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Lynn Nelson

Lynn Bernard Nelson (Line Drive)

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 24, 1905 in Sheldon, ND (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1930
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cubs/Tigers 1930-1940

Final Game: July 3, 1940
Died: February 15, 1955 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:06AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1930 25 CHC NL 3 2 .600 5.09 37 3 16 0 0 0 81.1 97 52 46 10 28 29 6 0 2 365 96 1.537 10.7 1.1 3.1 3.2 1.04
1933 28 CHC NL 5 5 .500 3.21 24 3 15 3 0 1 75.2 65 34 27 2 30 20 0 0 4 323 103 1.256 7.7 0.2 3.6 2.4 0.67
1934 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 36.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 15 5.000 36.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1937 32 PHA AL 4 9 .308 5.90 30 4 21 1 0 2 116.0 140 78 76 12 51 49 2 0 1 531 79 1.647 10.9 0.9 4.0 3.8 0.96
1938 33 PHA AL 10 11 .476 5.65 32 23 8 13 0 2 191.0 215 142 120 29 79 75 5 0 5 870 85 1.539 10.1 1.4 3.7 3.5 0.95
1939 34 PHA AL 10 13 .435 4.78 35 24 11 12 2 1 197.2 233 117 105 27 64 75 3 0 0 877 98 1.503 10.6 1.2 2.9 3.4 1.17
1940 35 DET AL 1 1 .500 10.93 6 2 4 0 0 0 14.0 23 19 17 5 9 7 0 0 0 73 44 2.286 14.8 3.2 5.8 4.5 0.78
7 Seasons 33 42 .440 5.25 166 60 76 29 2 6 676.2 777 446 395 86 262 255 16 0 12 3046 87 1.535 10.3 1.1 3.5 3.4 0.97
162 Game Avg. 10 13 .440 5.25 50 18 23 9 1 2 204 234 134 119 26 79 77 5 0 4 916 87 1.535 10.3 1.1 3.5 3.4 0.97
PHA (3 yrs) 24 33 .421 5.37 97 51 40 26 2 5 504.2 588 337 301 68 194 199 10 0 6 2278 88 1.550 10.5 1.2 3.5 3.5 1.03
CHC (3 yrs) 8 8 .500 4.39 63 7 32 3 0 1 158.0 166 90 77 13 59 49 6 0 6 695 94 1.424 9.5 0.7 3.4 2.8 0.83
DET (1 yr) 1 1 .500 10.93 6 2 4 0 0 0 14.0 23 19 17 5 9 7 0 0 0 73 44 2.286 14.8 3.2 5.8 4.5 0.78
AL (4 yrs) AL 25 34 .424 5.52 103 53 44 26 2 5 518.2 611 356 318 73 203 206 10 0 6 2351 86 1.569 10.6 1.3 3.5 3.6 1.01
NL (3 yrs) NL 8 8 .500 4.39 63 7 32 3 0 1 158.0 166 90 77 13 59 49 6 0 6 695 94 1.424 9.5 0.7 3.4 2.8 0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1930 25 CHC NL 81.1 3 52 60 0 1.0 8 0.6 $
1933 28 CHC NL 75.2 3 34 38 2 1.0 4 0.2 $
1934 29 CHC NL 1.0 1 4 1 0 1.0 -3 -0.4 $
1937 32 PHA AL 116.0 4 78 80 0 1.0 2 0.3 $
1938 33 PHA AL 191.0 23 142 136 -6 1.0 -6 0.1 $
1939 34 PHA AL 197.2 24 117 135 -7 1.0 18 2.5 $
1940 35 DET AL 14.0 2 19 9 0 1.0 -10 -0.8 $
7 Seasons 676.2 60 446 459 -11 1.0 13 2.5 $
PHA (3 yrs) 504.2 51 337 351 -13 1.0 14 2.9 $
CHC (3 yrs) 158.0 7 90 99 2 1.0 9 0.4 $
DET (1 yr) 14.0 2 19 9 0 1.0 -10 -0.8 $

