Rocky Nelson
Glenn Richard Nelson
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: November 18, 1924 in Portsmouth, OH
High School: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, OH)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1949
Final Game: September 29, 1961
Died: October 31, 2006 in Portsmouth, OH
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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
1949 24 STL NL 82 260 244 28 54 8 4 4 32 1 11 12 .221 .258 .336 .594 55 82 5 1 4 3
1950 25 STL NL 76 265 235 27 58 10 4 1 20 4 26 9 .247 .324 .336 .661 71 79 3 1 3 3
1951 26 TOT MLB 86 232 218 32 56 8 4 1 15 1 1 12 7 .257 .296 .344 .640 70 75 6 0 2 3O
1951 26 TOT NL 80 226 213 32 56 8 4 1 15 1 1 11 7 .263 .299 .352 .651 73 75 6 0 2 3O
1951 26 STL NL 9 19 18 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .263 .278 .541 45 5 1 0 0 /3O
1951 26 PIT NL 71 207 195 29 52 7 4 1 14 1 1 10 7 .267 .302 .359 .661 75 70 5 0 2 3O
1951 26 CHW AL 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -52 0 0 0 0
1952 27 BRO NL 37 46 39 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 4 .256 .370 .282 .652 82 11 0 0 0 /3
1954 29 CLE AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 /3
1956 31 TOT NL 69 164 152 13 33 7 0 7 23 0 0 10 16 .217 .262 .401 .664 72 61 4 0 0 2 2 3/7
1956 31 BRO NL 31 102 96 7 20 2 0 4 15 0 0 4 10 .208 .235 .354 .589 51 34 2 0 0 2 1 3
1956 31 STL NL 38 62 56 6 13 5 0 3 8 0 0 6 6 .232 .306 .482 .789 108 27 2 0 0 0 1 3/7
1959 34 PIT NL 98 204 175 31 51 11 0 6 32 0 0 23 19 .291 .379 .457 .836 123 80 2 3 1 2 4 3/79
1960 35 PIT NL 93 234 200 34 60 11 1 7 35 1 2 24 15 .300 .382 .470 .852 132 94 2 5 1 4 5 3
1961 36 PIT NL 75 146 127 15 25 5 1 5 13 0 0 17 11 .197 .301 .370 .671 77 47 3 2 0 0 2 3
9 Seasons 620 1555 1394 186 347 61 14 31 173 7 3 130 94 .249 .317 .379 .696 84 529 26 12 11 8 13
162 Game Avg. 162 406 364 49 91 16 4 8 45 2 34 25 .249 .317 .379 .696 84 138 7 3 3
PIT (4 yrs) 337 791 697 109 188 34 6 19 94 2 3 74 52 .270 .346 .418 .763 104 291 12 10 4 6 11
STL (4 yrs) 205 606 553 64 129 24 8 8 61 5 0 44 27 .233 .292 .349 .641 67 193 11 2 7 0 1
BRO (2 yrs) 68 148 135 13 30 3 0 4 18 0 0 11 14 .222 .277 .333 .610 61 45 2 0 0 2 1
CLE (1 yr) 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -52 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 610 1545 1385 186 347 61 14 31 173 7 3 129 93 .251 .318 .382 .700 85 529 25 12 11 8 13
AL (2 yrs) 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -71 0 1 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
1949 24 STL NL 260 199 21 2.8 108 .219 .221 .276 .258 .351 .336 .413 .594 .764 55 .292 -17.4 -1.7 .487 .164 .115 1.6
1950 25 STL NL 265 183 25 3.6 112 .253 .247 .275 .324 .353 .336 .427 .661 .780 71 .384 -10.4 -1.0 .611 .217 .089 1.6
1951 26 TOT MLB 232 171 22 3.5 105 .262 .257 .271 .296 .345 .344 .410 .640 .755 70 .380 -10.2 -1.0 .515 .142 .087 1.0
1951 26 TOT NL 226 166 22 3.6 106 .268 .263 .271 .299 .345 .352 .410 .651 .755 73 .392 -9.2 -0.9 .524 .141 .089 1.0
1951 26 STL NL 19 15 1 1.8 104 .222 .222 .269 .263 .343 .278 .407 .541 .750 45 .155 -1.4 -0.1 .400 .111 .056
1951 26 PIT NL 207 151 21 3.7 106 .273 .267 .271 .302 .345 .359 .410 .661 .756 75 .414 -7.8 -0.8 .537 .144 .092 1.0
1951 26 CHW AL 6 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .265 .167 .346 .000 .389 .167 .735 -52 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
1952 27 BRO NL 46 29 4 3.7 98 .286 .256 .263 .370 .336 .282 .391 .652 .727 82 .446 -0.6 -0.1 .621 .205 .026
1954 29 CLE AL 4 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .391 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1956 31 TOT NL 164 125 16 3.4 108 .198 .217 .270 .262 .338 .401 .427 .664 .765 72 .380 -6.7 -0.6 .577 .250 .184 .0
