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Roger Nelson

Roger Eugene Nelson (Spider)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 7, 1944 in Altadena, CA
High School: Covina HS (Covina, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1967 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Royals/Reds/Orioles/WhiteSox 1967-1976

Final Game: September 23, 1976 (Age 32)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 1:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #745. Carl Pavano… #746. Terry Leach… #747. Shaun Marcum… #748. ROGER NELSON… #749. Red Munger… #750. Jack Warhop… #751. Huston Street… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1967 23 CHW AL 0 1 .000 1.29 5 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 24 251 0.571 5.1 1.3 0.0 5.1
1968 24 BAL AL 4 3 .571 2.41 19 6 5 0 0 1 71.0 49 21 19 3 26 3 70 1 0 6 283 122 1.056 6.2 0.4 3.3 8.9 2.69
1969 25 KCR AL 7 13 .350 3.31 29 29 0 8 1 0 193.1 170 78 71 12 65 4 82 6 1 8 790 111 1.216 7.9 0.6 3.0 3.8 1.26
1970 26 KCR AL 0 2 .000 10.00 4 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 18 10 10 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 45 39 2.000 18.0 3.0 0.0 3.0
1971 27 KCR AL 0 1 .000 5.29 13 1 4 0 0 0 34.0 35 20 20 1 5 0 29 0 0 0 139 65 1.176 9.3 0.3 1.3 7.7 5.80
1972 28 KCR AL 11 6 .647 2.08 34 19 9 10 6 2 173.1 120 41 40 13 31 1 120 1 0 4 652 145 0.871 6.2 0.7 1.6 6.2 3.87
1973 29 CIN NL 3 2 .600 3.46 14 8 0 1 0 0 54.2 49 25 21 4 24 1 17 3 0 1 234 100 1.335 8.1 0.7 4.0 2.8 0.71
1974 30 CIN NL 4 4 .500 3.38 14 12 1 1 0 1 85.1 67 36 32 7 35 1 42 1 1 3 353 104 1.195 7.1 0.7 3.7 4.4 1.20
1976 32 KCR AL 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 2 0 1 36 178 0.923 4.2 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.00
9 Yrs 29 32 .475 3.06 135 77 22 20 7 4 636.1 516 234 216 44 190 11 371 17 2 25 2556 110 1.109 7.3 0.6 2.7 5.2 1.95
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .475 3.06 43 25 7 6 2 1 204 166 75 69 14 61 4 119 5 1 8 820 110 1.109 7.3 0.6 2.7 5.2 1.95
KCR (5 yrs) 18 22 .450 3.08 83 51 13 18 7 2 418.1 347 151 143 29 105 6 238 10 1 15 1662 110 1.080 7.5 0.6 2.3 5.1 2.27
CIN (2 yrs) 7 6 .538 3.41 28 20 1 2 0 1 140.0 116 61 53 11 59 2 59 4 1 4 587 102 1.250 7.5 0.7 3.8 3.8 1.00
BAL (1 yr) 4 3 .571 2.41 19 6 5 0 0 1 71.0 49 21 19 3 26 3 70 1 0 6 283 122 1.056 6.2 0.4 3.3 8.9 2.69
CHW (1 yr) 0 1 .000 1.29 5 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 24 251 0.571 5.1 1.3 0.0 5.1
AL (7 yrs) 22 26 .458 2.96 107 57 21 18 7 3 496.1 400 173 163 33 131 9 312 13 1 21 1969 112 1.070 7.3 0.6 2.4 5.7 2.38
NL (2 yrs) 7 6 .538 3.41 28 20 1 2 0 1 140.0 116 61 53 11 59 2 59 4 1 4 587 102 1.250 7.5 0.7 3.8 3.8 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1967 23 CHW AL 7.0 5 0 1 1.29 3.87 0.41 -0.16 87.8 2.90 1 0.2 .9 -0.0 0.2 2 .533 .501 $4,800
1968 24 BAL AL 71.0 19 6 21 2.66 3.44 0.42 -0.03 98.8 2.95 3 0.4 1.2 -0.1 1.0 7 .521 .502 $6,600
1969 25 KCR AL 193.1 29 29 78 3.63 4.18 -0.09 0.07 100.1 4.35 16 1.9 -0.1 3.6 32 .566 .512 $17,500
1970 26 KCR AL 9.0 4 2 10 10.00 3.93 0.02 0.02 102.3 4.02 -6 -0.6 .5 0.0 -0.5 -5 .359 .497
1971 27 KCR AL 34.0 13 1 20 5.29 3.88 0.01 -0.15 99.4 3.70 -6 -0.7 .6 0.1 -0.3 -3 .449 .496
1972 28 KCR AL 173.1 34 19 41 2.13 3.34 -0.09 0.03 99.0 3.42 26 3.5 1.0 -0.1 5.1 38 .603 .522 $16,000
1973 29 CIN NL 54.2 14 8 25 4.12 4.13 0.30 0.06 99.4 3.87 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.0 0.3 3 .488 .499
1974 30 CIN NL 85.1 14 12 36 3.80 4.06 0.36 0.10 98.5 3.75 -1 -0.1 1.4 -0.0 0.6 6 .492 .499 $28,000
1976 32 KCR AL 8.2 3 0 2 2.08 3.88 0.24 -0.32 100.6 3.34 1 0.1 .4 -0.1 0.2 2 .549 .501
9 Seasons 636.1 135 77 234 3.31 3.82 0.08 0.03 99.2 3.75 33 4.6 .9 -0.4 10.2 82 .534 .503 $72,900
KCR (5 yrs) 418.1 83 51 151 3.25 3.80 -0.07 0.03 99.6 3.88 32 4.3 .8 -0.2 8.1 63 .552 .505 $33,500
CIN (2 yrs) 140.0 28 20 61 3.92 4.09 0.34 0.09 98.8 3.79 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.9 9 .490 .499 $28,000
BAL (1 yr) 71.0 19 6 21 2.66 3.44 0.42 -0.03 98.8 2.95 3 0.4 1.2 -0.1 1.0 7 .521 .502 $6,600
CHW (1 yr) 7.0 5 0 1 1.29 3.87 0.41 -0.16 87.8 2.90 1 0.2 .9 -0.0 0.2 2 .533 .501 $4,800

