Ernie Nevers is a Hall of Famer in both Pro Football and College Football, a star of the early days of the NFL, and a member of the league’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.
But he also had a baseball career, pitching for three seasons for the St. Louis Browns:
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 24 | SLB | AL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.46 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 82 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 96 | 4.19 | 1.420 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.67 |
| 1927 | 25 | SLB | AL | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.94 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94.2 | 105 | 61 | 52 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 397 | 88 | 4.83 | 1.479 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.63 |
| 1928 | 26 | SLB | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 146 | 4.79 | 1.222 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 |
| 3 Yrs | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.64 | 44 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 178.1 | 196 | 106 | 92 | 13 | 61 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 759 | 93 | 4.56 | 1.441 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.64 | |||
| 162 Game Avg. | 7 | 15 | .333 | 4.64 | 53 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 238 | 129 | 112 | 16 | 74 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 922 | 93 | 4.56 | 1.441 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.64 | |||
He also pitched a bit in the Pacific Coast League:
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | IP | H | R | ER | BB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 26 | -3.4 | Mission | PCL | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.37 | 29 | 206.0 | 202 | 108 | 100 | 69 | 1.316 | 8.8 | 3.0 |
| 1929 | 27 | -1.6 | Mission | PCL | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.56 | 36 | 148.0 | 194 | 92 | 75 | 60 | 1.716 | 11.8 | 3.6 |
| 2 Seasons | 21 | 19 | .525 | 4.45 | 65 | 354.0 | 396 | 200 | 175 | 129 | 1.483 | 10.1 | 3.3 | ||||
So, that’s the baseball career of Ernie Nevers, another player who is famous for something else.
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