1956 31 BRO NL 102 80 8 2.7 110 .190 .208 .274 .235 .342 .354 .433 .589 .775 51 .280 -7.3 -0.7 .487 .188 .146 .0
1956 31 STL NL 62 45 8 4.8 103 .213 .232 .264 .306 .331 .482 .417 .789 .748 108 .528 0.6 0.1 .733 .357 .250 .0
1959 34 PIT NL 204 129 32 6.6 104 .296 .291 .269 .379 .335 .457 .416 .836 .751 123 .659 7.0 0.7 .841 .297 .166 .0
1960 35 PIT NL 234 149 38 6.9 100 .291 .300 .264 .382 .330 .470 .406 .852 .736 132 .696 10.1 1.0 .847 .285 .170 1.8
1961 36 PIT NL 146 105 14 3.6 106 .180 .197 .271 .301 .338 .370 .422 .671 .760 77 .379 -4.4 -0.4 .629 .307 .173 .0
9 Seasons 1555 1095 172 4.2 106 .247 .249 .271 .317 .342 .379 .416 .696 .758 84 .465 -33.7 -3.2 .627 .227 .131 11.4
162 Game Avg. 406 286 45 4.2 106 .247 .249 .271 .317 .342 .379 .416 .696 .758 84 .465 -33.7 -3.2 .627 .227 .131 3
PIT (4 yrs) 791 534 105 5.3 104 .267 .270 .269 .346 .337 .418 .413 .763 .749 104 .570 4.9 0.5 .714 .253 .148 3.6
STL (4 yrs) 606 442 55 3.3 109 .234 .233 .274 .292 .349 .349 .419 .641 .769 67 .353 -28.6 -2.7 .561 .204 .116 6.2
BRO (2 yrs) 148 109 12 2.9 107 .218 .222 .271 .277 .340 .333 .421 .610 .761 61 .327 -7.8 -0.8 .523 .193 .111 .0
CLE (1 yr) 4 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .391 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .265 .167 .346 .000 .389 .167 .735 -52 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
NL (8 yrs) 1545 1085 172 4.2 106 .249 .251 .271 .318 .342 .382 .416 .700 .758 85 .468 -31.5 -3.0 .632 .227 .131 11.4
AL (2 yrs) 10 10 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .266 .100 .345 .000 .390 .100 .735 -71 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .100 .111 .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
1952 27 BRO NL WS NYY L 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 35 PIT NL WS NYY W 4 10 9 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 8 14 12 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .250 .357 .500 .857 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 8 14 12 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .250 .357 .500 .857 6 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
1949 24 STL NL 260 1.5% 4.6% 4.2% 6.2% 30% 1.09 20.3 61.0 7.6 88%
1950 25 STL NL 265 0.4% 3.4% 9.8% 5.7% 26% 0.35 26.1 235.0 11.8 85%
1951 26 TOT MLB 232 0.4% 3.0% 5.2% 5.6% 23% 0.58 31.1 218.0 14.5 91%
1951 26 TOT NL 226 0.4% 3.1% 4.9% 5.8% 23% 0.64 30.4 213.0 14.2 91%
1951 26 STL NL 19 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 5.3% 25% 0.00 18.0 95%
1951 26 PIT NL 207 0.5% 3.4% 4.8% 5.8% 23% 0.70 27.9 195.0 13.9 90%
1951 26 CHW AL 6 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.00 83%
1952 27 BRO NL 46 0.0% 8.7% 15.2% 2.2% 10% 0.57 9.8 13.0 76%
1954 29 CLE AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 3.00 75%
1956 31 TOT NL 164 4.3% 9.8% 6.1% 8.5% 42% 1.60 9.5 21.7 6.6 0.83 80%
1956 31 BRO NL 102 3.9% 9.8% 3.9% 5.9% 30% 2.50 9.6 24.0 6.4 0.89 82%
1956 31 STL NL 62 4.8% 9.7% 9.7% 12.9% 62% 1.00 9.3 18.7 7.0 0.73 76%
1959 34 PIT NL 204 2.9% 9.3% 11.3% 8.3% 33% 0.83 9.2 29.2 5.5 0.68 75%
1960 35 PIT NL 234 3.0% 6.4% 10.3% 8.1% 32% 0.63 13.3 28.6 5.7 0.81 78%
1961 36 PIT NL 146 3.4% 7.5% 11.6% 7.5% 44% 0.65 11.5 25.4 9.8 0.94 76%
9 Seasons 1555 2.0% 6.1% 8.4% 6.8% 31% 0.72 14.8 45.0 8.1 0.82 82%
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
1954 29 CLE 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
1956 31 TOT NL 3 0 17% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 39% 9 7 2 1 1 0 3 0 3
1956 31 BRO NL 1 0 15% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1956 31 STL NL 2 0 19% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1959 34 PIT NL 3 0 35% 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 75% 10 4 6 2 0 2 8 1 7
