Roger Nelson
Roger Eugene Nelson (Spider)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 7, 1944 in Altadena, CA
High School: Covina (Covina, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1967
Final Game: September 23, 1976
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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
1967 23 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 24 BAL AL 19 22 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .063 .167 .063 .229 -28 1 1 0 4 0 0 1
1969 25 KCR AL 29 66 58 4 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 16 .138 .164 .172 .336 -6 10 0 0 5 1 0 1
1970 26 KCR AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 27 KCR AL 13 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 120 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 28 KCR AL 34 61 54 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 .093 .140 .093 .233 -29 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1973 29 CIN NL 14 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1974 30 CIN NL 14 32 28 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 7 .179 .233 .179 .412 17 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
9 Seasons 132 208 180 12 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 58 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 25 1 0 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 255 221 15 28 0 1 0 10 0 0 14 71 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 31 1 0 20 1 0
KCR (5 yrs) 80 135 118 8 15 0 1 0 3 0 0 7 37 .127 .175 .144 .319 -7 17 0 0 9 1 0
CIN (2 yrs) 28 51 46 4 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 11 .152 .188 .152 .340 -3 7 0 0 3 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 19 22 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .063 .167 .063 .229 -28 1 1 0 4 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 104 157 134 8 16 0 1 0 3 0 0 9 47 .119 .174 .134 .308 -9 18 1 0 13 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 28 51 46 4 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 11 .152 .188 .152 .340 -3 7 0 0 3 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
1968 24 BAL AL 22 20 0 0.0 81 .167 .063 .239 .167 .308 .063 .354 .229 .662 -28 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .188 .125 .000
1969 25 KCR AL 66 56 2 1.0 95 .186 .138 .254 .164 .331 .172 .384 .336 .715 -6 .062 -8.5 -0.9 .240 .069 .034
1970 26 KCR AL 1 0 0 1.000 .331 0.3 0.0
1971 27 KCR AL 7 4 1 6.7 91 .500 .333 .254 .429 .326 .333 .377 .762 .703 120 .719 0.2 0.0 .750 .167 .000
1972 28 KCR AL 61 53 1 0.5 82 .143 .093 .245 .140 .314 .093 .354 .233 .668 -29 .027 -8.7 -1.0 .163 .056 .000
1973 29 CIN NL 19 17 0 0.0 92 .143 .111 .257 .111 .325 .111 .382 .222 .706 -37 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .125 .000 .000
1974 30 CIN NL 32 25 1 1.1 94 .238 .179 .261 .233 .333 .179 .378 .412 .710 17 .075 -3.2 -0.3 .304 .071 .000
9 Seasons 208 175 5 0.8 89 .187 .128 .252 .177 .323 .139 .371 .316 .694 -8 .047 -25.6 -2.8 .228 .072 .011
162 Game Avg. 255 215 6 0.8 89 .187 .128 .252 .177 .323 .139 .371 .316 .694 -8 .047 -25.6 -2.8 .228 .072 .011
KCR (5 yrs) 135 113 4 1.0 89 .183 .127 .250 .175 .323 .144 .370 .319 .693 -7 .069 -16.7 -1.8 .233 .076 .017
CIN (2 yrs) 51 42 1 0.6 93 .200 .152 .259 .188 .330 .152 .379 .340 .709 -3 .030 -6.5 -0.7 .231 .043 .000
BAL (1 yr) 22 20 0 0.0 81 .167 .063 .239 .167 .308 .063 .354 .229 .662 -28 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .188 .125 .000
AL (7 yrs) 157 133 4 0.8 88 .182 .119 .249 .174 .321 .134 .368 .308 .689 -9 .054 -19.2 -2.1 .227 .082 .015
NL (2 yrs) 51 42 1 0.6 93 .200 .152 .259 .188 .330 .152 .379 .340 .709 -3 .030 -6.5 -0.7 .231 .043 .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
1973 29 CIN NL NLCS NYM L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 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
1968 24 BAL AL 22 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 1.6 10.00 27%
1969 25 KCR AL 66 0.0% 24.2% 3.0% 1.5% 13% 8.00 3.6 19.3 0.95 65%
1970 26 KCR AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
1971 27 KCR AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.0 1.00 57%
1972 28 KCR AL 61 0.0% 31.2% 4.9% 0.0% 0% 6.33 2.8 2.89 57%
1973 29 CIN NL 19 0.0% 21.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.5 18.0 11.00 74%
1974 30 CIN NL 32 0.0% 21.9% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 3.50 4.0 7.0 1.57 66%
9 Seasons 208 0.0% 27.9% 5.3% 0.5% 4% 5.27 3.1 22.5 2.00 59%
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
1968 24 BAL AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 KCR AL 1 0 40% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
1970 26 KCR AL 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
1971 27 KCR AL 0 0 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 28 KCR AL 0 0 25% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
1973 29 CIN NL 1 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1974 30 CIN NL 0 0 43% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
9 Seasons 2 0 35% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26% 11 10 1 2 1 1 6 2 3
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
1968 24 BAL AL 22 41% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 5 1 20% 7 4 57% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1969 25 KCR AL 66 24% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 12 0 0% 11 4 36% 42 4 10% 4 3 75% 1 0 0% 0
1970 26 KCR AL 1 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 0 0
1971 27 KCR AL 7 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 KCR AL 61 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 9 0 0% 12 1 8% 29 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1973 29 CIN NL 19 26% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 14 1 7% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
1974 30 CIN NL 32 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 26 5 19% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
9 Seasons 208 29% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 64% 35 1 3% 41 9 22% 123 10 8% 10 4 40% 11 3 27% 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
1968 24 24 22 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .063 .167 .063 .229 -28 1 1 0 4 0 0
1969 25 53 88 74 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 26 .122 .165 .149 .313 -10 11 1 0 9 1 0
1970 26 57 89 74 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 26 .122 .175 .149 .324 -7 11 1 0 9 1 0
1971 27 70 96 80 6 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 28 .138 .195 .163 .358 3 13 1 0 9 1 0
1972 28 104 157 134 8 16 0 1 0 3 0 0 9 47 .119 .174 .134 .308 -9 18 1 0 13 1 0
1973 29 118 176 152 9 18 0 1 0 4 0 0 9 51 .118 .167 .132 .298 -13 20 1 0 14 1 0
1974 30 132 208 180 12 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 58 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 25 1 0 16 1 0
1975 31 132 208 180 12 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 58 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 25 1 0 16 1 0
1976 32 132 208 180 12 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 58 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 25 1 0 16 1 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
1968 24 19 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 19
1969 25 29 62 59 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 2 16 .153 .177 .186 .364 2 29
1970 26 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 4
1971 27 13 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 1 13
1972 28 36 61 57 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 .105 .164 .105 .269 1 34
1973 29 14 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
1974 30 14 33 30 4 7 0 0 0 6 0 3 7 .233 .303 .233 .536 2 14
7 Seasons 129 200 186 12 24 0 1 0 9 0 13 59 .129 .185 .140 .325 6 127
162 Game Avg. 162 251 234 15 30 0 1 0 11 0 16 74 .129 .185 .140 .325 8 127

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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