Nip Winters

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Nip Winters was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 7 teams, including the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. Across 188 career appearances, he went 100-51 with a 3.64 ERA and 662 strikeouts. He also batted .292 with 13 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 284.

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

W–L 100–51
ERA 3.64
WHIP 1.30
SO 662
Pitcher PIV 9855.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
4/29/1899 in Washington, DC, USA
Died
12/12/1971 in Hockessin, DE, USA

Full name: James Henry Winters

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Nip Winters — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
51.0 46.0 3.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 0 5.0 5.0 6.0 0 .196 .275 .261 .536

Pitching

Nip Winters — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
8 1 9 9 0 0 83.2 52 17 7 0 21 44 0.75 0.87

Career Pitching Statistics

Nip Winters — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
100 51 188 149 110 6 8 1280.0 1,221 517 64 445 662 3.64 9855.1

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 13.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Nip Winters Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1921 AC EAS 2 1 6 5 4 0 0 39.0 24 8 16 23 1.85 4.02 (+54%) 235.0
1922 NYB IND 7 6 16 11 10 0 2 98.2 80 47 46 77 4.29 4.18 (-3%) 2556.6
1923 HIL ECL 10 3 18 13 12 1 3 118.0 95 31 40 95 2.36 4.03 (+41%) 2740.0
1924 HIL ECL 20 5 29 24 20 2 2 214.0 174 60 61 125 2.52 4.13 (+39%) 5888.0
1925 HIL ECL 17 8 28 22 16 1 0 200.0 186 67 50 85 3.02 4.55 (+34%) 989.7
1926 HIL ECL 17 4 24 19 15 1 0 175.2 148 59 58 72 3.02 4.11 (+26%) 941.5
1927 HIL ECL 13 8 25 22 14 1 0 176.0 183 81 75 68 4.14 4.08 (-1%) -1008.6
1928 NLG ECL 6 4 12 12 9 0 0 94.0 121 62 28 42 5.94 4.13 (-44%) -131.6
1928 HG EAS 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.1 7 5 3 1 19.29 — 0.0
1929 NLG ANL 3 3 8 4 1 0 1 36.0 55 30 23 13 7.50 4.60 (-63%) -1869.5
1929 BBS ANL 2 3 11 7 4 0 0 65.1 80 37 21 34 5.10 4.60 (-11%) 483.4
1931 HIL IND 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 19.1 24 11 6 5 5.12 4.10 (-25%) -60.6
1932 WAP EWL 1 4 7 6 3 0 0 41.2 44 19 18 22 4.10 4.13 (+1%) -908.7
Career · 13 seasons 100 51 188 149 110 6 8 1,280.0 1,221 517 445 662 3.64 — 9,855

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

Nip Winters — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
280 703 92 205 44 16 13 116 7 54 24 .292 .344 .455 .799 284

Career AVG .292 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .455 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career OPS .799 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Nip Winters Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1921 AC EAS 6 15 3 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1922 NYB IND 18 42 4 14 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1923 HIL ECL 23 51 4 12 5 0 0 5 0 1 0 .235 .282 (-17%) .344 (-27%) .390 (-15%) .734 (-21%) -187.7
1924 HIL ECL 35 89 11 26 4 1 4 14 3 2 2 .292 .283 (+3%) .345 (-11%) .389 (+27%) .734 (+9%) 94.3
1925 HIL ECL 33 86 11 26 5 4 3 15 1 8 0 .302 .288 (+5%) .349 (+3%) .407 (+37%) .756 (+22%) 284.8
1926 HIL ECL 45 106 11 28 7 3 1 18 1 10 19 .264 .279 (-6%) .345 (-4%) .390 (+6%) .735 (+2%) 6.9
1927 HIL ECL 39 95 14 28 8 1 3 15 0 9 0 .295 .282 (+4%) .344 (+5%) .392 (+26%) .736 (+16%) 254.0
1928 NLG ECL 15 39 12 15 3 1 2 11 0 5 1 .385 — — — — 0.0
1928 HG EAS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1929 NLG ANL 9 16 3 5 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 .312 — — — — 0.0
1929 BBS ANL 40 126 14 34 7 4 0 20 2 11 0 .270 .289 (-7%) .353 (-7%) .415 (-6%) .769 (-7%) 0.0
1931 HIL IND 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 WAP EWL 13 31 3 10 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .323 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 280 703 92 205 44 16 13 116 7 54 24 .292 — — — — 452

