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Tex Nelson

Robert Sidney Nelson Sr. (Babe)

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 7, 1936 in Dallas, TX
High School: Adamson HS (Dallas, TX)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1955
Team: Orioles 1955-1957

Final Game: June 14, 1957
Died: July 22, 2011 in Mesquite, TX
Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
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Standard Batting

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
1955 18 BAL AL 25 38 31 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 .194 .342 .194 .536 53 6 0 0 0 0 0 /73
1956 19 BAL AL 39 76 68 5 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 22 .206 .276 .235 .512 42 16 2 0 0 1 0 97
1957 20 BAL AL 15 25 23 2 5 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 5 .217 .280 .391 .671 88 9 0 1 0 0 0 /97
3 Yrs 79 139 122 11 25 2 2 0 11 0 0 15 40 .205 .295 .254 .549 54 31 2 1 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 285 250 23 51 4 4 0 23 0 0 31 82 .205 .295 .254 .549 54 64 4 2 0 2 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1955 18 BAL AL 25 38 -2 -0 0 -2 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.3 .485 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ /73
1956 19 BAL AL 39 76 -6 -0 -0 -2 -1 -10 -1.0 2 -8 -0.8 .473 .494 -0.6 -0.3 -6 $ 97
1957 20 BAL AL 15 25 -1 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /97
3 Seasons 79 139 -8 -0 0 -4 -2 -14 -1.5 4 -10 -1.1 .481 .497 -0.7 -0.6 -6 $

Advanced Batting

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
1955 18 BAL AL 38 25 3 3.2 96 .333 .194 .257 .342 .335 .194 .383 .536 .717 53 .343 -1.6 -0.2 .520 .226 .000
1956 19 BAL AL 76 57 5 2.4 98 .298 .206 .256 .276 .336 .235 .391 .512 .728 42 .212 -5.2 -0.5 .411 .132 .029
1957 20 BAL AL 25 18 3 4.5 93 .278 .217 .255 .280 .326 .391 .385 .671 .710 88 .512 -0.7 -0.1 .611 .217 .174
3 Yrs 139 100 11 3.0 97 .301 .205 .256 .295 .334 .254 .388 .549 .722 54 .301 -7.5 -0.7 .475 .172 .049
162 Game Avg. 285 205 23 3.0 97 .301 .205 .256 .295 .334 .254 .388 .549 .722 54 .301 -7.5 -0.7 .475 .172 .049

Ratio Batting*

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
1955 18 BAL AL 38 0.0% 34.2% 18.4% 0.0% 0% 1.86 2.4 31.0 2.00 47%
1956 19 BAL AL 76 0.0% 29.0% 9.2% 2.6% 14% 3.14 3.1 13.6 1.43 62%
1957 20 BAL AL 25 0.0% 20.0% 4.0% 8.0% 40% 5.00 4.6 4.6 1.17 72%
3 Yrs 139 0.0% 28.8% 10.8% 2.9% 16% 2.67 3.1 11.1 1.46 60%
MLB Averages 2.4% 12.0% 9.2% 6.6% 29% 1.31 7.4 37.6 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 18 BAL AL -1.6 -0.2 39 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .89 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 0.93 -1.9 0.73 16
1956 19 BAL AL -5.4 -0.5 77 -0.9 0.6 -1.6 1.01 -0.6 -0.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.97 -6.7 1.30 15
1957 20 BAL AL -0.7 -0.1 25 0.6 1.0 -0.4 1.25 0.2 0.3 2.2 0.2 1.08 1.6 1.42 6
3 Yrs -7.6 -0.8 141 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 1.02 -0.5 0.0 -7.2 -0.7 0.98 -7.0 1.07 37

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1955 18 BAL AL 0 0 31% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1956 19 BAL AL 0 0 24% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 3 1
1957 20 BAL AL 0 0 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 0 0 27% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 40% 8 5 3 0 0 0 7 4 3

Situational Hitting*

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
1955 18 BAL AL 38 97% 6 16 3 0 1 0.73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 3 0 0% 21 1 5% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1956 19 BAL AL 76 95% 14 15 4 0 1 1.30 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 6 1 17% 50 5 10% 4 2 50% 0 0 0
1957 20 BAL AL 25 100% 5 6 3 0 2 1.42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 4 1 25% 20 5 25% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 139 96% 25 37 10 0 4 1.07 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 6% 13 2 15% 91 11 12% 9 4 44% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1955 18 25 38 31 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 .194 .342 .194 .536 53 6 0 0 0 0 0
1956 19 64 114 99 9 20 2 0 0 6 0 0 14 35 .202 .298 .222 .520 46 22 2 0 0 1 0
1957 20 79 139 122 11 25 2 2 0 11 0 0 15 40 .205 .295 .254 .549 54 31 2 1 0 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1955 18 26 39 32 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 14 .188 .333 .188 .521 2 25
1956 19 41 81 72 6 16 2 0 0 6 0 8 23 .222 .296 .250 .546 5 39
1957 20 16 27 25 3 6 0 2 0 7 0 1 5 .240 .296 .400 .696 3 15
3 Yrs 83 147 129 13 28 2 2 0 14 0 16 42 .217 .306 .264 .570 10 79
162 Game Avg. 162 287 252 25 55 4 4 0 27 0 31 82 .217 .306 .264 .570 20 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1955 AL  born 1936-08-07 (10th)

                                         

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