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Dave Nelson
David Earl Nelson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 20, 1944 in Fort Sill, OK
Schools: California State University, Los Angeles
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1968
Final Game: September 27, 1977
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 24 CLE AL 88 216 189 26 44 4 5 0 19 23 7 17 35 .233 .295 .307 .602 84 58 1 1 6 3 0 46
1969 25 CLE AL 52 137 123 11 25 0 0 0 6 4 3 9 26 .203 .259 .203 .463 30 25 2 1 2 2 1 4/79
1970 26 WSA AL 47 116 107 5 17 1 0 0 4 2 1 7 24 .159 .207 .168 .375 7 18 2 0 0 2 0 4
1971 27 WSA AL 85 358 329 47 92 11 3 5 33 17 8 23 29 .280 .328 .377 .705 105 124 9 1 4 1 2 5/4
1972 28 TEX AL 145 580 499 68 113 16 3 2 28 51 17 67 81 .226 .324 .283 .607 85 141 4 5 9 0 3 *58/7
1973 29 TEX AL 142 624 576 71 165 24 4 7 48 43 16 34 78 .286 .325 .378 .703 102 218 11 0 11 3 3 *4 AS,MVP-33
1974 30 TEX AL 121 526 474 71 112 13 1 3 42 25 13 34 72 .236 .291 .287 .578 70 136 17 4 11 3 0 *4/D
1975 31 TEX AL 28 92 80 9 17 1 0 2 10 6 0 8 10 .213 .289 .300 .589 68 24 3 1 2 1 1 4/D
1976 32 KCR AL 78 171 153 24 36 4 2 1 17 15 5 14 26 .235 .298 .307 .605 77 47 1 0 3 1 0 4D/3
1977 33 KCR AL 27 55 48 8 9 3 1 0 4 1 3 7 11 .188 .291 .292 .583 59 14 1 0 0 0 0 4/D
10 Seasons 813 2875 2578 340 630 77 19 20 211 187 73 220 392 .244 .305 .312 .618 81 805 51 13 48 16 10
162 Game Avg. 162 573 514 68 126 15 4 4 42 37 15 44 78 .244 .305 .312 .618 81 160 10 3 10 3 2
TEX (6 yrs) 568 2296 2065 271 516 66 11 19 165 144 55 173 294 .250 .310 .320 .630 85 661 46 11 37 10 9
KCR (2 yrs) 105 226 201 32 45 7 3 1 21 16 8 21 37 .224 .296 .303 .599 72 61 2 0 3 1 0
CLE (2 yrs) 140 353 312 37 69 4 5 0 25 27 10 26 61 .221 .281 .266 .547 61 83 3 2 8 5 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1976 32 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 CLE AL 24 2B 59 53 452.0 232 115 114 3 26 .987 -1.1 -2.9 0.9 3.3 -2.4 -2 4.56 3.88 .977 5.11 4.34
1968 CLE AL 24 SS 14 1 30.0 23 9 13 1 1 .957 0.3 12.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 6.60 1.57 .961 4.80 4.07
1969 CLE AL 25 2B 33 30 279.1 178 78 94 6 28 .966 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0 5.54 5.21 .976 5.21 4.58
1969 CLE AL 25 OF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1969 CLE AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1969 CLE AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1970 WSA AL 26 2B 33 21 214.1 145 64 79 2 19 .986 1.9 10.6 1.9 0.3 1.6 0 6.00 4.33 .979 5.35 4.64
1971 WSA AL 27 3B 84 80 714.1 226 63 149 14 15 .938 -6.0 -10.1 -6.0 -0.8 -5.2 0 2.67 2.52 .957 3.04 2.74
1971 WSA AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.80
1972 TEX AL 28 3B 119 113 1005.2 348 107 222 19 25 .945 -5.4 -6.4 -4.4 -0.8 -3.6 -1 2.94 2.76 .954 2.98 2.70
1972 TEX AL 28 OF 15 16 139.2 27 24 0 3 0 .889 -5.7 -49.0 -3.7 -2.2 -1.4 -2 1.55 1.60 .985 2.22 1.91
1972 TEX AL 28 CF 10 10 87.2 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -3.5 -47.9 -2.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1 1.64 1.60 .988 2.65 2.29
1972 TEX AL 28 LF 7 6 52.0 12 10 0 2 0 .833 -2.2 -50.8 -1.2 -1.0 -0.1 -1 1.73 1.43 .983 1.89 1.53
1973 TEX AL 29 2B 140 137 1175.0 702 327 364 11 98 .984 -1.3 -1.3 -2.3 -2.3 -0.1 1 5.29 4.94 .980 5.44 4.67 AS,MVP-33
1974 TEX AL 30 2B 120 119 1042.1 652 295 337 20 74 .969 -3.8 -4.4 -2.8 1.8 -4.7 -1 5.46 5.27 .975 5.37 4.56
