youngest reliever of the year

Joe Nuxhall is the youngest relief pitcher in a season. He was 15 years old in his rookie season in 1944.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Joe Nuxhall
J. Nuxhall
15
1944
1
0
0
0
67.50
0
0
0
0
0.2
2
5
5
0
5
0
0
9
1
0.00
67.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
55.6
10.50
.500
67.50
27.00
2Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
16
1943
6
0
1
.000
0
4.34
3
0
0
0
18.2
24
9
14
4
3
1
5
85
0
1.45
1.45
1.00
1.93
3.5
3.5
1.45
.270
6.75
11.57
3Roger McKee
R. McKee
16
1943
3
0
0
0
12.46
0
0
0
0
4.1
7
6
6
0
5
0
2
24
0
0.00
10.38
0.00
0.00
0.0
20.8
2.77
.368
12.46
14.54
4Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
17
1964
2
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
20
0
3.00
0.00
0.00
10.0
0.0
0.33
.111
0.00
3.00
5Stover McIlwain
S. McIlwain
17
1957
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
20.0
3.00
.500
0.00
18.00
6Dave Skaugstad
D. Skaugstad
17
1957
2
0
0
0
1.59
4
0
0
0
5.2
4
1
1
0
6
0
1
0
27
1
6.35
9.53
0.67
0.00
14.8
22.2
1.76
.235
1.59
6.35
7Claude Osteen
C. Osteen
17
1957
3
0
0
0
2.25
3
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
19
2
6.75
6.75
1.00
0.00
15.8
15.8
1.75
.308
2.25
9.00
8Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17
1957
15
0
0
0
1.54
10
0
0
0
23.1
14
4
5
0
15
1
4
0
98
1
3.86
5.79
0.67
0.00
10.2
15.3
1.24
.194
1.93
5.40
9George Werley
G. Werley
17
1956
1
0
0
0
9.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
6
0
0.00
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
33.3
3.00
.250
9.00
9.00
10Ron Moeller
R. Moeller
17
1956
3
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
3.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
12
1
4.91
2.45
2.00
0.00
16.7
8.3
0.55
.111
0.00
2.45
11Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
17
1956
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
12Joey Jay
J. Jay
17
1953
2
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
11
0
0.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
9.1
1.33
.300
0.00
9.00
13Bob Miller
B. Miller
17
1953
12
1
1
.500
0
5.68
8
0
0
0
31.2
36
20
20
1
18
1
8
147
3
2.27
5.12
0.44
0.28
5.4
12.2
1.71
.294
5.68
10.23
14Chuck Stobbs
C. Stobbs
17
1947
3
0
0
0
3.68
4
0
0
0
7.1
6
3
3
0
8
0
0
34
0
4.91
9.82
0.50
0.00
11.8
23.5
1.91
.273
3.68
7.36
15Art Houtteman
A. Houtteman
17
1945
13
0
2
.000
0
5.33
9
0
0
0
25.1
27
15
17
1
11
1
9
116
0
3.20
3.91
0.82
0.36
7.8
9.5
1.50
.277
6.04
9.59
16Roger McKee
R. McKee
17
1944
1
0
0
0
4.50
0
0
0
0
2.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
9
0
0.00
4.50
0.00
4.50
0.0
11.1
1.50
.143
4.50
9.00
17Harry MacPherson
H. MacPherson
17
1944
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
25.0
25.0
1.00
.000
0.00
0.00
18Charlie Osgood
C. Osgood
17
1944
1
0
0
0
3.00
0
0
0
0
3.0
2
1
1
0
3
1
0
13
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
23.1
1.67
.222
3.00
6.00
19Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
17
1944
15
0
0
0
4.14
13
0
0
0
37.0
36
17
18
1
11
4
9
156
1
3.16
2.68
1.18
0.24
8.3
7.1
1.27
.276
4.38
8.76
20Chris Haughey
C. Haughey
17
1943
1
0
1
.000
0
3.86
0
0
0
0
7.0
5
3
6
0
10
0
1
33
0
0.00
12.86
0.00
0.00
0.0
30.3
2.14
.217
7.71
6.43
21Bob Feller
B. Feller
17
1936
6
0
0
0
7.88
6
0
0
1
8.0
11
7
7
0
8
2
5
44
3
6.75
9.00
0.75
0.00
13.6
18.2
2.38
.393
7.88
12.38
22Lefty Weinert
L. Weinert
17
1919
1
0
0
0
18.00
0
0
0
0
4.0
11
8
9
0
2
0
1
25
0
0.00
4.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
8.0
3.25
.478
20.25
24.75
23Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18
1995
7
0
0
0
5.40
2
0
0
0
5.0
8
3
3
1
2
0
2
0
23
0
3.60
3.60
1.00
1.80
8.7
8.7
2.00
.389
5.40
14.40
24Jay Franklin
J. Franklin
18
1971
2
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
3.1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
13
0
8.10
2.70
3.00
0.00
23.1
7.7
0.60
.111
2.70
2.70
25Ken Brett
K. Brett
18
1967
1
0
0
0
4.50
2
0
0
0
2.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
8
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.50
.500
4.50
13.50
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