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

Nip Winters — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 23 1 5 0 0 0 3 3 5 .217

Playoff Batting by Year

Nip Winters — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NWS HIL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200
1924 NWS HIL 7 18 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 4 .222

Playoff Career Pitching

Nip Winters — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 1 5 5 0 47.2 36 9 11 29 1.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Nip Winters — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1925 NWS HIL 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 8 2 3 8 2.00
1924 NWS HIL 3 1 4 4 0 38.2 28 7 8 21 1.63

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Nip Winters — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away281100.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Nip Winters — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away19.010470.00

Last 2 Games — Batting

Nip Winters — Last 2 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-05-09 HILCUEL 500000000
1924-09-03 HILHAEW 311010000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Nip Winters — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1924-09-03 HILHAE W 9.0100470

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Nip Winters — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 49 40 392 13 15 24
2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 188 149 36 312 24 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Nip Winters — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 AC P 6 5 3 13 2 0
1922 NYB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1922 NYB P 16 11 6 21 1 0
1923 HIL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1923 HIL P 18 13 3 35 2 0
1924 HIL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 HIL P 29 24 4 63 2 1
1925 HIL P 28 22 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL 1B 7 7 59 2 4 3
1926 HIL P 24 19 6 47 7 2
1927 HIL 1B 9 6 67 4 3 1
1927 HIL P 25 22 2 55 4 1
1928 NLG P 12 12 5 18 2 1
1928 HG P 1 1 0 4 1 1
1929 NLG P 8 4 2 14 0 0
1929 BBS 1B 28 25 248 7 8 19
1929 BBS P 11 7 4 17 2 0
1931 HIL P 3 3 0 5 0 0
1932 WAP 1B 3 2 15 0 0 1
1932 WAP OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 WAP P 7 6 1 20 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Nip Winters Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 188
First Base 49
Second Base 1
Center Field 1

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  2. 87
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    63-64, 3.59 ERA
  3. 85
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  4. 81
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  5. 79
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  6. 78
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Nip Winters: the record in brief

Nip Winters's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1921 to 1932. The season rows list, in order, the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921), the New York Bacharach Giants (1922), the Hilldale Club (1923 through 1931), the New York Lincoln Giants (1928 to 1929), the Homestead Grays (1928), the Baltimore Black Sox (1929), and the Washington Pilots (1932). Winters played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Born on April 29, 1899, in Washington, DC, USA, Winters was listed at 180 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on December 12, 1971, in Hockessin, DE, USA. Winters's full given name, per the bio, is James Henry Winters.

Winters pitched in 188 games, starting 149, and finished with a 100-51 record and 3.64 ERA. The totals include 662 strikeouts, 110 complete games, and 6 shutouts. Against a 4.19 league ERA for the same years, Winters was 13.2% better. 1924 brought Winters a season-high 20 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nip Winters

Was Nip Winters a pitcher?
Yes. Nip Winters pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 662 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Nip Winters hit?
Nip Winters hit 13 career home runs with 205 hits.
What teams did Nip Winters play for?
Nip Winters played for 6 teams: the New York Bacharach Giants (1921–1922), the Hilldale Club (1923–1927, 1931), the New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929), the Homestead Grays (1928), the Baltimore Black Sox (1929), and the Washington Pilots (1932).
What were Nip Winters's career stats?
In 188 games, Nip Winters went 100-51 with a 3.64 ERA, 662 strikeouts, 1,280.0 innings pitched, and 8 saves. At the plate he had 205 hits and 13 home runs.
What position did Nip Winters play?
Nip Winters played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Nip Winters and how much did he weigh?
Nip Winters was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Nip Winters's career ERA?
Nip Winters finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 100-51 with 662 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Nip Winters have?
Nip Winters recorded 662 career strikeouts.
Is Nip Winters in the Hall of Fame?
No. Nip Winters has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.