Art Nehf

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1929)

W–L 184–120
ERA 3.20
WHIP 1.24
SO 844
Pitcher PIV 9242.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'9" / 176 lb
Born
7/31/1892 in Terre Haute, IN, USA
Died
12/18/1960 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1915-08-13
Last Game
1929-10-03

Full name: Arthur Neukom Nehf

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
184 120 451 319 182 28 13 2707.7 2,715 964 107 640 844 3.20 9242.8

Career ERA 3.20 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 14.6% better than 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
1915 BSN NL 5 4 12 10 6 4 0 78.3 60 22 21 39 2.53 2.90 (+13%) 1108.8
1916 BSN NL 7 5 22 12 6 1 0 121.0 110 27 20 36 2.01 2.78 (+28%) 1004.3
1917 BSN NL 17 8 38 23 17 5 0 233.3 197 56 39 101 2.16 2.69 (+20%) 3071.4
1918 BSN NL 15 15 32 31 28 2 0 284.3 274 85 76 96 2.69 2.83 (+5%) 1933.1
1919 BSN NL 8 9 22 19 13 1 0 168.7 151 58 40 53 3.09 3.09 (avg) -307.1
1919 NY1 NL 9 2 13 12 9 2 0 102.0 70 17 19 24 1.50 3.09 (+51%) 463.3
1920 NY1 NL 21 12 40 33 22 4 0 280.7 273 96 45 79 3.08 3.45 (+11%) 2624.0
1921 NY1 NL 20 10 41 34 18 2 1 260.7 266 105 55 67 3.63 4.02 (+10%) -1207.4
1922 NY1 NL 19 13 37 35 20 2 1 268.3 286 98 64 60 3.29 4.18 (+21%) -371.4
1923 NY1 NL 13 10 34 27 7 1 2 196.0 219 98 49 50 4.50 4.03 (-12%) -980.5
1924 NY1 NL 14 4 30 20 11 0 2 171.7 167 69 42 72 3.62 4.13 (+12%) -297.4
1925 NY1 NL 11 9 29 20 8 1 1 155.0 193 65 50 63 3.77 4.55 (+17%) 754.7
1926 NY1 NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 2 1 0 10.80 — 0.0
1926 CIN NL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 17.0 25 7 5 4 3.71 4.11 (+10%) 191.7
1927 CIN NL 3 5 21 5 1 0 4 45.3 59 28 14 21 5.56 4.08 (-36%) 479.3
1927 CHN NL 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 26.3 25 4 9 12 1.37 4.08 (+67%) 581.6
1928 CHN NL 13 7 31 21 10 2 0 176.7 190 52 52 40 2.65 4.13 (+36%) 1705.0
1929 CHN NL 8 5 32 15 4 0 1 120.7 148 75 39 27 5.59 4.60 (-22%) -1510.7
Career · 18 seasons 184 120 451 319 182 28 13 2,707.2 2,715 964 640 844 3.20 — 9,243

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
464 915 90 192 29 5 8 76 7 86 122 .210 .281 .279 .560 -2,270

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 23.5% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career SLG .279 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OPS .560 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1915 BSN NL 12 28 1 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 9 .143 — — — — 0.0
1916 BSN NL 23 40 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 12 .125 — — — — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 38 70 8 12 3 2 0 2 1 13 13 .171 .248 (-31%) .312 (-1%) .323 (-16%) .635 (-9%) -56.5
1918 BSN NL 35 95 8 16 3 0 0 3 0 14 19 .168 .255 (-34%) .318 (-14%) .326 (-39%) .645 (-26%) -327.9
1919 BSN NL 23 63 6 13 2 2 0 3 0 3 11 .206 .262 (-21%) .322 (-21%) .347 (-13%) .670 (-17%) -179.9
1919 NY1 NL 13 35 5 8 6 0 1 5 1 2 8 .229 — — — — -179.9
1920 NY1 NL 40 97 11 26 4 0 0 4 2 7 10 .268 .271 (-1%) .331 (-4%) .363 (-15%) .694 (-10%) -138.4
1921 NY1 NL 42 89 9 18 2 0 0 5 0 7 10 .202 .286 (-29%) .344 (-24%) .395 (-43%) .739 (-34%) -487.9
1922 NY1 NL 37 98 9 25 0 0 1 11 0 6 7 .255 .285 (-11%) .345 (-14%) .397 (-28%) .743 (-21%) -329.4
1923 NY1 NL 34 63 5 12 2 0 0 8 0 6 2 .190 .282 (-33%) .344 (-18%) .390 (-43%) .734 (-31%) -304.1
1924 NY1 NL 33 57 11 13 1 0 5 13 1 6 4 .228 .283 (-20%) .345 (-13%) .389 (+31%) .734 (+10%) 83.9
1925 NY1 NL 33 51 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 5 5 .216 .288 (-25%) .349 (-18%) .407 (-42%) .756 (-31%) -253.9
1926 NY1 NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1926 CIN NL 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1927 CIN NL 21 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .077 — — — — 0.0
1927 CHN NL 8 7 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .429 — — — — 0.0
1928 CHN NL 31 58 4 11 0 1 1 3 0 7 8 .190 .280 (-32%) .342 (-19%) .395 (-30%) .737 (-25%) -233.1
1929 CHN NL 32 45 3 13 3 0 0 5 0 5 3 .289 — — — — -43.1
Career · 18 seasons 464 915 90 192 29 5 8 76 7 86 122 .210 — — — — -2,450