1960 35 PIT NL 3 0 33% 81 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 44% 19 12 6 7 4 3 6 1 5
1961 36 PIT NL 2 0 26% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 58% 6 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 4
9 Seasons 11 0 34% 243 7 3 140% 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 17 53% 44 25 17 11 6 5 22 2 19
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
1954 29 CLE AL 4 100% 0 3 0 0 0 2.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 31 TOT NL 164 96% 33 26 3 2 3 1.75 7 0 4 7 0 3 4 0 1 0 0% 33 4 12% 20 4 20% 111 17 15% 14 8 57% 8 2 25% 0
1956 31 BRO NL 102 94% 20 7 0 0 1 2.67 4 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0% 17 2 12% 11 4 36% 67 12 18% 11 8 73% 3 2 67% 0
1956 31 STL NL 62 98% 13 19 3 2 2 1.41 3 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 16 2 13% 9 0 0% 44 5 11% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 0
1959 34 PIT NL 199 91% 51 32 13 1 6 1.34 6 0 2 5 1 6 0 0 1 1 100% 36 2 6% 21 7 33% 138 26 19% 21 10 48% 19 5 26% 5
1960 35 PIT NL 228 91% 60 18 4 0 3 1.76 7 0 7 7 0 5 2 0 1 1 100% 54 2 4% 20 9 45% 171 28 16% 19 10 53% 20 11 55% 6
1961 36 PIT NL 146 92% 25 37 5 1 3 1.38 5 0 2 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 21 3 14% 9 1 11% 93 9 10% 6 2 33% 13 3 23% 0
9 Seasons 741 92% 347 116 25 4 15 1.54 31 0 15 24 1 15 10 0 3 11 367% 146 26 18% 71 21 30% 517 80 15% 60 30 50% 60 21 35% 11
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
1949 24 82 260 244 28 54 8 4 4 32 1 11 12 .221 .258 .336 .594 55 82 5 1 4
1950 25 158 525 479 55 112 18 8 5 52 5 37 21 .234 .292 .336 .628 63 161 8 2 7
1951 26 244 757 697 87 168 26 12 6 67 6 1 49 28 .241 .293 .339 .631 65 236 14 2 9
1952 27 281 803 736 93 178 27 12 6 70 6 1 56 32 .242 .297 .336 .633 66 247 14 2 9
1953 28 281 803 736 93 178 27 12 6 70 6 1 56 32 .242 .297 .336 .633 66 247 14 2 9
1954 29 285 807 740 93 178 27 12 6 70 6 1 56 33 .241 .296 .334 .630 65 247 15 2 9 0
1955 30 285 807 740 93 178 27 12 6 70 6 1 56 33 .241 .296 .334 .630 65 247 15 2 9 0
1956 31 354 971 892 106 211 34 12 13 93 6 1 66 49 .237 .290 .345 .635 66 308 19 2 9 2 2
1957 32 354 971 892 106 211 34 12 13 93 6 1 66 49 .237 .290 .345 .635 66 308 19 2 9 2 2
1958 33 354 971 892 106 211 34 12 13 93 6 1 66 49 .237 .290 .345 .635 66 308 19 2 9 2 2
1959 34 452 1175 1067 137 262 45 12 19 125 6 1 89 68 .246 .306 .364 .669 76 388 21 5 10 4 6
1960 35 545 1409 1267 171 322 56 13 26 160 7 3 113 83 .254 .318 .380 .699 85 482 23 10 11 8 11
1961 36 620 1555 1394 186 347 61 14 31 173 7 3 130 94 .249 .317 .379 .696 84 529 26 12 11 8 13

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 24 85 262 250 26 53 8 4 4 30 1 11 12 .212 .248 .324 .572 20 82
1950 25 79 269 242 26 57 10 4 1 19 4 26 9 .236 .312 .322 .635 24 76
1951 26 89 236 224 31 56 8 4 1 15 1 12 7 .250 .288 .335 .623 22 86
1952 27 39 47 40 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 7 4 .250 .362 .275 .637 4 37
1954 29 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1956 31 72 169 157 13 33 7 0 7 23 0 10 17 .210 .254 .389 .643 16 69
1959 34 102 218 187 33 57 12 0 7 34 0 26 20 .305 .394 .481 .876 34 98
1960 35 97 250 213 37 67 12 1 8 38 1 27 16 .315 .400 .493 .893 41 93
1961 36 78 153 133 15 26 5 1 5 13 0 18 11 .195 .301 .361 .662 15 75
9 Seasons 645 1608 1450 187 359 63 14 33 175 7 137 97 .248 .317 .379 .695 176 620
162 Game Avg. 162 404 364 47 90 16 4 8 44 2 34 24 .248 .317 .379 .695 44 620

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 NL--5--5th

Oldest s c a p y
1961 NL--born 1924-11-18--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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