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Joe Nelson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 25, 1974 in Alameda, CA
High School: St. Joseph's Notre Dame (Alameda, CA)
School: University of San Francisco
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 13, 2001
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2001 26 ATL NL 0 0 36.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 9 8 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 12 4.500 31.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
2004 29 BOS AL 0 0 16.88 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 5 5 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 17 29 2.625 13.5 0.0 10.1 16.9 1.67
2006 31 KCR AL 1 1 .500 4.43 43 0 20 0 0 9 44.2 37 22 22 5 24 4 44 1 0 1 193 106 1.366 7.5 1.0 4.8 8.9 1.83
2008 33 FLA NL 3 1 .750 2.00 59 0 20 0 0 1 54.0 42 16 12 5 22 4 60 2 0 3 230 217 1.185 7.0 0.8 3.7 10.0 2.73
2009 34 TBR AL 3 0 1.000 4.02 42 0 13 0 0 3 40.1 32 22 18 7 27 1 36 1 1 3 182 112 1.463 7.1 1.6 6.0 8.0 1.33
5 Seasons 7 2 .778 4.07 149 0 54 0 0 13 143.2 122 74 65 18 78 9 145 7 1 7 638 111 1.392 7.6 1.1 4.9 9.1 1.86
162 Game Avg. 3 1 .778 4.07 68 0 25 0 0 6 66 56 34 30 8 36 4 66 3 0 3 291 111 1.392 7.6 1.1 4.9 9.1 1.86
KCR (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.43 43 0 20 0 0 9 44.2 37 22 22 5 24 4 44 1 0 1 193 106 1.366 7.5 1.0 4.8 8.9 1.83
TBR (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 4.02 42 0 13 0 0 3 40.1 32 22 18 7 27 1 36 1 1 3 182 112 1.463 7.1 1.6 6.0 8.0 1.33
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 36.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 9 8 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 12 4.500 31.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 16.88 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 5 5 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 17 29 2.625 13.5 0.0 10.1 16.9 1.67
FLA (1 yr) 3 1 .750 2.00 59 0 20 0 0 1 54.0 42 16 12 5 22 4 60 2 0 3 230 217 1.185 7.0 0.8 3.7 10.0 2.73
AL (3 yrs) 4 1 .800 4.62 88 0 34 0 0 12 87.2 73 49 45 12 54 5 85 4 1 4 392 100 1.449 7.5 1.2 5.5 8.7 1.57
NL (2 yrs) 3 1 .750 3.21 61 0 20 0 0 1 56.0 49 25 20 6 24 4 60 3 0 3 246 135 1.304 7.9 1.0 3.9 9.6 2.50

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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
2001 26 ATL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2006 31 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 33 FLA NL 55 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 34 TBR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 61 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBR (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 55 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 56 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 ATL NL 26 P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.45
2004 BOS AL 29 P 3 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.69 0.47
2006 KCR AL 31 P 43 0 44.2 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.19 .950 1.55 0.41
2008 FLA NL 33 P 59 0 54.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.33 0.14 .962 1.73 0.43
2009 TBR AL 34 P 42 0 40.1 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.89 0.10 .960 1.54 0.40
5 Seasons P 149 0 143.2 21 6 14 1 1 .952 1.25 0.13 .957 1.62 0.42
5 Seasons TOT 149 0 143.2 21 6 14 1 1 .952 1.25 0.13 .910 1.62 0.42

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.

August 2, 2002: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

August 9, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

August 27, 2002: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

March 30, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 5, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 11, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

April 1, 2005: Released by the New York Mets.

April 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

July 25, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

July 31, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 16, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

December 12, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 24, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Kansas City Royals$394,000
2009Tampa Bay Rays$1,300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,694,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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