	9	34	33	6	2	0	212.3	211	96	90	153	4.07	3.89 (-5%)	-3.0
1971	ATL	NL	9	7	32	19	2	0	2	133.0	166	73	50	65	4.94	3.47 (-42%)	-2641.6
1972	ATL	NL	1	1	11	4	0	0	1	31.3	35	19	25	10	5.46	3.26 (-67%)	-1347.4
1972	PHI	NL	0	8	9	8	0	0	0	37.3	46	26	17	15	6.27	3.26 (-92%)	-1567.7
Career · 8 seasons			68	64	201	167	36	11	4	1,107.1	1,050	441	401	771	3.58	—	-2,354

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
202	375	16	38	6	1	4	21	0	9	199	.101	.122	.155	.277	-2,090

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OBP .122 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 57.6% below league average.

Career OPS .277 vs. league average .678 across their career seasons — 59.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1966	KC1	AL	18	49	2	5	3	0	0	3	0	26	.102	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	KC1	AL	37	70	0	7	0	0	0	4	4	42	.100	.242 (-59%)	.306 (-52%)	.357 (-72%)	.663 (-63%)	-652.7
1968	OAK	AL	34	74	4	5	1	0	2	6	1	50	.068	.236 (-71%)	.298 (-73%)	.340 (-52%)	.638 (-62%)	-668.7
1969	OAK	AL	26	36	0	4	0	1	0	2	1	19	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	ATL	NL	34	80	5	7	1	0	2	3	2	38	.087	.253 (-66%)	.325 (-66%)	.385 (-55%)	.711 (-60%)	-768.3
1971	ATL	NL	33	47	4	7	1	0	0	2	0	18	.149	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	ATL	NL	11	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	PHI	NL	9	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			202	375	16	38	6	1	4	21	9	199	.101	—	—	—	—	-2,090

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	103	178	9	18	3	9	.101
Away	99	198	7	20	1	12	.101

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	569.0	521	214	186	420	3.38
Away	98	538.1	529	228	215	351	3.81

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1972-09-30	PHI	WSN	L	2	0	0	0	1
1972-09-23	PHI	NYN	L	0	0	0	1	0
1972-09-10	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1972-09-04	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	1
1972-07-16	PHI	SFG	L	0	0	0	0	0
1972-07-07	PHI	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1972-07-01	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1972-06-27	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0
1972-06-23	PHI	WSN	L	3	1	1	0	0
1972-06-14	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1972-09-30	PHI	WSN	L	3.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
1972-09-23	PHI	NYN	L	5.0	4	3	3	3	1	0
1972-09-10	PHI	CHC	L	3.0	5	4	4	4	3	1
1972-09-04	PHI	PIT	L	6.1	7	5	5	2	3	1
1972-07-16	PHI	SFG	—	3.0	5	4	3	1	1	1
1972-07-07	PHI	SDP	L	1.0	2	4	1	2	1	1
1972-07-01	PHI	STL	L	3.2	8	3	3	0	3	1
1972-06-27	PHI	CHC	L	5.0	4	4	2	1	1	0
1972-06-23	PHI	WSN	L	7.0	7	2	1	2	2	0
1972-06-14	ATL	NYN	L	3.1	6	3	3	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	201	167	60	115	10	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	KC1	P	18	17	6	5	0	0
1967	KC1	P	37	34	9	23	1	1
1968	OAK	P	34	33	9	20	1	2
1969	OAK	P	26	19	9	14	3	0
1970	ATL	P	34	33	18	27	2	1
1971	ATL	P	32	19	7	16	2	1
1972	ATL	P	11	4	0	4	0	1
1972	PHI	P	9	8	2	6	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	201

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1966	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1966	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	2.0	20	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Nash

What years did Jim Nash play?: Jim Nash played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1972.
Was Jim Nash a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Nash pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 771 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Nash hit?: Jim Nash hit 4 career home runs with 38 hits.