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Candy Nelson
John W. Nelson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 145 lb.

Debut June 11, 1872
Final Game August 25, 1890
Born 1849 in Brooklyn, NY
Died September 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1872 23 TOT NA  22   96   14   26   2  0   0   12   1  0   2   4  .271  .286  .292   87   28                    
         TRO NA   4   20    2    7   0  0   0    4   0  0   0   2  .350  .350  .350  115    7                    
         ECK NA  18   76   12   19   2  0   0    8   1  0   2   2  .250  .269  .276   80   21                    
 1873 24 NYU NA  36  168   28   55   4  1   0   22   2  0   1   2  .327  .331  .363  107   61                    
 1874 25 NYU NA  65  297   55   73   7  5   0   32   6  0   9   5  .246  .268  .303   80   90                    
 1875 26 NYU NA  70  276   28   55   7  1   0   23   4  2   9   0  .199  .225  .232   59   64                    
 1878 29 IND NL  19   84   12   11   1  0   0    5          5  11  .131  .180  .143   14   12                    
 1879 30 TRO NL  28  106   17   28   7  1   0   10          8   4  .264  .316  .349  125   37                    
 1881 32 WOR NL  24  103   13   29   1  0   1   15          5   6  .282  .315  .320   95   33                    
 1883 34 NYP AA  97  417   75  127  19  6   0    0   0     31      .305  .353  .379  126  158                    
 1884 35 NYP AA 111  432  114  110  15  3   1    0   0     74      .255  .375  .310  126  134               9    
 1885 36 NYP AA 107  420   98  107  12  4   1   30   0     61      .255  .353  .310  127  130               3    
 1886 37 NYP AA 109  413   89   93   7  2   0   23  14     64      .225  .332  .252   88  104               2    
 1887 38 TOT     69  259   61   63   5  1   0   24  29     48      .243  .378  .270   84   70               8    
         NYP AA  68  257   61   63   5  1   0   24  29     48      .245  .380  .272   86   70               8    
         NYG NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0               0    
 1890 41 BRG AA  60  223   44   56   3  2   0   12  12     35      .251  .365  .283   93   63               5    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     817 3294  648  833  90 26   3  208  68  2 352  32  .253  .330  .299  101  984   0   0   0  27   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        653  128  165  18  5   1   41  13  0  70   6  .253  .330  .299  101  195   0   0   0   5   0
 Career High    111  432  114  127  19  6   1   32  29  2  74  11  .327  .378  .379  127  158   0   0   0   9   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1872 23 TOT NA   98   70    8   3.1    69| .271  .275| .286  .286| .292  .334| .578  .620|  87  .322  -1.0  -0.1 100%
         TRO NA   20   13    2   4.1    79| .350  .291| .350  .302| .350  .354| .700  .656| 115  .449   0.3   0.0   0%
         ECK NA   78   57    6   2.8    66| .250  .271| .269  .281| .276  .329| .545  .610|  80  .289  -1.3  -0.1 100%
 1873 24 NYU NA  169  113   21   5.0    83| .327  .295| .331  .308| .363  .365| .694  .673| 107  .522   1.3   0.1 100%
 1874 25 NYU NA  306  224   25   3.0    73| .246  .282| .268  .291| .303  .346| .571  .637|  80  .367  -6.7  -0.7 100%
 1875 26 NYU NA  285  223   14   1.7    57| .199  .256| .225  .264| .232  .314| .457  .578|  59  .226 -10.5  -1.2  66%
 1878 29 IND NL   89   73    2   0.7    57| .131  .250| .180  .268| .143  .308| .323  .576|  14  .057  -6.9  -0.8     
 1879 30 TRO NL  114   78   12   4.2    61| .264  .252| .316  .267| .349  .326| .665  .593| 125  .579   3.5   0.4     
 1881 32 WOR NL  108   74   10   3.6    78| .282  .270| .315  .301| .320  .354| .635  .655|  95  .491  -0.6  -0.1     
 1883 34 NYP AA  448  290   56   5.1    77| .305  .267| .353  .297| .379  .352| .732  .649| 126  .664  14.1   1.6     
 1884 35 NYP AA  515  322   49   4.0    68| .255  .244| .375  .283| .310  .333| .685  .616| 126  .594  18.7   2.1     
 1885 36 NYP AA  484  313   45   3.8    61| .255  .233| .353  .276| .310  .312| .663  .589| 127  .551  17.6   2.0     
 1886 37 NYP AA  479  320   34   2.8    71| .225  .241| .332  .304| .252  .322| .584  .625|  88  .399  -2.0  -0.2     
 1887 38 TOT     315  196   25   3.3    94| .243  .275| .378  .338| .270  .371| .648  .709|  84  .370  -1.3  -0.2     
         NYP AA  313  194   25   3.3    94| .245  .275| .380  .338| .272  .371| .652  .709|  86  .376  -0.7  -0.1     
