Ricky Nelson
Ricky Lee Nelson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 8, 1959 in Eloy, AZ
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1983
Final Game: August 2, 1986
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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
1983 24 SEA AL 98 311 291 32 74 13 3 5 36 7 4 17 50 .254 .294 .371 .666 80 108 4 0 2 1 3 97/D
1984 25 SEA AL 9 17 15 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 .200 .294 .400 .694 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 /D9
1985 26 SEA AL 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1986 27 SEA AL 10 12 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 0 0 0 0 0 /D8
4 Seasons 123 342 320 38 79 13 3 6 39 8 4 19 59 .247 .288 .363 .651 76 116 4 0 2 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 450 421 50 104 17 4 8 51 11 5 25 78 .247 .288 .363 .651 76 153 5 0 3 1 4

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
1983 24 SEA AL 311 228 31 3.6 101 .291 .254 .270 .294 .333 .371 .408 .666 .740 80 .399 -9.3 -0.9 .569 .186 .117 5.8
1984 25 SEA AL 17 12 2 4.5 95 .200 .200 .261 .294 .324 .400 .394 .694 .718 92 .495 -0.2 0.0 .667 .333 .200 .0
1985 26 SEA AL 2 2 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .261 .000 .327 .000 .406 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1986 27 SEA AL 12 10 0 0.0 100 .250 .167 .262 .167 .330 .167 .408 .333 .737 -9 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .300 .083 .000 .0
4 Seasons 342 252 33 3.5 101 .285 .247 .269 .288 .332 .363 .407 .651 .739 76 .383 -11.9 -1.2 .558 .188 .116 6.9
162 Game Avg. 450 332 43 3.5 101 .285 .247 .269 .288 .332 .363 .407 .651 .739 76 .383 -11.9 -1.2 .558 .188 .116 9

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
1983 24 SEA AL 311 1.6% 16.1% 5.5% 6.8% 28% 2.94 5.8 58.2 8.1 0.93 76%
1984 25 SEA AL 17 5.9% 23.5% 11.8% 5.9% 33% 2.00 3.8 15.0 7.5 0.60 59%
1985 26 SEA AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1986 27 SEA AL 12 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 12.0 2.00 67%
4 Seasons 342 1.8% 17.3% 5.6% 6.4% 28% 3.11 5.4 53.3 8.2 0.93 75%
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
1983 24 SEA AL 3 0 31% 98 7 4 64% 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 44% 13 8 5 4 2 1 6 1 4
1984 25 SEA AL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 26 SEA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 27 SEA AL 0 0 100% 4 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
4 Seasons 3 0 35% 110 8 4 67% 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 44% 13 8 5 4 2 1 8 2 5
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
1983 24 SEA AL 311 86% 74 12 5 0 4 2.16 5 0 9 5 0 1 4 0 3 2 67% 58 4 7% 30 9 30% 199 32 16% 18 12 67% 19 6 32% 0
1984 25 SEA AL 17 94% 3 5 1 0 1 1.54 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 12 1 8% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1985 26 SEA AL 2 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1986 27 SEA AL 12 100% 2 4 1 0 1 2.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
4 Seasons 342 87% 79 22 7 0 6 1.94 6 0 10 6 0 1 5 0 3 2 67% 62 4 6% 35 10 29% 223 34 15% 20 12 60% 24 9 38% 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
1983 24 98 311 291 32 74 13 3 5 36 7 4 17 50 .254 .294 .371 .666 80 108 4 0 2 1 3
1984 25 107 328 306 34 77 13 3 6 38 7 4 19 54 .252 .294 .373 .667 80 114 4 0 2 1 3
1985 26 113 330 308 36 77 13 3 6 38 7 4 19 55 .250 .293 .370 .663 79 114 4 0 2 1 3
1986 27 123 342 320 38 79 13 3 6 39 8 4 19 59 .247 .288 .363 .651 76 116 4 0 2 1 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1983 24 98 309 291 33 74 13 3 5 37 7 17 50 .254 .294 .371 .666 32 98
1984 25 9 17 15 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 .200 .294 .400 .694 2 9
1985 26 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1986 27 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
4 Seasons 123 340 320 37 77 13 3 6 39 8 19 59 .241 .282 .356 .639 34 123
162 Game Avg. 162 448 421 49 101 17 4 8 51 11 25 78 .241 .282 .356 .639 45 123

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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