Was Otho Nitcholas a pitcher?

Yes. Otho Nitcholas pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Otho Nitcholas hit?

Otho Nitcholas hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Otho Nitcholas play for?

Otho Nitcholas played for one team, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945).

What were Otho Nitcholas's career stats?

In 7 games, Otho Nitcholas went 1-0 with a 5.30 ERA, 4 strikeouts, and 18.2 innings pitched.

What position did Otho Nitcholas play?

Otho Nitcholas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Otho Nitcholas and how much did he weigh?

Otho Nitcholas was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.

What was Otho Nitcholas's career ERA?

Otho Nitcholas finished with a 5.30 career ERA, going 1-0 with 4 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Otho Nitcholas have?

Otho Nitcholas recorded 4 career strikeouts.

Is Otho Nitcholas in the Hall of Fame?

No. Otho Nitcholas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Otho Nitcholas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945)

Otho Nitcholas was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Across 7 career appearances, he went 1-0 with a 5.30 ERA and 4 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 1–0

ERA 5.30

WHIP 1.07

SO 4

Pitcher PIV -731.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 9/13/1908 in McKinney, TX, USA
Died: 9/11/1986 in McKinney, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-18
Last Game: 1945-06-03

Full name: Otho James Nitcholas

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Career Pitching Statistics

Otho Nitcholas — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	7	0	0	0	0	18.2	19	11	4	1	4	5.30	-731.8

Career ERA 5.30 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 44.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Otho Nitcholas — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	BRO	NL	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	18.2	19	11	1	4	5.30	3.67 (-45%)	-731.8
Career · 1 season			1	0	7	0	0	0	0	18.2	19	11	1	4	5.30	—	-732

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

Otho Nitcholas — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Otho Nitcholas — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	BRO	NL	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	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

Otho Nitcholas — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	5	4	2	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Otho Nitcholas — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	4.0	2	0	0	0	0.00
Away	5	14.2	17	7	1	4	4.30

Last 7 Games — Batting

Otho Nitcholas — Last 7 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1945-06-03	BRO	CIN	L	1	1	1
1945-05-30	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0
1945-05-27	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0
1945-05-24	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0
1945-05-20	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0
1945-05-06	BRO	PHI	W	3	1	0
1945-04-18	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Otho Nitcholas — Last 7 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-06-03	BRO	CIN	—	4.1	2	1	0	0	0	0
1945-05-30	BRO	PIT	—	1.0	5	4	4	0	1	1
1945-05-27	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1945-05-24	BRO	STL	—	2.1	3	3	2	1	2	1
1945-05-20	BRO	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-06	BRO	PHI	W	6.0	6	5	1	0	1	2
1945-04-18	BRO	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Otho Nitcholas — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	7	0	1	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Otho Nitcholas — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	BRO	P	7	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Otho Nitcholas — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	7

Otho Nitcholas: the record in brief

The profile opens with Otho Nitcholas's first major league game on April 18, 1945; the last one listed came on June 3, 1945. All of the seasons listed were played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nitcholas, born on September 13, 1908, in McKinney, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 190 pounds. The bio records the death on September 11, 1986, in McKinney, TX, USA. On the record, Otho Nitcholas was born Otho James Nitcholas.

Nitcholas pitched in 7 games, starting 0, and finished with a 1-0 record and 5.30 ERA. The totals include 4 strikeouts. Against a 3.67 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.30 mark was 44.6% worse. Nitcholas's only pitching season is 1945: 7 games, 4 strikeouts.

Nitcholas appears at one position only: pitcher, in 7 games.

Nitcholas's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 14 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Otho Nitcholas

Was Otho Nitcholas a pitcher?: Yes. Otho Nitcholas pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Otho Nitcholas hit?: Otho Nitcholas hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Otho Nitcholas play for?: Otho Nitcholas played for one team, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945).
What were Otho Nitcholas's career stats?: In 7 games, Otho Nitcholas went 1-0 with a 5.30 ERA, 4 strikeouts, and 18.2 innings pitched.
What position did Otho Nitcholas play?: Otho Nitcholas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Otho Nitcholas and how much did he weigh?: Otho Nitcholas was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
What was Otho Nitcholas's career ERA?: Otho Nitcholas finished with a 5.30 career ERA, going 1-0 with 4 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Otho Nitcholas have?: Otho Nitcholas recorded 4 career strikeouts.
Is Otho Nitcholas in the Hall of Fame?: No. Otho Nitcholas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.