1974 TEX AL 30 DH 1 0.0
1975 TEX AL 31 2B 23 20 182.0 121 56 60 5 16 .959 -4.2 -27.7 -3.2 -3.1 -0.1 -1 5.74 5.04 .975 5.40 4.73
1975 TEX AL 31 DH 1 0.0
1976 KCR AL 32 2B 46 26 267.2 162 70 88 4 14 .975 -0.1 -0.4 0.9 -0.7 1.6 -1 5.31 3.43 .975 5.40 4.64
1976 KCR AL 32 DH 22 0.0
1976 KCR AL 32 1B 3 0 8.0 11 9 2 0 3 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0 12.38 3.67 .991 9.90 8.87
1977 KCR AL 33 2B 11 5 51.0 27 11 14 2 3 .926 -0.4 -9.4 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 4.41 2.27 .978 5.42 4.76
1977 KCR AL 33 DH 7 0.0
9 Seasons 2B 466 411 3665.2 2220 1016 1151 53 278 .976 -9.2 -3.0 -5.2 1.1 -6.5 -4 5.32 4.65 .977 5.35 4.59
2 Seasons 3B 203 193 1720.0 574 170 371 33 40 .943 -11.4 -8.0 -10.4 -1.6 -8.8 -1 2.83 2.67 .955 3.01 2.72
4 Seasons DH 31 0.0
2 Seasons OF 17 16 141.2 28 25 0 3 0 .893 -5.4 -45.7 -3.4 -2.2 -1.1 -2 1.59 1.47 .986 2.22 1.90
1 Season SS 14 1 30.0 23 9 13 1 1 .957 0.3 12.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 6.60 1.57 .961 4.80 4.07
1 Season CF 10 10 87.2 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -3.5 -47.9 -2.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1 1.64 1.60 .988 2.65 2.29
2 Seasons LF 8 6 53.0 12 10 0 2 0 .833 -2.2 -49.8 -1.2 -1.0 -0.1 -1 1.70 1.25 .983 1.88 1.54
1 Season 1B 3 0 8.0 11 9 2 0 3 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0 12.38 3.67 .991 9.90 8.87
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
10 Seasons TOT 703 621 5565.1 2856 1229 1537 90 322 .968 -25.5 -5.5 -18.5 -2.4 -16.3 -2 -5 4.47 3.93 .941 4.55 3.99
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1973 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1973-AL-33-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1968 AL--23--7th
1971 AL--17--8th
1972 AL--51--2nd
1973 AL--43--3rd

Singles s c a p y
1973 AL--130--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1973 AL--11--6th
1974 AL--11--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1974 AL--17--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1972 AL--17--1st
1973 AL--16--2nd
1974 AL--13--9th
Career--73--250th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 8 (1492), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1758), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Curtis Wilkerson (950)
  6. Connie Mack (950) *
  7. Billy Gilbert (949)
  8. Rocky Bridges (947)
  9. Billy Ripken (946)
  10. Don Heffner (945)
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  1. Tony Pena (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Rollie Zeider (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jose Uribe (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Billy Clingman (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jose Pagan (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dick Howser (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Germany Schaefer (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1969: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ron Law and Horacio Pina to the Washington Senators for Dennis Higgins and Barry Moore.

November 12, 1975: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Nelson Briles.

April 1, 1978: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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