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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
1930 25 CHC NL 37 18 18 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .222 .389 .611 43 7 0 0 1
1933 28 CHC NL 29 24 21 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 .238 .273 .381 .654 85 8 0 0 2 1
1934 29 CHC NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1937 32 PHA AL 74 120 113 18 40 6 2 4 29 1 0 6 13 .354 .387 .549 .935 135 62 0 1 1/7O
1938 33 PHA AL 67 119 112 12 31 0 0 0 15 0 0 7 12 .277 .319 .277 .596 53 31 0 0 1
1939 34 PHA AL 40 83 80 3 15 2 0 0 5 0 1 2 13 .188 .217 .213 .429 12 17 1 1 0 1
1940 35 DET AL 19 23 23 4 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 .348 .348 .478 .826 104 11 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 268 387 367 42 103 10 4 5 55 1 1 16 48 .281 .313 .371 .683 74 136 1 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 234 222 25 62 6 2 3 33 1 10 29 .281 .313 .371 .683 74 82 1 2
PHA (3 yrs) 181 322 305 33 86 8 2 4 49 1 1 15 38 .282 .318 .361 .678 73 110 1 1 1
CHC (3 yrs) 68 42 39 5 9 2 2 0 3 0 1 4 .231 .250 .385 .635 64 15 0 0 2
DET (1 yr) 19 23 23 4 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 .348 .348 .478 .826 104 11 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 200 345 328 37 94 8 2 5 52 1 1 15 44 .287 .320 .369 .689 75 121 1 1 1
NL (3 yrs) 68 42 39 5 9 2 2 0 3 0 1 4 .231 .250 .385 .635 64 15 0 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1930 25 CHC NL 18 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1933 28 CHC NL 24 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1937 32 PHA AL 120 5 0 0 0 1 4 4 14 1.4 13 1.3 0.1 $ 1/7O
1938 33 PHA AL 119 -8 0 0 0 0 7 4 3 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ 1
1939 34 PHA AL 83 -11 -1 0 0 0 6 3 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
1940 35 DET AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
6 Seasons 387 -17 -1 0 0 1 20 14 17 1.9 16 1.6 0.3 $
PHA (3 yrs) 322 -14 -1 0 0 1 17 11 14 1.6 13 1.3 0.3 $
CHC (2 yrs) 42 -3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1930 CHC NL 25 P 37 3 0 81.1 29 6 22 1 1 .966 3.10 0.76 .964 2.21 2.18
1933 CHC NL 28 P 24 3 3 75.2 21 1 20 0 1 1.000 2.50 0.88 .964 2.37 2.33
1934 CHC NL 29 P 2 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.25
1937 PHA AL 32 P 30 4 1 116.0 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.57 .954 2.05 2.01
1937 PHA AL 32 LF 6 5 4 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.83 .966 2.17
1937 PHA AL 32 OF 6 5 4 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.83 .969 2.35
1938 PHA AL 33 P 32 23 13 191.0 42 4 36 2 0 .952 1.88 1.25 .952 2.11 2.06
1939 PHA AL 34 P 35 24 12 197.2 40 11 27 2 6 .950 1.73 1.09 .951 1.92 1.89
1940 DET AL 35 P 6 2 0 14.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.50 .957 2.06 2.02
7 Seasons P 166 60 29 676.2 152 25 122 5 8 .967 1.96 0.89 .956 2.09 2.08
1 Season OF 6 5 4 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.83 .969 2.35
1 Season LF 6 5 4 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.83 .966 2.17
7 Seasons TOT 172 65 33 676.2 169 41 123 5 8 .970 1.96 0.95 .957 2.09 2.09
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 AL  2.914 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 AL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 AL  29 (2nd)
1939 AL  27 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL  233 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1939 AL  13 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1938 AL  120 (6th)
1939 AL  105 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1938 AL  5 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1930 NL  6 (7th)
1938 AL  5 (7th)
1939 AL  3 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 AL  21 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1937 AL  1.000 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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