Gene
Nelson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 174
 
Born: December 3, 1960 in Usa, FL, TAMPA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 CLN NL   6 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1982 21 NYA AL   6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1983 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7
1984 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1985 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1986 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
1987 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1988 27 NYA AL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6
1989 28 NYA AL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1990 29 NYA AL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1981 20 AA   17 7 .708 31 31 4 3 0 223.7 191 58 13 61 166 2.33 .226 .278 .309 .587  
1982 21 AAA   4 5 .444 11 11 0 0 0 66.0 77 34 5 35 47 4.64 .292 .375 .402 .776  
    AA   3 9 .250 15 15 1 0 0 108.3 102 30 3 38 96 2.49 .249 .313 .325 .638  
1983 22 NYA AL 0 9 .000 54 0 0 0 20 79.7 94 41 5 44 40 4.63 .294 .381 .413 .794 4.1
1984 23 NYA AL 2 12 .143 49 2 1 0 25 69.0 81 43 7 38 34 5.61 .288 .379 .427 .806 1.5
1985 24 NYA AL 1 4 .200 5 5 1 0 0 35.7 35 18 2 12 12 4.54 .246 .301 .331 .632 1.0
    AAA   6 4 .600 46 0 0 0 6 59.3 67 23 0 25 54 3.49 .299 .369 .335 .704  
1986 25 NYA AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 16.7 16 7 2 6 8 3.78 .246 .310 .400 .710 1.5
    AAA   13 9 .591 31 31 3 1 0 215.3 208 75 18 76 178 3.13 .249 .312 .372 .684  
1987 26 NYA AL 8 12 .400 33 25 1 0 2 161.0 178 90 23 61 75 5.03 .281 .342 .472 .813 5.7
1988 27 AAA   5 3 .625 70 0 0 0 3 67.7 68 32 5 24 65 4.26 .263 .325 .367 .692  
1989 28 AAA   7 2 .778 50 0 0 0 0 88.0 79 50 10 36 76 5.11 .240 .315 .395 .710  
1990 29 NYA AL 1 2 .333 11 0 0 0 0 16.7 18 6 0 8 9 3.24 .286 .366 .349 .715 1.3
    AAA   4 2 .667 48 0 0 0 2 52.3 48 24 4 22 37 4.13 .258 .337 .382 .718  
6 Years Sim 14 39 .264 154 34 4 1 47 378.6 422 205 39 169 178 4.87 .280 .353 .429 .783 15.1
6 Years AAA 39 25 .609 256 42 3 1 11 548.7 547 238 42 218 457 3.90 .261 .330 .376 .706  
2 Years AA 20 16 .556 46 46 5 3 0 332.0 293 88 16 99 262 2.39 .233 .289 .314 .604  
8 Years Minors 59 41 .590 302 88 8 4 11 880.6 840 326 58 317 719 3.33 .251 .315 .353 .668  
Season Average 2 6 .250 25 5 0 0 7 63.1 70 34 6 28 29 4.87 .280 .353 .429 .783  
Career Highs 8 12 1.000 54 25 1 1 25 161.0 178 90 23 61 75 5.61 .294 .381 .472 .813  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   206 101 23 68 91   .286 .347 .452 .799
vs LH   216 104 16 101 87   .276 .358 .408 .766
Home 6 19 .240 74 11 1 0 21 163.7 180 91 19 74 82 5.00 .280 .354 .444 .798
Away 8 20 .286 80 23 3 1 26 215.0 242 114 20 95 96 4.77 .281 .353 .418 .771
Mar/Apr 2 8 .200 28 5 0 0 4 65.7 78 44 10 33 28 6.03 .292 .370 .476 .846
May 1 3 .250 20 5 0 0 7 51.0 56 23 2 24 27 4.06 .276 .352 .379 .732
June 2 4 .333 16 5 0 0 5 43.7 46 20 6 15 26 4.12 .274 .333 .470 .804
July 1 6 .143 22 5 0 0 11 44.7 52 25 8 27 21 5.04 .289 .382 .472 .854
August 3 6 .333 21 5 1 0 6 49.7 65 33 4 22 22 5.98 .317 .383 .463 .847
Sep/Oct 5 12 .294 47 9 3 1 14 124.0 125 60 9 48 54 4.36 .259 .326 .380 .706
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 22 NYA AL P 54 0 79.7 5 10 1 3 .938 1.69    
1984 23 NYA AL P 49 2 69.0 6 13 1 2 .950 2.48    
1985 24 NYA AL P 5 5 35.7 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.51    
1986 25 NYA AL P 2 2 16.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1987 26 NYA AL P 33 25 161.0 13 26 1 3 .975 2.18    
1990 29 NYA AL P 11 0 16.7 3 3 0 2 1.000 3.24    
Career Totals   154 34 378.6 30 60 3 10 .968 2.14    
Career Highs   54 25 161.0 13 26 1 3 1.000 3.24    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1983-9-20
1984-5-25
Homeruns Allowed
1987-10-23
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1981
Traded from Cleveland (N) to New York (A) on 2/22/1982 (Going to CLN: 3B Darrell Evans. Going to NYA: P Gene Nelson)
Injured on 5/25/1982 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/25/1983 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/16/1984
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1986, winning 2 games with a 3.78 ERA
Injured on 6/14/1987 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/15/1989 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration