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Gene Nelson

Wayland Eugene Nelson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: December 3, 1960 in Tampa, FL
High School: Pasco HS (Dade City, FL)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1981
Teams (by GP): Athletics/WhiteSox/Angels/Mariners/Yankees/... 1981-1993

Final Game: September 29, 1993
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Standard Batting

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
1981 20 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 21 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 22 SEA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 23 CHW AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 24 CHW AL 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 25 CHW AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 26 OAK AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1988 27 OAK AL 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1989 28 OAK AL 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 OAK AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 30 OAK AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 31 OAK AL 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 32 TOT AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 32 CAL AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 32 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
13 Yrs 500 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (6 yrs) 287 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 121 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1981 20 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1982 21 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 22 SEA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 23 CHW AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 24 CHW AL 47 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $110,000 1
1986 25 CHW AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $240,000 1
1987 26 OAK AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $365,000 1/D
1988 27 OAK AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $450,000 1/D
1989 28 OAK AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $615,000 1
1990 29 OAK AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $650,000 1
1991 30 OAK AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,100,000 1
1992 31 OAK AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,250,000 1
1993 32 CAL AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1993 32 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
13 Seasons 500 1 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 -0 $4,780,000
OAK (6 yrs) 287 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.2 -0 $4,430,000
CHW (3 yrs) 121 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $350,000
SEA (2 yrs) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
TEX (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CAL (1 yr) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
NYY (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1985 24 CHW AL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .266 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
13 Yrs 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .266 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 1.000 1.000 .000 .0
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .266 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 1.000 1.000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1988 27 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 27 OAK AL WS LAD L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 OAK AL ALCS TOR W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 OAK AL WS SFG W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 OAK AL WS CIN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ALCS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1985 24 CHW AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
13 Yrs 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.5% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.70 6.2 41.8 8.4 0.80 1.07 73% 20% 6.3% 21%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1981 20 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1982 21 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1983 22 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1984 23 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1985 24 CHW AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .03 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 1.11 -0.5 0.03 1
1986 25 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1987 26 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 27 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 3.45 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.42 0.2
1989 28 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 29 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 30 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1992 31 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 3.98 0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 1.72 0.1
1993 32 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1993 32 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1993 32 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
13 Yrs -0.3 -0.0 3 0.1 0.1 -0.0 2.49 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 1.42 -0.2 0.03 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1985 24 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 0 0 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1985 24 CHW AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 76% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 24 107 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 161 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 216 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 27 273 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 324 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 375 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 30 419 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 448 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 32 500 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1985 24 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1 Yr 47 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
162 Game Avg. 162 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1981 AL  born 1960-12-03 (2nd)
1982 AL  born 1960-12-03 (6th)

                                         

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