What years did Dave Nicholson play?

Dave Nicholson played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.

Was Dave Nicholson a pitcher?

No. Dave Nicholson was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Dave Nicholson hit?

Dave Nicholson hit 61 career home runs with 301 hits.

Dave Nicholson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1967)

AVG .212

HR 61

RBI 179

H 301

OPS .699

PIV 948

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 8/29/1939 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 2/25/2023 in Carmi, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-05-24
Last Game: 1967-10-01

Full name: David Lawrence Nicholson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
538	1,419	184	301	32	12	61	179	6	219	573	.212	.318	.381	.699	948

Career AVG .212 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 14.9% below league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .381 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .699 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — near 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
1960	BAL	AL	54	113	17	21	1	1	5	11	0	20	55	.186	.255 (-27%)	.323 (-5%)	.387 (-11%)	.711 (-8%)	-111.8
1962	BAL	AL	97	173	25	30	4	1	9	15	3	27	76	.173	.257 (-33%)	.326 (-12%)	.393 (-7%)	.719 (-9%)	-239.4
1963	CHA	AL	126	449	53	103	11	4	22	70	2	63	175	.229	.246 (-7%)	.308 (+3%)	.371 (+13%)	.680 (+8%)	710.9
1964	CHA	AL	97	294	40	60	6	1	13	39	0	52	126	.204	.250 (-19%)	.312 (+5%)	.377 (-4%)	.690 (avg)	184.5
1965	CHA	AL	54	85	11	13	2	1	2	12	0	9	40	.153	.245 (-38%)	.310 (-25%)	.371 (-27%)	.682 (-26%)	-339.6
1966	HOU	NL	100	280	36	69	8	4	10	31	1	46	92	.246	.248 (-1%)	.309 (+15%)	.376 (+9%)	.685 (+12%)	743.2
1967	ATL	NL	10	25	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			538	1,419	184	301	32	12	61	179	6	219	573	.212	—	—	—	—	948

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	271	666	90	144	33	91	.216
Away	268	753	94	157	28	88	.208

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1967-10-01	ATL	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1967-09-30	ATL	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-29	ATL	STL	L	5	0	2	0	0	0
1967-09-28	ATL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1967-09-28	ATL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	3
1967-09-26	ATL	CIN	W	3	0	2	1	0	1
1967-09-22	ATL	STL	L	4	1	1	0	0	1
1967-09-21	ATL	STL	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
1967-09-07	ATL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-05	ATL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	472	381	690	33	19	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	BAL	OF	44	34	51	3	1	1
1962	BAL	OF	80	42	111	4	2	0
1963	CHA	OF	123	121	213	10	7	1
1964	CHA	OF	92	85	136	4	4	0
1965	CHA	OF	36	21	30	0	0	0
1966	HOU	OF	90	71	139	11	5	0
1967	ATL	OF	7	7	10	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	328
Center Field	28
Right Field	121

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Nicholson

What years did Dave Nicholson play?: Dave Nicholson played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.
Was Dave Nicholson a pitcher?: No. Dave Nicholson was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Dave Nicholson hit?: Dave Nicholson hit 61 career home runs with 301 hits.