Rob Nelson
Robert Augustus Nelson
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: May 17, 1964 in Pasadena, CA
High School: South Pasadena (South Pasadena, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1986
Final Game: April 29, 1990
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 OAK AL 22 1B 2 1 8.0 5 3 1 1 1 .800 -0.7 -105.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 9.45 8.60
1986 OAK AL 22 DH 1
1987 TOT MLB 23 1B 9 7 67.1 76 63 11 2 7 .974 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 9.89 8.22 .992 9.62 8.49
1987 OAK AL 23 1B 7 7 58.1 62 49 11 2 6 .968 0.3 6.2 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0 9.26 8.57 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 SDP NL 23 1B 2 0 9.0 14 14 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 14.00 7.00 .993 9.90 8.45
1988 SDP NL 24 1B 5 5 46.0 54 48 5 1 5 .981 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0 10.37 10.60 .991 9.96 8.64
1989 SDP NL 25 1B 31 21 202.2 226 201 23 2 17 .991 -0.3 -1.8 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 9.95 7.23 .992 9.75 8.38
4 Seasons 1B 47 34 324.0 361 315 40 6 30 .983 -1.0 -3.7 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 0 9.86 7.55 .992 9.75 8.44
1 Season DH 1
5 Seasons TOT 47 34 324.0 361 315 40 6 30 .983 -1.0 -3.7 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 0 9.86 7.55 .975 9.75 8.44

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1986 OAK AL 22 5 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
1987 SDP NL 23 10 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1987 OAK AL 23 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SDP NL 24 7 5 7 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1989 SDP NL 25 42 21 42 31 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1990 SDP NL 26 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Seasons 76 35 76 47 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1986 OAK AL 22 37 78% 73% 11% 1 0% 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1987 OAK AL 23 285 55% 76% 28% 19 89% 0 49 4 44 2 4 10 3 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
1987 SDP NL 23 44 70% 80% 41% 0 0 14 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SDP NL 24 188 55% 73% 30% 11 91% 0 47 2 44 1 2 7 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 100%
1989 SDP NL 25 869 54% 77% 32% 55 93% 0 201 14 175 10 19 23 17 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 17 0 0 1 16 2 1 0 1 2 50%
4 Seasons 1423 55% 77% 31% 86 91% 0 314 20 278 15 25 41 25 8 1 1 6 1 5 0 5 30 1 0 1 28 3 2 0 2 3 67%
MLB Averages 56% 77% 30% 94% 84%

* 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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