What years did Rich Nye play?

Rich Nye played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1970.

Was Rich Nye a pitcher?

Yes. Rich Nye pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 267 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rich Nye hit?

Rich Nye hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.

Rich Nye

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1970)

W–L 26–31

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.28

SO 267

Pitcher PIV -3161.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 8/4/1944 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1966-09-16
Last Game: 1970-09-02

Full name: Richard Raymond Nye

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	31	113	63	16	1	4	477.7	472	197	50	140	267	3.71	-3161.4

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 3.48 across their career seasons — 6.6% worse 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
1966	CHN	NL	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	17.0	16	4	7	9	2.12	3.52 (+40%)	10.6
1967	CHN	NL	13	10	35	30	7	0	0	205.0	179	73	52	119	3.20	3.30 (+3%)	982.4
1968	CHN	NL	7	12	27	20	6	1	1	132.7	145	56	34	74	3.80	2.98 (-27%)	-2145.2
1969	CHN	NL	3	5	34	5	1	0	3	68.7	72	39	21	39	5.11	3.61 (-41%)	-2029.4
1970	SLN	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	8.0	13	4	6	5	4.50	—	0.0
1970	MON	NL	3	2	8	6	2	0	0	46.3	47	21	20	21	4.08	3.89 (-5%)	20.2
Career · 6 seasons			26	31	113	63	16	1	4	477.2	472	197	140	267	3.71	—	-3,161

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
117	158	8	30	4	0	0	6	0	4	58	.190	.209	.215	.424	-283

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OBP .209 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career SLG .215 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OPS .424 vs. league average .680 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1966	CHN	NL	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CHN	NL	35	75	5	16	4	4	2	29	.213	.242 (-12%)	.306 (-24%)	.357 (-25%)	.663 (-25%)	-283.0
1968	CHN	NL	27	44	0	8	0	2	0	18	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CHN	NL	36	16	1	1	0	0	0	7	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SLN	NL	6	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	MON	NL	10	17	2	3	0	0	1	4	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			117	158	8	30	4	6	4	58	.190	—	—	—	—	-283

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	67	64	4	13	0	2	.203
Away	50	94	4	17	0	4	.181

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	63	225.2	252	114	70	120	4.55
Away	50	252.0	220	83	70	147	2.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1970-09-02	WSN	PIT	W	0	1	0	0	0
1970-08-29	WSN	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1970-08-05	WSN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1970-08-01	WSN	LAD	W	4	0	0	0	1
1970-07-24	WSN	SFG	W	0	0	0	0	0
1970-07-09	WSN	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1970-07-05	WSN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1970-07-01	WSN	PHI	W	3	1	2	1	0
1970-06-25	WSN	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	2
1970-06-21	WSN	PIT	W	4	0	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-08-05	WSN	CHC	—	1.0	5	2	2	1	1	0
1970-08-01	WSN	LAD	W	7.1	10	6	5	5	6	0
1970-07-24	WSN	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-07-09	WSN	NYN	L	4.0	8	6	6	1	2	2
1970-07-05	WSN	STL	L	7.1	7	4	4	4	3	0
1970-07-01	WSN	PHI	W	9.0	4	1	1	5	3	0
1970-06-25	WSN	PHI	—	7.2	5	2	2	2	3	1
1970-06-21	WSN	PIT	W	9.0	7	2	1	2	3	0
1970-05-03	STL	HOU	—	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1
1970-05-01	STL	HOU	—	2.0	4	3	2	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	113	63	22	75	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	CHN	P	3	2	0	1	0	0
1967	CHN	P	35	30	10	35	1	2
1968	CHN	P	27	20	6	22	2	2
1969	CHN	P	34	5	1	10	0	0
1970	SLN	P	6	0	1	1	0	0
1970	MON	P	8	6	4	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	113

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	1964, 1965, 1966

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Nye

What years did Rich Nye play?: Rich Nye played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1970.
Was Rich Nye a pitcher?: Yes. Rich Nye pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 267 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rich Nye hit?: Rich Nye hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.