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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 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 24 234 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 37 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 3 173.1 120 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 99 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 36 170 0.923 4.2 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.00
9 Seasons 29 32 .475 3.06 135 77 22 20 7 5 636.1 516 234 216 44 190 11 371 17 2 25 2556 109 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 2 204 166 75 69 14 61 4 119 5 1 8 820 109 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 3 418.1 347 151 143 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 24 234 0.571 5.1 1.3 0.0 5.1
AL (7 yrs) 22 26 .458 2.96 107 57 21 18 7 4 496.1 400 173 163 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

Postseason Pitching

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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 .762 120 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

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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 CHW AL 23 P 5 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.86 0.60 .967 1.93 0.74
1968 BAL AL 24 P 19 6 71.0 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.39 0.58 .955 1.89 0.73
1969 KCR AL 25 P 29 29 193.1 49 19 25 5 3 .898 2.05 1.52 .953 1.88 0.69
1970 KCR AL 26 P 4 2 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.75 .933 1.90 0.68
1971 KCR AL 27 P 13 1 34.0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.91 0.85 .955 1.99 0.77
1972 KCR AL 28 P 34 19 173.1 42 8 33 1 1 .976 2.13 1.21 .948 1.86 0.75
1973 CIN NL 29 P 14 8 54.2 15 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.47 1.07 .947 1.88 0.73
1974 CIN NL 30 P 14 12 85.1 18 6 10 2 1 .889 1.69 1.14 .950 1.88 0.71
1976 KCR AL 32 P 3 0 8.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.67 .950 1.87 0.87
9 Seasons P 135 77 636.1 154 43 103 8 8 .948 2.06 1.08 .951 1.88 0.73
9 Seasons TOT 135 77 636.1 154 43 103 8 8 .948 2.06 1.08 .899 1.88 0.73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1972 AL  2.077 (5th)

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

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1972 AL  .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  .559 (8th)

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Chief Johnson (963)
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  5. Hi Bithorn (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Nate Andrews (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Frank Miller (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1967: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Don Buford and Bruce Howard to the Baltimore Orioles for Luis Aparicio, John Matias and Russ Snyder.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Baltimore Orioles as the 1st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Richie Scheinblum to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson.

October 25, 1974: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.

March 25, 1975: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 5, 1975: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

August 5, 1975: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

March 3, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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