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Dave Nelson
David Earl Nelson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.
School Compton CC

MLB Debut April 11, 1968
Final Game September 27, 1977
Born June 20, 1944 in Fort Sill, OK
Died April 23, 2018 (age 73)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 24 BAA AL   63   49    5   16   3   2   0    4  10   3    2    7  .327  .353  .469  .822   128    23   1   0   0   0   0  
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 26 WAA AL   10    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1971 27 WAA AL  111  376   54  108  20   2   5   20  40   5   10   29  .287  .305  .391  .696    99   147   2   1   0   0   6  
 1972 28 TEA AL  144  488   81  110   6   3   4   26  62  17   56   82  .225  .311  .275  .585    87   134   6   1   1   5   3  
 1973 29 TEA AL  153  633  107  196  27   7  13   46  53  11   38   90  .310  .348  .436  .784   108   276  10   1   6   0   6  MVP-15
 1974 30 TEA AL   74  121   21   31   7   1   0   11  13   7   12   11  .256  .333  .331  .664    96    40   8   0   0   2   3  
 1975 31 CHN NL   10   37    4    8   0   0   0    3   1   0    4    5  .216  .326  .216  .542    79     8   0   0   0   2   0  
 1976 32 KCA AL   34   38   11   10   1   1   0    5   9   1    6    8  .263  .356  .342  .698   101    13   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      599 1743  284  479  64  16  22  115 189  44  128  233  .275  .327  .368  .695         641  27   4   7   9  18
 Per 600 PA           547   89  150  20   5   7   36  59  14   40   73                                 201   8   1   2   3   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA      492 1619  264  445  60  13  22  103 169  40  116  213  .275  .326  .369  .694         597  26   3   7   7  18
   With BAA       63   49    5   16   3   2   0    4  10   3    2    7  .327  .353  .469  .822          23   1   0   0   0   0
   With KCA       34   38   11   10   1   1   0    5   9   1    6    8  .263  .356  .342  .698          13   0   1   0   0   0
   With CHN       10   37    4    8   0   0   0    3   1   0    4    5  .216  .326  .216  .542           8   0   0   0   2   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      813 2578  340  630  77  19  20  211 187  73  220  392  .244  .305  .312  .618         805  48  16  10  13  51
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1968 24 BAA AL   2    8   6.2  43  12   0  .279   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  PH             220   
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 26 WAA AL 100    0    .0   0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  2B   4e11     -375   
 1971 27 WAA AL  44   47   4.5  10   2   0  .200  10   81   54  .667    0    0  .000  2B   4e22       -9   
 1972 28 TEA AL  35   50   3.4  14   3   0  .214  10   35   12  .343    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e25  -21   
 1973 29 TEA AL  39  101   5.9   1   0   0  .000  14  161  116  .720    0    0  .000  2B   3e13       81   
 1974 30 TEA AL  76   13   3.3  10   4   0  .400   9   37   18  .486    0    0  .000  2B   4e27       86   
 1975 31 CHN NL  37    3   3.1   0   0   0  .000   1   11    7  .636    0    0  .000  2B   4e35      -47   
 1976 32 KCA AL  43    6   5.9   3   2   0  .667   3   15    7  .467    0    0  .000  2B   4e21       93   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          230   4.6  81  23   0  .284  47  343  217  .633    0    0  .000                  34   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1968 24 BAA AL  2B     5     0     6    0    1  1.000     1    16.0   3.38
                 SS     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.1   0.00
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 26 WAA AL  2B     4     4     4    0    2  1.000     0     7.0  10.29
 1971 27 WAA AL  2B    91   232   236   10   66   .979    82   714.2   5.89
                 LF     6     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    26.1   0.68
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1972 28 TEA AL  LF   118   151     6    9    1   .946   115   914.1   1.55
                 3B    12    10    17    1    2   .964    11    92.0   2.64
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1973 29 TEA AL  2B   152   399   420   14  119   .983   149  1334.2   5.52
 1974 30 TEA AL  2B    40    85    60    9   17   .942    29   251.1   5.19
 1975 31 CHN NL  2B    10    28    31    1    6   .983    10    89.2   5.92
 1976 32 KCA AL  2B    20    31    22    2    5   .964     9    93.2   5.09
                 1B     2     5     0    1    0   .833     0     3.0  15.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   322   779   779   36  216   .977   280  2507.0   5.59
                 LF   124   153     6    9    1   .946   117   940.2   1.52
                 3B    13    10    17    1    2   .964    11    93.0   2.61
                 SS     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.1   0.00
                 1B     2     5     0    1    0   .833     0     3.0  15.00
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1976 ALCS  KCA BOA   W    3   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    KCA CIN   L    3   0  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  2
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1968  BAA   82-80   Mike Skiffington
 1970  WAA   72-90   Larry Cupp
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 1972  TEA   74-88   Larry Cupp
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