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 25 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .160

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1929 WS CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1924 WS NY1 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
1923 WS NY1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167
1922 WS NY1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
1921 WS NY1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 4 12 9 0 79.0 50 19 32 28 2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1929 WS CHN 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 0 18.00
1924 WS NY1 1 1 3 2 0 19.7 15 4 9 7 1.83
1923 WS NY1 1 1 2 2 0 16.3 10 5 6 7 2.76
1922 WS NY1 1 0 2 2 0 16.0 11 4 3 6 2.25
1921 WS NY1 1 2 3 3 0 26.0 13 4 13 8 1.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2204164195749.228
Away2444995097128.194

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2121334.212804403264452.97
Away2391372.114375153124013.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-10-03 CHCCINW 200000000
1929-09-18 CHCNY1L 200000000
1929-09-17 CHCBROL 000000000
1929-09-11 CHCPHIW 300000010
1929-09-04 CHCSTLL 211100000
1929-08-30 CHCPITL 200000000
1929-08-28 CHCPITL 100000000
1929-08-24 CHCPHIW 201000000
1929-08-17 CHCBROW 312000210
1929-08-12 CHCBSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1929-10-03 CHCCIN — 4.0611110
1929-09-18 CHCNY1 — 4.0400130
1929-09-17 CHCBRO L 0.0222000
1929-09-11 CHCPHI W 9.0522312
1929-09-04 CHCSTL — 1.2411011
1929-08-30 CHCPIT — 4.21177100
1929-08-28 CHCPIT — 2.2422220
1929-08-24 CHCPHI — 6.0553221
1929-08-17 CHCBRO W 9.0843220
1929-08-12 CHCBSN — 1.1100210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 4 0 2 0 0 0
P 451 0 142 749 22 48

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 BSN P 12 0 7 17 2 3
1916 BSN P 22 0 7 29 2 2
1917 BSN P 38 0 9 63 1 3
1918 BSN OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1918 BSN P 32 0 13 97 3 2
1919 BSN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1919 BSN P 22 0 10 52 0 1
1919 NY1 P 13 0 4 25 2 1
1920 NY1 P 40 0 18 83 2 11
1921 NY1 P 41 0 17 77 2 3
1922 NY1 P 37 0 14 64 3 3
1923 NY1 P 34 0 14 47 1 6
1924 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 NY1 P 30 0 6 50 1 2
1925 NY1 P 29 0 8 42 0 5
1926 NY1 P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1926 CIN P 7 0 0 8 1 0
1927 CIN P 21 0 2 14 0 0
1927 CHN P 8 0 1 5 0 0
1928 CHN P 31 0 3 48 2 3
1929 CHN P 32 0 9 27 0 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 451
Left Field 1
Center Field 1
Right Field 2

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute IN 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Art Nehf (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  2. 87
    Jesse Barnes
    152-150, 3.22 ERA
  3. 80
    Urban Shocker
    187-117, 3.17 ERA
  4. 77
    Jeff Pfeffer
    158-112, 2.77 ERA
  5. 76
    Eddie Lopat
    166-112, 3.21 ERA
  6. 76
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Art Nehf

What years did Art Nehf play?
Art Nehf played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929.
Was Art Nehf a pitcher?
Yes. Art Nehf pitched in the major leagues, recording 184 wins and 844 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Art Nehf hit?
Art Nehf hit 8 career home runs with 192 hits.