         NYG NL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .270| .000  .328| .000  .384| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1890 41 BRG AA  263  167   22   3.4    84| .251  .256| .365  .334| .283  .337| .648  .672|  93  .452   0.1   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     3673 2463  323   3.5    72| .253  .258| .330  .295| .299  .336| .629  .631| 101  .474  26.3   2.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1872 23 TOT NA OF 11 26 0 6 0 .813 .823 2.36 1.85 0 11 0 TRO NA OF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .824 2.33 1.87 0 3 0 SS 1 1 2 2 0 .600 .769 3.00 4.60 ECK NA 2B 9 17 28 10 0 .818 .823 5.00 5.30 OF 8 19 0 6 0 .760 .823 2.38 1.85 0 8 0 3B 3 4 5 1 0 .900 .756 3.00 4.30 1873 24 NYU NA 2B 27 59 54 17 4 .869 .832 4.19 5.46 OF 6 4 0 1 0 .800 .800 0.67 1.92 0 0 6 3B 5 6 11 7 1 .708 .742 3.40 4.36 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 10.20 C 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .833 3.00 4.60 0 1874 25 NYU NA 2B 51 115 105 47 8 .824 .805 4.31 5.19 SS 14 17 37 16 3 .771 .786 3.86 4.49 OF 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .800 2.00 1.90 0 1 0 1875 26 NYU NA 2B 49 109 139 42 14 .855 .837 5.06 5.56 3B 23 41 50 22 1 .805 .764 3.96 3.53 SS 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 0.50 4.45 OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .833 2.00 1.80 1 0 0 1878 29 IND NL SS 19 19 50 13 1 .841 .877 3.63 4.26 1879 30 TRO NL SS 24 37 89 25 8 .834 .873 5.25 4.54 OF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .833 1.50 1.85 4 0 0 1881 32 WOR NL SS 24 20 94 13 6 .898 .873 4.75 4.55 1883 34 NYP AA SS 97 98 232 47 18 .875 .836 3.40 3.84 1884 35 NYP AA SS 110 113 292 56 16 .879 .862 3.68 4.23 2B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .897 7.00 5.90 1885 36 NYP AA SS 107 153 370 63 33 .892 .879 4.89 4.67 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1886 37 NYP AA SS 73 103 216 54 17 .855 .854 4.37 4.51 OF 36 56 3 6 2 .908 .877 1.64 1.75 0 28 8 1887 38 NYP AA OF 37 74 11 10 6 .895 .898 2.30 2.01 0 1 36 SS 32 46 100 17 12 .896 .858 4.56 4.43 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 6.00 NYG NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.40 1890 41 BRG AA SS 57 60 198 40 20 .866 .885 4.53 4.84 OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .921 1.75 1.80 0 0 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1873 24 NYU NA 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 10.20 1872 23 ECK NA 2B 9 17 28 10 0 .818 .823 5.00 5.30 1873 24 NYU NA 2B 27 59 54 17 4 .869 .832 4.19 5.46 1874 25 NYU NA 2B 51 115 105 47 8 .824 .805 4.31 5.19 1875 26 NYU NA 2B 49 109 139 42 14 .855 .837 5.06 5.56 1884 35 NYP AA 2B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .897 7.00 5.90 1887 38 NYP AA 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 6.00 1872 23 ECK NA 3B 3 4 5 1 0 .900 .756 3.00 4.30 1873 24 NYU NA 3B 5 6 11 7 1 .708 .742 3.40 4.36 1875 26 NYU NA 3B 23 41 50 22 1 .805 .764 3.96 3.53 1885 36 NYP AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1887 38 NYG NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.40 1873 24 NYU NA C 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .833 3.00 4.60 0 1872 23 TOT NA OF 11 26 0 6 0 .813 .823 2.36 1.85 0 11 0 TRO NA OF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .824 2.33 1.87 0 3 0 ECK NA OF 8 19 0 6 0 .760 .823 2.38 1.85 0 8 0 1873 24 NYU NA OF 6 4 0 1 0 .800 .800 0.67 1.92 0 0 6 1874 25 NYU NA OF 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .800 2.00 1.90 0 1 0 1875 26 NYU NA OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .833 2.00 1.80 1 0 0 1879 30 TRO NL OF 4 5 1 0 0 1.000 .833 1.50 1.85 4 0 0 1886 37 NYP AA OF 36 56 3 6 2 .908 .877 1.64 1.75 0 28 8 1887 38 NYP AA OF 37 74 11 10 6 .895 .898 2.30 2.01 0 1 36 1890 41 BRG AA OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .921 1.75 1.80 0 0 4 1872 23 TRO NA SS 1 1 2 2 0 .600 .769 3.00 4.60 1874 25 NYU NA SS 14 17 37 16 3 .771 .786 3.86 4.49 1875 26 NYU NA SS 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 0.50 4.45 1878 29 IND NL SS 19 19 50 13 1 .841 .877 3.63 4.26 1879 30 TRO NL SS 24 37 89 25 8 .834 .873 5.25 4.54 1881 32 WOR NL SS 24 20 94 13 6 .898 .873 4.75 4.55 1883 34 NYP AA SS 97 98 232 47 18 .875 .836 3.40 3.84 1884 35 NYP AA SS 110 113 292 56 16 .879 .862 3.68 4.23 1885 36 NYP AA SS 107 153 370 63 33 .892 .879 4.89 4.67 1886 37 NYP AA SS 73 103 216 54 17 .855 .854 4.37 4.51 1887 38 NYP AA SS 32 46 100 17 12 .896 .858 4.56 4.43 1890 41 BRG AA SS 57 60 198 40 20 .866 .885 4.53 4.84
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 560 668 1680 346 134 .872 .863 4.19 4.39 2B 138 308 326 116 26 .845 .824 4.59 5.39 OF 100 175 16 24 8 .888 .875 1.91 1.88 5 41 54 3B 33 51 66 30 2 .796 .760 3.55 3.71 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 10.20 C 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .833 3.00 4.60 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 833 1206 2089 516 170 .865 .852 3.96 4.24
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    NYP PRO     L   3  10   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .100  .100  .100   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1883 AA-.305-7

