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Rob Nelson

Robert Augustus Nelson

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: May 17, 1964 in Pasadena, California, US
High School: South Pasadena HS (South Pasadena, CA)
School: Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA)

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 27th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Pasadena HS (South Pasadena, CA), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (19th) of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (7th) of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1983	19	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	OAK	54	236	196	42	57	12	2	12	38	2	1	37	65	.291	.407	.556	.963	109		2	0	1	3
1984	20	Madison	MIDW	A	OAK	136	581	487	71	120	25	2	19	85	4	6	80	140	.246	.353	.423	.776	206		5	1	8	6
1985	21	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	OAK	140	593	499	68	116	25	0	32	98	2	0	86	137	.232	.345	.475	.820	237		2	1	5	8
1986	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	139	585	508	77	140	26	4	20	108	3	1	62	115	.276	.349	.461	.809	234		2	0	13	5
1987	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	120	519	413	68	89	19	3	20	74	5	2	97	133	.215	.364	.421	.785	174		3	0	6	4
1988	24	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	116	455	388	68	101	23	1	23	77	0	1	62	130	.260	.359	.503	.862	195		0	1	4	7
1989	25	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	56	227	185	35	49	11	1	7	26	0	0	38	59	.265	.388	.449	.836	83		1	0	3	4
1990	26	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	112	465	390	56	103	18	1	20	90	1	0	68	129	.264	.370	.469	.839	183		1	0	6	3
1991	27	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CHW,HOU	111	413	361	40	90	17	2	16	62	1	2	49	112	.249	.340	.440	.780	159	8	1	1	1	2
1991	27	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	86	311	271	26	65	11	1	13	37	0	1	37	73	.240	.332	.432	.764	117	8	1	1	1	2
1991	27	Vancouver,Tucson	PCL	AAA	HOU,CHW	111	413	361	40	90	17	2	16	62	1	2	49	112	.249	.340	.440	.780	159	8	1	1	1	2
1991	27	Tucson	PCL	AAA	HOU	25	102	90	14	25	6	1	3	25	1	1	12	39	.278	.363	.467	.829	42	0	0	0	0	0
1992	28	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	SFG,MIN	84	292	234	35	50	11	0	10	28	1	0	55	70	.214	.364	.389	.753	91	7	1	1	1	5
1992	28	Phoenix,Portland	PCL	AAA	MIN,SFG	84	292	234	35	50	11	0	10	28	1	0	55	70	.214	.364	.389	.753	91	7	1	1	1	5
1992	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	MIN	31	115	92	12	18	2	0	5	9	1	0	22	26	.196	.357	.380	.737	35	4	1	0	0	2
1992	28	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	53	177	142	23	32	9	0	5	19	0	0	33	44	.225	.369	.394	.764	56	3	0	1	1	3
1993	29	Saltillo	MEX	AAA
1994	30	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	79	318	275	26	72	14	1	11	49	0	0	42	86	.262	.358	.440	.798	121	2	0	0	1	1
1995	31	Minot	PRAI	Ind		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0
13 Seasons						1168	4684	3936	586	987	201	17	190	735	19	13	676	1176	.251	.359	.455	.815	1792	17	18	5	49	48
AAA (8 seasons)				AAA		738	2956	2479	379	622	125	12	116	465	11	6	431	748	.251	.360	.451	.811	1119	15	9	3	34	30
AA (2 seasons)				AA		219	911	774	94	188	39	1	43	147	2	0	128	223	.243	.349	.463	.812	358	2	2	1	6	9
A (1 season)				A		136	581	487	71	120	25	2	19	85	4	6	80	140	.246	.353	.423	.776	206		5	1	8	6
Rk (1 season)				Rk		54	236	196	42	57	12	2	12	38	2	1	37	65	.291	.407	.556	.963	109		2	0	1	3
Ind (1 season)				Ind		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1995	31	Minot	PRAI	Ind		1	1	.500	10.54	21	1		0	0	1	35.0	52	45	41	9	31		14	3		3		2.371	13.4	2.3	8.0	3.6	0.45
1 Season						1	1	.500	10.54	21	1		0	0	1	35.0	52	45	41	9	31		14	3		3		2.371	13.4	2.3	8.0	3.6	0.45

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1983	19	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	OAK	1B	49	456	418	32	6	36	.987	9.18
1984	20	Madison	MIDW	A	OAK	1B	136	1279	1173	89	17	111	.987	9.28
1985	21	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	OAK	1B	137	1210	1101	86	23	109	.981	8.66
1986	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	1B	134	1359	1228	121	10	100	.993	10.07
1987	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
1987	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	1B	107	1047	970	70	7	84	.993	9.72
1988	24	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	OF	9	18	17	0	1	0	.944	1.89
1988	24	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	1B	77	670	615	50	5	66	.993	8.64
1989	25	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	1B	49	489	451	31	7	41	.986	9.84
1990	26	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	1B	89	833	764	59	10	77	.988	9.25
1991	27	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CHW,HOU	1B	89	774	701	64	9	53	.988	8.60
1991	27	Vancouver, Tucson	PCL	AAA	HOU,CHW	1B	89	774	701	64	9	53	.988	8.60
1991	27	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	1B	67							0.00
1991	27	Tucson	PCL	AAA	HOU	1B	22							0.00
1992	28	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	SFG,MIN	1B	78	669	601	61	7	69	.990	8.49
1992	28	Phoenix, Portland	PCL	AAA	MIN,SFG	1B	78	669	601	61	7	69	.990	8.49
1992	28	Portland	PCL	AAA	MIN	1B	28							0.00
1992	28	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	1B	50							0.00

1994	30	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	1B	73	651	592	51	8	68	.988	8.81
11 Seasons							1028	9456	8632	714	110	814	.988	9.09
1B (11 seasons)						1B	1018	9437	8614	714	109	814	.988	9.16
OF (2 seasons)						OF	10	19	18	0	1	0	.947	1.80

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1983	19	Idaho Falls A's	Pioneer League	Rk	OAK
1984	20	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	A	OAK
1985	21	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	AA	OAK
1986	22	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	OAK
1986	22	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1986-09-09	1986-09-24
1987	23	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	OAK
1987	23	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1987-04-07	1987-04-19
1987	23	San Diego Padres	National League	MLB	SDP	2	1987-09-10	1987-10-04
1988	24	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SDP
1988	24	San Diego Padres	National League	MLB	SDP	1	1988-09-19	1988-10-01
1989	25	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SDP
1989	25	San Diego Padres	National League	MLB	SDP	1	1989-05-07	1989-07-20
1990	26	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SDP
1990	26	San Diego Padres	National League	MLB	SDP	1	1990-04-09	1990-04-29
1991	27	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW	1
1991	27	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	AAA	HOU	2
1992	28	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN	1
1992	28	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SFG	2
1993	29	Saltillo Saraperos	Mexican League	AAA
1994	30	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	AA	TEX
1995	31	Minot Rattlers	Prairie League	Ind

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