Jeff Nelson

Q: When was Jeff Nelson born?

Jeff Nelson was born on November 17, 1966.

Q: Where was Jeff Nelson born?

Jeff Nelson was born in Baltimore, MD .

Q: How tall is Jeff Nelson?

Jeff Nelson is 6-8 (203 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jeff Nelson weigh when playing?

Jeff Nelson weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jeff Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

Jeff Nelson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jeff Nelson drafted?

Jeff Nelson was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catonsville HS (Catonsville, MD) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jeff Nelson have?

Jeff Nelson had 829 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jeff Nelson played for?

Jeff Nelson played for 4 teams; the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Jeff Nelson won?

Jeff Nelson has won 4 World Series.

Q: When did Jeff Nelson retire?

Jeff Nelson last played in 2006.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 225lb (203cm, 102kg)

Born: November 17, 1966 in Baltimore, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catonsville HS (Catonsville, MD).

High School: Catonsville HS (Catonsville, MD)

School: Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus (Catonsville, MD)

Debut: April 16, 1992 (Age 25-151d, 16,110th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 2006 (Age 39-197d)
vs. TEX 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Jay Franklin

Full Name: Jeffrey Allan Nelson

Nicknames: Nellie

Twitter: @NYnellie43

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

ERA

3.41

798

784.2

829

WHIP

1.352

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1984	17	LAD-min	Rk	0	0		3.86	10	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	9	7	6	1	9	0	8	2	1	1				1.286	5.8	0.6	5.8	5.1	0.89	DGR,GRF GULF,PION
1985	18	LAD-min	Rk	0	5	.000	5.51	14	7	3	0	0	0	47.1	72	50	29	1	32	0	31	0	1	8				2.197	13.7	0.2	6.1	5.9	0.97	DGR GULF
1986	19	LAD-min	A,Rk	0	7	.000	6.87	27	11	8	0	0	0	73.1	84	86	56	9	87	3	38	4	0	12				2.332	10.3	1.1	10.7	4.7	0.44	BAK,GRF CALL,PION
1987	20	SEA-min	A	3	7	.300	5.74	17	16	0	1	0	0	80.0	80	61	51	2	71	0	43	4	0	17				1.888	9.0	0.2	8.0	4.8	0.61	SLS CALL
1988	21	SEA-min	A	8	9	.471	5.54	27	27	0	1	1	0	149.1	163	115	92	9	91	2	94	8	0	20				1.701	9.8	0.5	5.5	5.7	1.03	SBR CALL
1989	22	SEA-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.31	15	15	0	2	0	0	92.1	72	41	34	2	53	1	61	4	1	9				1.354	7.0	0.2	5.2	5.9	1.15	WPT EL
1990	23	SEA-min	A+,AA	3	6	.333	4.53	28	17	8	1	1	6	103.1	112	56	52	7	43	2	63	3	0	4				1.500	9.8	0.6	3.7	5.5	1.47	PNS,WPT CARL,EL
1991	24	SEA-min	AAA,AA	7	4	.636	2.67	49	0	41	0	0	19	60.2	62	24	18	1	24	3	60	0	1	4	259			1.418	9.2	0.1	3.6	8.9	2.50	CGY,JCK PCL,SOUL
1992	25	SEA-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10			0.273	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.00	CGY PCL
1992	25	SEA	AL	1	7	.125	3.44	66	0	27	0	0	6	81.0	71	34	31	7	44	12	46	6	0	2	352	115	4.62	1.420	7.9	0.8	4.9	5.1	1.05
1993	26	SEA-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.17	5	0	4	0	0	1	7.2	6	1	1	0	2	0	6	1	0	2	31			1.043	7.0	0.0	2.3	7.0	3.00	CGY PCL
1993	26	SEA	AL	5	3	.625	4.35	71	0	13	0	0	1	60.0	57	30	29	5	34	10	61	8	0	2	269	101	4.14	1.517	8.6	0.8	5.1	9.2	1.79
1994	27	SEA-min	AAA	1	4	.200	2.84	18	0	16	0	0	8	25.1	21	9	8	1	7	1	30	1	0	2	100			1.105	7.5	0.4	2.5	10.7	4.29	CGY PCL
1994	27	SEA	AL	0	0		2.76	28	0	7	0	0	0	42.1	35	18	13	3	20	4	44	8	0	2	185	177	3.96	1.299	7.4	0.6	4.3	9.4	2.20
1995	28	SEA	AL	7	3	.700	2.17	62	0	24	0	0	2	78.2	58	21	19	4	27	5	96	6	0	1	318	220	2.58	1.081	6.6	0.5	3.1	11.0	3.56
1996	29	NYY	AL	4	4	.500	4.36	73	0	27	0	0	2	74.1	75	38	36	6	36	1	91	2	0	4	328	115	3.31	1.493	9.1	0.7	4.4	11.0	2.53
1997	30	NYY	AL	3	7	.300	2.86	77	0	22	0	0	2	78.2	53	32	25	7	37	12	81	4	0	4	327	157	3.77	1.144	6.1	0.8	4.2	9.3	2.19
1998	31	NYY-min	A+	0	0		0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	9			1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	18.0	4.00	TAM FLOR
1998	31	NYY	AL	5	3	.625	3.79	45	0	13	0	0	3	40.1	44	18	17	1	22	4	35	8	0	2	192	118	3.96	1.636	9.8	0.2	4.9	7.8	1.59
