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Jim
Nelson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 4, 1947 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 22 STL NL   7 4 5 5 2 4 3 7 7 7
1971 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 7 7
1972 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 3 4 4 6 6 6
1973 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 6 6
1974 26 SDP NL $ 350,000 6 6 6 6 3 4 3 6 6 6
1975 27 SDP NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1977 29 WAS NL $ 600,000 6 5 6 6 3 4 3 7 7 7
1978 30 WAS NL $ 600,000 6 4 5 5 3 4 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 5 2 4 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000 7 6 6 6 3 4 4 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
1970 22 AA   12 12 .500 30 30 2 0 0 219.0 175 72 9 94 190 2.96 .220 .302 .307 .609  
1971 23 SDP NL 4 16 .200 32 32 2 1 0 188.0 187 105 21 104 103 5.03 .257 .354 .376 .730 5.4
1972 24 SDP NL 1 11 .083 15 15 2 0 0 84.7 90 58 17 36 59 6.17 .269 .350 .476 .826 0.1
1973 25 SDP NL 2 6 .250 42 7 1 0 2 94.3 116 84 18 68 48 8.01 .301 .410 .496 .906 0.0
1974 26 SDP NL 2 1 .667 19 4 0 0 0 48.0 65 39 11 27 27 7.31 .325 .414 .545 .959 0.0
1975 27 AAA   1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 1 41.7 47 25 4 23 25 5.40 .275 .361 .392 .753  
1976 28 AAA   3 3 .500 39 0 0 0 0 56.7 73 31 5 22 37 4.92 .311 .370 .451 .821  
1977 29 AA   6 3 .667 62 0 0 0 4 48.7 45 23 4 21 49 4.25 .246 .324 .393 .717  
1978 30 AA   5 0 1.000 78 0 0 0 7 63.0 59 24 2 27 62 3.43 .251 .328 .319 .647  
1979 31 AA   2 4 .333 88 0 0 0 15 61.0 70 28 2 33 44 4.13 .290 .376 .386 .762  
4 Years Sim 9 34 .209 108 58 5 1 2 415.0 458 286 67 235 237 6.20 .278 .374 .445 .819 5.6
2 Years AAA 4 3 .571 67 0 0 0 1 98.3 120 56 9 45 62 5.13 .296 .366 .426 .792  
4 Years AA 25 19 .568 258 30 2 0 26 391.7 349 147 17 175 345 3.38 .240 .321 .333 .654  
6 Years Minors 29 22 .569 325 30 2 0 27 490.0 469 203 26 220 407 3.73 .252 .331 .353 .684  
Season Average 2 8 .200 27 14 1 0 0 103.7 114 71 16 58 59 6.20 .278 .374 .445 .819  
Career Highs 4 16 .667 42 32 2 1 2 188.0 187 105 21 104 103 8.01 .325 .414 .545 .959  
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   259 166 45 129 148   .277 .364 .462 .826
vs LH   199 120 22 106 89   .280 .373 .423 .797
Home 2 20 .091 62 31 0 0 1 221.3 270 184 54 120 125 7.48 .298 .380 .525 .905
Away 7 14 .333 46 27 5 1 1 193.7 188 102 13 115 112 4.74 .253 .354 .348 .701
Mar/Apr 0 7 .000 15 10 1 0 0 73.7 74 49 14 36 47 5.99 .257 .340 .462 .801
May 3 7 .300 19 12 3 1 0 95.0 74 31 9 44 54 2.94 .213 .301 .313 .614
June 1 10 .091 26 16 0 0 1 92.0 139 104 23 69 46 10.18 .353 .449 .586 1.036
July 1 1 .500 18 6 0 0 1 57.0 67 37 8 36 32 5.84 .295 .392 .432 .823
August 3 3 .500 14 6 0 0 0 47.7 52 28 5 25 30 5.29 .267 .350 .395 .745
Sep/Oct 1 6 .143 16 8 1 0 0 49.7 52 37 8 25 28 6.71 .267 .350 .436 .786
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 23 SDP NL P 32 32 188.0 11 25 3 0 .923 1.72    
1972 24 SDP NL P 15 15 84.7 6 12 1 3 .947 1.91    
1973 25 SDP NL P 42 7 94.3 11 14 1 2 .962 2.39    
1974 26 SDP NL P 19 4 48.0 3 9 0 1 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   108 58 415.0 31 60 5 6 .948 1.97    
Career Highs   42 32 188.0 11 25 3 3 1.000 2.39    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1971-5-16
 Shutouts
1971-10-1
 Walks Allowed
1971-3-104
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Hughes (970)
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  4. Dave Smith (957)
  5. Johnny Podgajny (953)
  6. Kirk McCaskill (953)
  7. Al Worthington (952)
  8. Cy Acosta (952)
  9. Manny Salvo (949)
  10. Max Leon (946)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 104th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1970
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 2/7/1971 (Going to SDP: 1B Mike Jorgensen, C Buck Martinez, P Jim Nelson, CF Tito Francona, P Sam Mcdowell. Going to STL: 1B Ron Fairly)
Earned first career win on 5/15/1971
Injured on 6/11/1972 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/27/1972 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by San Diego on 9/1/1976
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/15/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Injured on 7/4/1977 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $600,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Washington on 10/3/1979
 
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