Nelson Norman
Nelson Augusto Norman
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 23, 1958 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1978
Final Game: April 29, 1987
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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
1978 TEX AL 20 SS 18 8 90.2 61 14 46 1 7 .984 4.7 62.2 4.7 1.7 3.0 0 5.96 3.33 .964 4.92 4.19
1978 TEX AL 20 3B 6 2 23.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.5 26.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.35 1.00 .950 3.01 2.58
1979 TEX AL 21 SS 142 115 1015.0 503 177 302 24 64 .952 -7.9 -9.3 -7.9 -3.2 -4.7 0 4.25 3.37 .965 5.01 4.10
1979 TEX AL 21 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.80
1980 TEX AL 22 SS 17 12 101.2 70 21 45 4 12 .943 0.8 9.4 0.8 -1.9 2.7 0 5.84 3.88 .964 4.99 4.26
1981 TEX AL 23 SS 5 4 38.0 27 5 21 1 5 .963 2.2 69.5 2.2 0.4 1.7 0 6.16 5.20 .967 5.00 4.20
1982 PIT NL 24 2B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.75
1982 PIT NL 24 SS 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 5.00 4.40
1987 MON NL 29 SS 1 1 8.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -1.0 -150.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .967 4.73 3.90
6 Seasons SS 184 141 1262.1 667 219 417 31 88 .954 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 -4.0 2.6 0 4.53 3.46 .965 5.00 4.13
1 Season 3B 6 2 23.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.5 26.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.35 1.00 .950 3.01 2.58
2 Seasons 2B 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.77
6 Seasons TOT 193 143 1289.1 673 221 421 31 89 .954 -0.8 -0.7 -0.8 -4.0 3.1 0 4.48 3.33 .919 4.97 4.09

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
1978 TEX AL 20 23 10 23 23 0 0 0 0 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 TEX AL 21 147 115 147 144 0 0 0 1 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
1980 TEX AL 22 17 12 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1981 TEX AL 23 7 4 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1982 PIT NL 24 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MON NL 29 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 198 143 198 193 0 0 0 3 6 185 0 0 0 0 0 1 16
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 -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 TEX AL 20 390 52% 80% 31% 50 90% 0 14 4 6 4 46 39 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 4 1 0 6 1 5 0 0 0
1979 TEX AL 21 4403 53% 79% 29% 395 87% 1 180 77 80 23 304 225 71 0 1 24 2 16 6 21 66 21 1 26 3 4 58 22 33 5 2 3
1980 TEX AL 22 461 45% 78% 29% 51 88% 0 22 6 12 4 45 33 12 0 0 4 0 3 1 4 12 3 2 5 2 0 12 5 7 0 0 0
1981 TEX AL 23 162 69% 77% 31% 25 92% 0 7 2 5 0 21 14 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0
1982 PIT NL 24 39 62% 82% 18% 2 100% 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MON NL 29 41 61% 71% 34% 3 33% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 5496 53% 79% 29% 526 87% 2 225 89 104 32 419 312 98 0 2 31 2 21 8 27 90 29 3 36 6 4 81 32 46 5 2 3
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1978 TEX AL 20 92 37% 76% 32% 5 100% 0 2 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1 Season 92 37% 76% 32% 5 100% 0 2 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 90% 73%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1979 TEX AL 21 7 71% 86% 57% 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
1982 PIT NL 24 8 75% 88% 38% 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
2 Seasons 15 73% 87% 47% 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
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 95%

* 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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