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Mel Nelson

Melvin Frederick Nelson

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Angels/Twins/Cardinals 1960-1969

Final Game: June 2, 1969
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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
1954	18	STL-min	C	39	149	149		34	3	1	0						.228	.228	.262	.490		39							FRE · CALL
1955	19	STL-min	C	147	625	625		185	29	8	27						.296	.296	.498	.794		311							FRE · CALL
1956	20	STL-min	AAA	131	463	427	49	104	16	6	4	35	2		29	100	.244	.295	.337	.632		144		3	2	2			ROC · IL
1957	21	STL-min	C,A,AAA	109	334	331	4	81	14	10	13	0	0		3	3	.245	.251	.465	.717		154		0	0	0			BIL,CBS,ROC · PION,SALL,IL
1958	22	STL-min	A,AA	66	115	115	2	24	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	9	.209	.209	.400	.609		46		0	0	0			YOR,HSN · EL,TL
1959	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	68	113	101	17	34	4	4	2	13	1	0	7	26	.337	.393	.515	.908		52		3	1	1	0		OMA,TUL · AA,TL
1960	24	LAD-min	AAA	46	70	65	15	15	3	2	2	7	0	0	5	21	.231	.286	.431	.716		28							SPO · PCL
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

1961	25	STL-min	AAA	49	80	73	10	21	3	0	3	12	0	0	7	26	.288	.350	.452	.802		33							POR · PCL
1962	26	STL-min	AAA	16	13	12	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.083	.154	.250	.404		3		0	0	0			ATA · IL
1963	27	ANA-min	AAA	18	33	28	6	5	2	0	1	2	0	0	5	7	.179	.303	.357	.660		10							HAW · PCL
1963	27	LAA	AL	39	10	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.091	.091	.091	.182	-47	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

1964	28	MIN-ANA-min	AAA	41	60	57	2	9	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	25	.158	.186	.175	.362		10		1	1	0			ATA,HAW · IL,PCL
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

1966	30	MIN-min	AAA	37	42	40	8	9	2	0	2	7	0	0	1	15	.225	.244	.425	.669		17		0	1	0			DEN · PCL
1967	31	MIN-min	AAA	56	19	19	2	4	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	8	.211	.211	.579	.789		11		0	0	0			DEN · PCL
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-NYM-min	AAA	18	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.100	.000	.100		0		0	1	0			TUL,JCK · PCL,IL
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-MIN-min	AAA	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUL,DEN · AA
1969	33	STL	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1970	34	ATL-min	AAA	39	30	26	7	6	1	0	1	5	0	0	4	9	.231	.333	.385	.718		10		0	0	0			RMD · IL
6 Yrs				96	35	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	59	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	10	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	20	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

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
1960	24	STL	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.521	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$	/1

1963	27	LAA	AL	39	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.498	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$	1

1965	29	MIN	AL	28	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.498	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$	1

1967	31	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1968	32	STL	NL	18	13	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.503	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1969	33	STL	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
6 Seasons				96	35	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	-0.0	1	$

STL (3 yrs)				28	15	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	1	1	0.1	.503	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$
MIN (2 yrs)				29	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.498	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$
LAA (1 yr)				39	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.498	.499	-0.1	-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
1960	24	STL	NL	2	1	1	27.0	106	1.000	.500	.272	.500	.340	.500	.418	1.000	.758	167	.965	0.2	0.0	1.000	.000	.000

1963	27	LAA	AL	10	10	0	0.0	90	.125	.091	.248	.091	.314	.091	.384	.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 Yrs				35	30	2	1.8	89	.238	.147	.253	.171	.317	.147	.378	.318	.694	-7	.193	-4.8	-0.5	.207	.029	.000
162 Game Avg.				59	51	3	1.8	89	.238	.147	.253	.171	.317	.147	.378	.318	.694	-7	.193	-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)				10	10	0	0.0	90	.125	.091	.248	.091	.314	.091	.384	.182	.697	-47	.000	-2.1	-0.2	.100	.000	.000

AL (3 yrs)				20	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

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
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
1 WS							1	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	GO/AO	IP%
1960	24	STL	NL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.0		2.0		50%

1963	27	LAA	AL	10	0.0%	30.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		3.7			5.00	80%

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 Yrs				35	0.0%	37.1%	2.9%	0.0%	0%	13.00	2.6		11.3	3.00	60%
MLB Averages					2.2%	15.1%	8.3%	6.2%	28%	1.82	5.9	41.3	9.0	1.09	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1960	24	STL	NL	0.2	0.0	2	0.1	0.1	-0.0	1.27	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.13	0.5		0

1963	27	LAA	AL	-2.1	-0.2	10	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.06	-0.2	-0.0	-1.4	-0.2	0.76	-1.8	2.17	1

1965	29	MIN	AL	-1.7	-0.2	10	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.84	-0.2	0.1	-1.4	-0.1	0.91	-1.9		0

1967	31	MIN	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1968	32	STL	NL	-1.2	-0.1	13	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	.70	-0.2	-0.0	-1.6	-0.2	0.99	-1.5		0
1969	33	STL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
6 Yrs				-4.8	-0.5	35	-0.4	0.2	-0.6	.87	-0.5	0.1	-4.0	-0.4	0.91	-4.6	2.17	1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
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 Yrs				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

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
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	2.17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	3	0	0%	4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		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%	1	0	0%	0
6 Yrs				35	29%	5			1	0	0	0	2.17	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	6	0	0%	9	1	11%	19	3	16%	3	2	67%	2	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					52%																			77%			10%			30%			14%			47%			52%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1960	24	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	167	1	0
1961	25	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	167	1	0
1962	26	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	167	1	0
1963	27	41	12	13	0	2	1	0	4	.154	.154	.154	.308	-12	2	0
1964	28	41	12	13	0	2	1	0	4	.154	.154	.154	.308	-12	2	0
1965	29	69	22	22	0	3	1	0	9	.136	.136	.136	.273	-23	3	1
1966	30	69	22	22	0	3	1	0	9	.136	.136	.136	.273	-23	3	1
1967	31	70	22	22	0	3	1	0	9	.136	.136	.136	.273	-23	3	1
1968	32	88	35	34	2	5	3	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	1
1969	33	96	35	34	2	5	3	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	1

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	10	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 Yrs		87	38	35	4	3	0	0	0	4	0	2	13	.086	.135	.086	.221	1	87
162 Game Avg.		162	71	65	7	6	0	0	0	7	0	4	24	.086	.135	.086	.221	2	87

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