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Ricky
Nelson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 8, 1959 in Usa, AZ, ELOY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1976    1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 MIA NL     4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6
1984 25 MIA NL     5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 3 5 6 6
1985 26 MIA NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 6 6
1986 27 MIA NL     5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
1987 28 MIA NL     5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
1988 29 MIA NL     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
1989 30 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
1990 31 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 24 A   112 224 32 72 21 3 7 35 9 4 20 22 .321 .377 .536 .913 41.4  
1984 25 AA   137 550 68 140 22 6 15 48 12 7 45 79 .255 .311 .398 .709 68.0  
1985 26 MIA NL 111 354 49 94 19 6 5 37 10 8 20 69 .266 .303 .395 .699 42.2 7.0
1986 27 A   137 531 89 163 21 6 22 71 17 8 76 75 .307 .394 .493 .887 101.1  
1987 28 AAA   137 547 76 151 21 4 21 70 13 7 52 105 .276 .339 .444 .783 81.8  
1988 29 AAA   137 556 80 158 28 3 18 84 13 3 57 96 .284 .351 .442 .793 86.3  
1989 30 SEM AL 131 426 47 107 19 5 9 67 1 0 31 81 .251 .304 .383 .686 47.9 6.7
1990 31 SEM AL 130 410 51 85 22 5 7 37 0 0 29 94 .207 .260 .337 .596 33.8 2.7
3 Years Sim 372 1190 147 286 60 16 21 141 11 8 80 244 .240 .289 .371 .659 124.0 16.4
2 Years AAA 274 1103 156 309 49 7 39 154 26 10 109 201 .280 .345 .443 .788 168.0  
1 Years AA 137 550 68 140 22 6 15 48 12 7 45 79 .255 .312 .398 .710 68.0  
2 Years A 249 755 121 235 42 9 29 106 26 12 96 97 .311 .388 .506 .894 142.4  
5 Years Minors 660 2408 345 684 113 22 83 308 64 29 250 377 .284 .351 .453 .804 378.5  
162 Game Average 518 64 124 26 6 9 61 4 3 34 106 .240 .289 .371 .659 54.0  
Career Highs 131 426 51 107 22 6 9 67 10 8 31 94 .266 .304 .395 .699 47.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   849 108 208 38 12 16 101 11 6 59 157 .245 .293 .375 .668 92.5
vs LH   341 39 78 22 4 5 40 0 2 21 87 .229 .277 .361 .637 32.0
Home 190 595 81 142 20 12 13 74 8 6 42 106 .239 .288 .378 .666 64.4
Away 182 595 66 144 40 4 8 67 3 2 38 138 .242 .289 .363 .652 60.0
RISP   281 0 77 14 4 8 112 0 0 27 50 .274 .333 .438 .771 40.9
Pinch Hitting   48 5 13 3 0 1 6 0 0 8 12 .271 .375 .396 .771 7.5
Close/Late   172 21 39 9 3 3 16 0 0 20 42 .227 .311 .366 .677 20.0
Mar/Apr 45 115 20 32 6 2 3 11 0 1 14 25 .278 .357 .443 .800 17.7
May 49 101 12 24 6 4 2 12 1 0 7 20 .238 .294 .436 .729 12.5
June 63 196 26 47 15 1 1 32 2 0 9 40 .240 .273 .342 .615 17.4
July 69 250 23 49 9 3 8 31 0 4 18 53 .196 .250 .352 .602 21.2
August 76 278 38 80 16 3 3 34 4 1 16 62 .288 .326 .399 .725 34.8
Sep/Oct 70 250 28 54 8 3 4 21 4 2 16 44 .216 .263 .320 .583 20.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1985 26 MIA NL CF 93 78 732.7 184 3 0 1 1.000 2.30 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    RF 8 5 48.7 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.66 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 3 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1989 30 SEM AL 2B 11 3 43.3 3 23 1 0 .963 5.40 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    SS 5 1 21.0 4 16 0 2 1.000 8.57 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    CF 5 1 18.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 7 0 17.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.12 0 0 .000 0  
    C 2 1 15.3 17 0 0 0 1.000 9.98 0 0 .000 1 0.1
    LF 1 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 31 SEM AL 3B 49 44 386.7 26 84 4 9 .965 2.56 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    CF 8 8 68.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.19 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    2B 14 6 67.7 25 30 1 10 .982 7.32 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    LF 8 8 64.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 5 43.3 7 2 1 0 .900 1.87 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 13 2 41.3 5 13 0 2 1.000 3.92 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  CF 106 87 818.7 195 3 0 1 1.000 2.18 0 0 .000 0 2.9
  3B 54 44 393.3 26 84 4 9 .965 2.52 0 0 .000 0 1.4
  2B 25 9 111.0 28 53 2 10 .976 6.57 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  RF 21 10 109.0 20 2 1 0 .957 1.82 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 10 8 75.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.56 0 0 .000 0  
  SS 18 3 62.3 9 29 0 4 1.000 5.49 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  C 2 1 15.3 17 0 0 0 1.000 9.98 0 0 .000 1 0.1
Career Totals   236 162 1584.6 308 171 7 24 .986 2.72 0 0 .000 1 5.7
Career Highs   105 83 788.0 193 129 6 21 1.000 5.01 0 0 .000 1  
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  3. George Vukovich (971)
  4. Danny Schell (971)
  5. Dave Bergman (970)
  6. Gene Hermanski (969)
  7. Glenn Adams (969)
  8. Dave Pope (967)
  9. Leon Culberson (966)
  10. George Crowe (966)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Montreal in 1962
Injured on 7/20/1962 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Minnesota on 3/3/1963 (Going to MON: 3B Milt Smith. Going to MIN: P Joe Moeller)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1964
Had first career hit on 4/15/1964, off Jim Kaat (SDP)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Won Bronze Rookie in 1964, going 17-20, 4.08 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1965, off Gary Bell (BOS)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1966, going 4-0, 1.22
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,692,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,592,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1968, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,557,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1969, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
10/31/1969: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $13,000,000 per year, for 6 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1970, going 3-2, 1.20
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1970, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1971, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Injured on 6/19/1972 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Minnesota to Pittsburgh on 7/1/1972 (Going to PIT: P Joe Moeller. Going to MIN: SS Lou Camilli)
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1973, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (N) on 2/1/1974 (Going to PIT: P Steve Shea. Going to NYG: P Joe Moeller, P George Culver, P Joe Niekro)
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (N) on 2/21/1975 (Going to BSN: P Joe Moeller. Going to NYG: P Eddie Solomon)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/5/1976 to a 7-year deal worth $13,777,777 per year
Injured on 6/16/1976 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1976, going 4-1, 1.39
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1977
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1978, winning 2 games with a 1.56 ERA
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Injured on 8/15/1978 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/8/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/2/1980 (Going to KCR: 3B Eric Soderholm. Going to COL: P Joe Moeller)
Drafted in 4th round, 85th overall pick, by Miami in 1983
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/8/1985, off Don Demola (BAL)
Released by Miami on 2/14/1989
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 4/3/1989 to a minor league deal
 
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