On-base %
1883 AA-.353-5
1884 AA-.375-2
1885 AA-.353-8

OPS
1883 AA-.732-8

Games
1874 NA-65-7
1883 AA-97-6
1884 AA-111-5

At Bats
1883 AA-417-9

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1883 AA-448-4
1884 AA-515-2

Runs
1884 AA-114-4
1885 AA-98-4

Hits
1883 AA-127-5

Doubles
1883 AA-19-7

Triples
1874 NA-5-10

Bases on Balls
1874 NA-9-1
1875 NA-9-2
1883 AA-31-2
1884 AA-74-1
1885 AA-61-1
1886 AA-64-5

Stolen Bases
1874 NA-6-9

Singles
1883 AA-102-3

Runs Created
1883 AA-56-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1883 AA-14-9

Batting Wins
1883 AA-1.6-8

Times on Base
1883 AA-158-2
1884 AA-193-2
1885 AA-171-6

Offensive Win%
1883 AA-.664-8

Outs
1874 NA-224-10

Oldest Player
1879 NL-30-7
1881 NL-32-7
1883 AA-34-3
1884 AA-35-2
1885 AA-36-1
1886 AA-37-1
1887 AA-38-3
1887 NL-38-2
1890 AA-41-1

       

Black Ink: Batting - 6 (331) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 34 (699) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2772) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (1213) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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