Ricky Nelson Minor League Statistics & History

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Ricky Nelson

Ricky Lee Nelson

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 8, 1959 in Eloy, Arizona, US
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Drafted by the California Angels in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

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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	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1981	22	Bellingham	NORW	A-	SEA	56	224	197	35	56	5	0	6	37	3	2	24	29	.284	.357	.401	.758	79	0	0	3	4
1982	23	Bakersfield	CALL	A	SEA	140	611	566	65	174	36	1	11	101	43	15	32	60	.307	.345	.433	.778	245	4	2	7	3
1983	24	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	29	119	102	20	34	6	3	5	27	4	6	11	12	.333	.393	.598	.991	61	1	2	3	3
1984	25	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	75	335	310	54	91	11	4	11	42	11	6	19	44	.294	.332	.461	.794	143	0	4	2	3
1985	26	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	120	524	489	75	131	30	4	16	70	25	4	26	71	.268	.302	.444	.746	217	0	4	5	6
1986	27	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	81	318	293	38	82	19	2	3	33	7	5	19	49	.280	.325	.389	.714	114	1	4	1	4
1987	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CLE,NYM	66	228	218	20	47	9	2	4	23	5	2	8	34	.216	.242	.330	.573	72	0	1	1	2
1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	49	177	167	18	39	9	2	2	17	5	1	8	23	.234	.267	.347	.614	58	0	1	1	2
1987	28	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	17	51	51	2	8	0	0	2	6	0	1	0	11	.157	.157	.275	.431	14	0	0	0	0
7 Seasons						567	2359	2175	307	615	116	16	56	333	98	40	139	299	.283	.325	.428	.753	931	6	17	22	25
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		371	1524	1412	207	385	75	15	39	195	52	23	83	210	.273	.311	.430	.741	607	2	15	12	18
A (1 season)				A		140	611	566	65	174	36	1	11	101	43	15	32	60	.307	.345	.433	.778	245	4	2	7	3
A- (1 season)				A-		56	224	197	35	56	5	0	6	37	3	2	24	29	.284	.357	.401	.758	79	0	0	3	4

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
1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		9.000	54.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1 Season						0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		9.000	54.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00

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
1981	22	Bellingham	NORW	A-	SEA	OF	35	59	49	7	3	2	.949	1.60
1982	23	Bakersfield	CALL	A	SEA	OF	137	219	197	13	9	3	.959	1.53
1983	24	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	28	60	55	4	1	2	.983	2.11
1984	25	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	72	146	141	3	2	1	.986	2.00
1985	26	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	106	221	210	5	6	1	.973	2.03
1986	27	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	OF	62	125	120	5	0	0	1.000	2.02
1987	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CLE,NYM	OF	55	126	115	7	4	2	.968	2.22
1987	28	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	OF	17	32	30	0	2	0	.938	1.76
1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	OF	38	94	85	7	2	2	.979	2.42
1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
7 Seasons							496	956	887	44	25	11	.974	1.88
OF (7 seasons)						OF	495	956	887	44	25	11	.974	1.88
P (1 season)						P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
2001	42	Athletics	ARIZ	Rk	OAK	1 of 1	56	35	21	.625
1 Season							56	35	21	.625

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1981	22	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	A-	SEA
1982	23	Bakersfield Mariners	California League	A	SEA
1983	24	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1983	24	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1983-05-17	1983-10-02
1984	25	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1984	25	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1984-04-04	1984-04-18
1985	26	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1985	26	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1985-09-09	1985-10-06
1986	27	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1986	27	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1986-06-26	1986-08-02
1987	28	Tidewater Tides	International League	AAA	NYM
1987	28	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	AAA	CLE

Sabr ID: a594709b

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