What years did Howie Nunn play?

Howie Nunn played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1962.

Was Howie Nunn a pitcher?

Yes. Howie Nunn pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 50 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Howie Nunn hit?

Howie Nunn hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Howie Nunn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1962)

W–L 4–3

ERA 5.11

WHIP 1.67

SO 50

Pitcher PIV 424.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 173 lb
Born: 10/18/1935 in Westfield, NC, USA
Died: 2/17/2012 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-11
Last Game: 1962-06-07

Full name: Howard Ralph Nunn

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	3	46	0	0	0	0	68.7	73	39	3	42	50	5.11	424.7

Career ERA 5.11 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 28.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1959	SLN	NL	2	2	16	21.3	23	18	15	20	7.59	3.90 (-95%)	-374.1
1961	CIN	NL	2	1	24	37.7	35	15	24	26	3.58	4.03 (+11%)	798.8
1962	CIN	NL	0	0	6	9.7	15	6	3	4	5.59	3.96 (-41%)	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			4	3	46	68.2	73	39	42	50	5.11	—	425

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
46	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 22.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	SLN	NL	16	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CIN	NL	24	8	1	2	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CIN	NL	6	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			46	10	1	2	2	.200	—	—	—	—	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	20	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	26	6	1	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	20	32.0	40	25	24	22	7.03
Away	26	36.2	33	14	18	27	3.44

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1962-06-07	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1962-05-20	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1962-05-17	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1962-05-08	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1962-04-27	CIN	STL	L	1	0
1962-04-13	CIN	SFG	L	0	0
1961-09-06	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1961-09-04	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1961-07-18	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1961-07-17	CIN	ATL	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1962-06-07	CIN	STL	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	1
1962-05-20	CIN	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1
1962-05-17	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
1962-05-08	CIN	PHI	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0
1962-04-27	CIN	STL	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1
1962-04-13	CIN	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1
1961-09-06	CIN	STL	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
1961-09-04	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1961-07-18	CIN	ATL	—	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
1961-07-17	CIN	ATL	L	0.1	4	5	5	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	46	0	3	14	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1959	SLN	P	16	0	6	1
1961	CIN	P	24	1	6	1
1962	CIN	P	6	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	46

Frequently Asked Questions about Howie Nunn

What years did Howie Nunn play?: Howie Nunn played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1962.
Was Howie Nunn a pitcher?: Yes. Howie Nunn pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 50 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Howie Nunn hit?: Howie Nunn hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.