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1973 29 CIN NL NLCS L NYM 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.429 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.429 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00

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 .762 121 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
1976 32 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 135 208 180 12 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 58 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 25 1 0 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 250 216 14 28 0 1 0 10 0 0 13 70 .128 .177 .139 .316 -8 30 1 0 19 1 0
KCR (5 yrs) 83 135 118 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) 107 157 134 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 Awards
1967 23 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $4,800 /1
1968 24 BAL AL 19 22 -3 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $6,600 1
1969 25 KCR AL 29 66 -8 -0 0 0 8 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 2 $17,500 1
1970 26 KCR AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .511 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1971 27 KCR AL 13 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .508 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1
1972 28 KCR AL 34 61 -9 -1 0 0 6 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.4 .490 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $16,000 1
1973 29 CIN NL 14 19 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1974 30 CIN NL 14 32 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $28,000 1
1976 32 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
9 Seasons 135 208 -25 -1 1 0 22 -3 -0.4 7 4 -0.4 .497 .500 -0.4 -0.1 4 $72,900
KCR (5 yrs) 83 135 -16 -1 1 0 15 -2 -0.3 5 3 -0.3 .497 .500 -0.2 -0.0 3 $33,500
CIN (2 yrs) 28 51 -6 -0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 2 2 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 2 $28,000
BAL (1 yr) 19 22 -3 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $6,600
CHW (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $4,800

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
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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1967 CHW AL 23 P 5 0 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.86 0.60 .957 1.93 1.96 0 1 100% 41% 0
1968 BAL AL 24 P 19 6 0 71.0 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.39 0.58 .957 1.89 1.88 4 4 50% 37% 1
1969 KCR AL 25 P 29 29 8 193.1 49 19 25 5 3 .898 2.05 1.52 .951 1.88 1.88 11 10 48% 36% 4
1970 KCR AL 26 P 4 2 0 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.75 .950 1.90 1.85 0 0 0
1971 KCR AL 27 P 13 1 0 34.0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.91 0.85 .958 1.99 1.97 2 0 0% 38% 0
1972 KCR AL 28 P 34 19 10 173.1 42 8 33 1 1 .976 2.13 1.21 .950 1.86 1.85 14 5 26% 39% 3
1973 CIN NL 29 P 14 8 1 54.2 15 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.47 1.07 .950 1.88 1.88 1 1 50% 36% 1
1974 CIN NL 30 P 14 12 1 85.1 18 6 10 2 1 .889 1.69 1.14 .944 1.88 1.88 6 2 25% 33% 1
1976 KCR AL 32 P 3 0 0 8.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.67 .950 1.87 1.87 3 0 0% 34% 0
9 Seasons P 135 77 20 636.1 154 43 103 8 8 .948 2.06 1.08 .951 1.88 1.88 41 23 36% 37% 10
9 Seasons TOT 135 77 20 636.1 154 43 103 8 8 .948 2.06 1.08 .951 1.88 1.88 41 23 36% 37% 10
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1972 AL  5.1 (9th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1972 AL  2.08 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1972 AL  .647 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1972 AL  0.871 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL  6.231 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL  1.610 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL  6.231 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1972 AL  6 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1972 AL  3.871 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 AL  0.559 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1972 AL  145 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1972 AL  20 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1972 AL  2.4 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1972 AL  27.94 (6th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1972 AL  4.5 (2nd)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1972 AL  2.7 (5th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1972 AL  3.4 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1969 AL  5 (4th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (408), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (861st), 9.8 career WAR/10.4 7yr-peak WAR/10.1 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196723Chicago White Sox$4,800Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196824Baltimore Orioles$6,600Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196925Kansas City Royals$17,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197228Kansas City Royals$16,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197430Cincinnati Reds$28,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197531Chicago White Sox$28,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$100,900
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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