1999	32	NYY-min	A+,Rk	0	0		0.00	5	5	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	20			1.000	3.6	0.0	5.4	14.4	2.67	TAM,YNK FLOR,GULF
1999	32	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	4.15	39	0	8	0	0	1	30.1	27	14	14	2	22	2	35	3	1	2	139	114	4.16	1.615	8.0	0.6	6.5	10.4	1.59
2000	33	NYY	AL	8	4	.667	2.45	73	0	13	0	0	0	69.2	44	24	19	2	45	1	71	2	0	4	296	197	3.49	1.278	5.7	0.3	5.8	9.2	1.58
2001	34	SEA	AL	4	3	.571	2.76	69	0	16	0	0	4	65.1	30	21	20	3	44	1	88	6	0	2	273	150	3.25	1.133	4.1	0.4	6.1	12.1	2.00	AS
2002	35	SEA-min	A-	0	1	.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5			0.750	6.8	0.0	0.0	27.0		EVR NORW
2002	35	SEA	AL	3	2	.600	3.94	41	0	12	0	0	2	45.2	36	20	20	4	27	3	55	3	0	5	199	109	3.66	1.380	7.1	0.8	5.3	10.8	2.04
2003	36	TOT	AL	4	2	.667	3.74	70	0	28	0	0	8	55.1	51	25	23	4	24	3	68	4	1	3	240	117	3.03	1.355	8.3	0.7	3.9	11.1	2.83
2003	36	SEA	AL	3	2	.600	3.35	46	0	25	0	0	7	37.2	34	16	14	3	14	1	47	2	1	2	159	130	2.85	1.274	8.1	0.7	3.3	11.2	3.36
2003	36	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	4.58	24	0	3	0	0	1	17.2	17	9	9	1	10	2	21	2	0	1	81	98	3.43	1.528	8.7	0.5	5.1	10.7	2.10
2004	37	TEX-min	AA,AAA	0	1	.000	6.75	5	5	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	4	4	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	23			1.125	8.4	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00	FRI,OKC TL,PCL
2004	37	TEX	AL	1	2	.333	5.32	29	0	9	0	0	1	23.2	17	16	14	3	19	0	22	0	0	2	103	95	5.25	1.521	6.5	1.1	7.2	8.4	1.16
2005	38	SEA	AL	1	3	.250	3.93	49	0	15	0	0	1	36.2	32	17	16	3	22	0	34	4	1	1	166	108	4.36	1.473	7.9	0.7	5.4	8.3	1.55
2006	39	CHW-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	4	1	0	0	4	0	7	1	0	0	23			1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	11.8	1.75	CHR IL
2006	39	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	3.38	6	0	3	0	0	0	2.2	3	1	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	15	158	12.15	3.000	10.1	3.4	16.9	6.8	0.40
15 Yrs				48	45	.516	3.41	798	0	237	0	0	33	784.2	633	329	297	55	428	59	829	64	3	36	3402	133	3.73	1.352	7.3	0.6	4.9	9.5	1.94
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.516	3.41	68	0	20	0	0	3	67	54	28	25	5	36	5	71	5	0	3	290	133	3.73	1.352	7.3	0.6	4.9	9.5	1.94
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
SEA (8 yrs)				24	23	.511	3.26	432	0	139	0	0	23	447.1	353	177	162	32	232	36	471	43	2	17	1921	134	3.67	1.308	7.1	0.6	4.7	9.5	2.03
NYY (6 yrs)				23	19	.548	3.47	331	0	86	0	0	9	311.0	260	135	120	19	172	22	334	21	1	17	1363	136	3.64	1.389	7.5	0.5	5.0	9.7	1.94
TEX (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.32	29	0	9	0	0	1	23.2	17	16	14	3	19	0	22	0	0	2	103	95	5.25	1.521	6.5	1.1	7.2	8.4	1.16
CHW (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.38	6	0	3	0	0	0	2.2	3	1	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	15	158	12.15	3.000	10.1	3.4	16.9	6.8	0.40

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jeff Nelson?

Jeff Nelson is 57 years old.

When was Jeff Nelson born?

Jeff Nelson was born on November 17, 1966.

Where was Jeff Nelson born?

Jeff Nelson was born in Baltimore, MD.

How tall is Jeff Nelson?

Jeff Nelson is 6-8 (203 cm) tall.

How much did Jeff Nelson weigh when playing?

Jeff Nelson weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jeff Nelson play?

Jeff Nelson played 15 seasons.

Is Jeff Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

Jeff Nelson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jeff Nelson drafted?

Jeff Nelson was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catonsville HS (Catonsville, MD).

What position did Jeff Nelson play?

Jeff Nelson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Nelson have?

Jeff Nelson had 829 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jeff Nelson played for?

Jeff Nelson played for 4 teams; the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox.

How many World Series has Jeff Nelson won?

Jeff Nelson has won 4 World Series.

When did Jeff Nelson retire?

Jeff Nelson last played in 2006.

What is Jeff Nelson's Twitter account?

Jeff Nelson is on Twitter at NYnellie43.

What are Jeff Nelson's nicknames?

Nellie is a nickname for Jeff Nelson.

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