Mel Nelson
Melvin Frederick Nelson
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 30, 1936 in San Diego, CA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1960
Final Game: June 2, 1969
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Standard Batting

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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
1960 24 STL NL 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 27 LAA AL 39 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 29 MIN AL 28 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 31 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 32 STL NL 18 13 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 33 STL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 96 36 34 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .147 .171 .147 .318 -7 5 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 61 57 3 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 22 .147 .171 .147 .318 -7 8 0 0 2 0 0
STL (3 yrs) 28 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 44 3 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (2 yrs) 29 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 1 0 0
LAA (1 yr) 39 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 68 21 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 2 0 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 28 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 44 3 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1960 24 STL NL 2 1 1 26.9 106 1.000 .500 .272 .500 .339 .500 .418 1.000 .756 167 .965 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1963 27 LAA AL 11 10 0 0.0 89 .125 .091 .248 .091 .314 .091 .383 .182 .697 -47 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
1965 29 MIN AL 10 9 0 0.0 96 .250 .111 .256 .111 .327 .111 .393 .222 .720 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1968 32 STL NL 13 10 1 2.7 81 .250 .167 .251 .231 .309 .167 .354 .397 .663 22 .375 -1.2 -0.1 .300 .083 .000
6 Seasons 36 30 2 1.8 89 .238 .147 .253 .171 .317 .147 .377 .318 .694 -7 .192 -4.8 -0.5 .207 .029 .000
162 Game Avg. 61 51 3 1.8 89 .238 .147 .253 .171 .317 .147 .377 .318 .694 -7 .192 -4.8 -0.5 .207 .029 .000
STL (3 yrs) 15 11 2 4.9 84 .333 .214 .254 .267 .313 .214 .363 .481 .676 44 .629 -1.0 -0.1 .364 .071 .000
MIN (2 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 96 .250 .111 .256 .111 .327 .111 .393 .222 .720 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
LAA (1 yr) 11 10 0 0.0 89 .125 .091 .248 .091 .314 .091 .383 .182 .697 -47 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
AL (3 yrs) 21 19 0 0.0 92 .167 .100 .252 .100 .320 .100 .388 .200 .707 -43 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .111 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 15 11 2 4.9 84 .333 .214 .254 .267 .313 .214 .363 .481 .676 44 .629 -1.0 -0.1 .364 .071 .000

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
1968 32 STL NL WS DET L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1960 24 STL NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 2.0 50%
1963 27 LAA AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 5.00 73%
1965 29 MIN AL 10 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 3.00 40%
1968 32 STL NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.0 6.0 2.00 62%
6 Seasons 36 0.0% 36.1% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 13.00 2.6 11.3 3.00 58%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1960 24 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 27 LAA AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 29 MIN 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 0
1968 32 STL NL 0 0 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Seasons 0 0 33% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1960 24 STL NL 2 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1963 27 LAA AL 10 30% 1 1 0 0 0 2.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1965 29 MIN AL 10 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 32 STL NL 13 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 9 2 22% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 0
6 Seasons 35 29% 5 1 0 0 0 2.31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 9 1 11% 19 3 16% 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1960 24 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 1 0 0 0 0 0
1961 25 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 26 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 27 41 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 28 41 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0
1965 29 69 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 0 0 1 0 0
1966 30 69 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 0 0 1 0 0
1967 31 70 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 0 0 1 0 0
1968 32 88 36 34 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .147 .171 .147 .318 -7 5 0 0 1 0 0
1969 33 96 36 34 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .147 .171 .147 .318 -7 5 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1960 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1963 27 39 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 39
1965 29 28 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
1968 32 18 15 13 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 .231 .333 .231 .564 1 18
4 Seasons 87 37 35 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 13 .086 .135 .086 .221 1 87
162 Game Avg. 162 69 65 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 4 24 .086 .135 .086 .221 2 87

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