Nels Potter
Nelson Thomas Potter (Nellie)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 23, 1911 in Mount Morris, IL
School: Manchester College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1936
Final Game: September 18, 1949
Died: September 30, 1990 in Mt.Morris, IL
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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
1936 24 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1938 26 PHA AL 38 41 39 1 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 .256 .275 .282 .557 42 11 0 1 1
1939 27 PHA AL 41 76 67 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 6 .179 .236 .209 .445 16 14 1 0 4 1
1940 28 PHA AL 31 80 71 4 18 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .254 .284 .282 .565 48 20 2 0 6 1
1941 29 TOT AL 20 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .111 .273 .111 .384 5 1 0 0 1 1
1941 29 PHA AL 10 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 23 1 0 0 1 1
1941 29 BOS AL 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -30 0 0 0 0 1
1943 31 SLB AL 33 63 55 0 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 .145 .203 .164 .367 7 9 2 0 4 1
1944 32 SLB AL 32 92 82 4 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 .159 .207 .171 .378 6 14 2 1 5 1 MVP-9
1945 33 SLB AL 32 99 92 3 28 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 .304 .319 .326 .645 84 30 3 0 5 1
1946 34 SLB AL 23 56 52 2 12 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 .231 .286 .288 .574 57 15 1 0 0 1
1947 35 SLB AL 32 42 35 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 .257 .381 .286 .667 85 10 0 0 0 1
1948 36 TOT MLB 28 40 37 1 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 .378 .395 .405 .800 116 15 2 0 2 1
1948 36 TOT AL 10 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 118 3 1 0 0 1
1948 36 SLB AL 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 164 2 0 0 0 /1
1948 36 PHA AL 8 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 75 1 1 0 0 /1
1948 36 BSN NL 18 31 29 0 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .379 .379 .414 .793 115 12 1 0 2 1
1949 37 BSN NL 41 25 23 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 .130 .200 .174 .374 3 4 1 0 0 1
12 Seasons 352 626 562 25 128 15 0 0 37 0 0 35 50 .228 .274 .254 .529 44 143 14 1 28 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 288 259 12 59 7 0 0 17 0 16 23 .228 .274 .254 .529 44 66 0 13
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
SLB (6 yrs) 154 356 320 13 72 8 0 0 18 0 0 21 19 .225 .275 .250 .525 48 80 8 1 14
PHA (5 yrs) 128 210 187 12 42 5 0 0 16 0 0 11 18 .225 .268 .251 .519 35 47 4 0 12
BSN (2 yrs) 59 56 52 0 14 2 0 0 3 0 2 10 .269 .296 .308 .604 65 16 2 0 2
STL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -30 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 292 570 510 25 114 13 0 0 34 0 0 33 40 .224 .272 .249 .521 42 127 12 1 26
NL (3 yrs) 60 56 52 0 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 .269 .296 .308 .604 65 16 2 0 2 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1938 26 PHA AL 41 30 3 2.6 116 .278 .256 .286 .275 .365 .282 .427 .557 .791 42 .219 -3.6 -0.3 .414 .051 .026
1939 27 PHA AL 76 60 3 1.3 112 .197 .179 .284 .236 .359 .209 .420 .445 .778 16 .080 -8.6 -0.8 .339 .104 .030
1940 28 PHA AL 80 61 6 2.6 109 .281 .254 .277 .284 .350 .282 .419 .565 .769 48 .236 -5.4 -0.5 .418 .070 .028
1941 29 TOT AL 12 9 0 0.0 106 .250 .111 .275 .273 .351 .111 .405 .384 .756 5 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .375 .222 .000
1941 29 PHA AL 8 6 0 0.0 105 .250 .167 .273 .286 .349 .167 .402 .452 .752 23 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .000
1941 29 BOS AL 4 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .278 .250 .355 .000 .410 .250 .765 -30 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1943 31 SLB AL 63 53 2 1.0 89 .151 .145 .258 .203 .333 .164 .356 .367 .689 7 .084 -6.6 -0.7 .265 .091 .018
1944 32 SLB AL 92 76 3 1.1 96 .167 .159 .275 .207 .343 .171 .375 .378 .718 6 .081 -10.5 -1.1 .268 .061 .012
1945 33 SLB AL 99 72 10 3.7 92 .329 .304 .267 .319 .340 .326 .363 .645 .704 84 .483 -2.4 -0.3 .478 .043 .022
1946 34 SLB AL 56 41 4 2.6 100 .250 .231 .269 .286 .345 .288 .387 .574 .732 57 .299 -3.0 -0.3 .463 .135 .058
1947 35 SLB AL 42 26 4 4.1 98 .273 .257 .265 .381 .345 .286 .381 .667 .726 85 .492 -0.3 -0.0 .654 .229 .029
1948 36 TOT MLB 40 27 6 5.9 102 .412 .378 .269 .395 .346 .405 .396 .800 .742 116 .623 0.8 0.1 .640 .054 .027
1948 36 TOT AL 9 6 1 4.4 106 .375 .375 .274 .444 .359 .375 .396 .819 .756 118 .483 0.3 0.0 .667 .125 .000
1948 36 SLB AL 4 2 1 13.3 107 .500 .500 .275 .500 .361 .500 .398 1.000 .759 164 .874 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1948 36 PHA AL 5 4 0 0.0 105 .250 .250 .273 .400 .358 .250 .394 .650 .752 75 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .250 .000
1948 36 BSN NL 31 21 5 6.3 101 .423 .379 .268 .379 .342 .414 .396 .793 .738 115 .655 0.5 0.0 .632 .034 .034
1949 37 BSN NL 25 21 1 1.3 100 .188 .130 .264 .200 .337 .174 .395 .374 .733 3 .087 -3.1 -0.3 .286 .130 .043
12 Seasons 626 476 42 2.4 101 .250 .228 .272 .274 .346 .254 .390 .529 .736 44 .243 -44.0 -4.5 .400 .089 .027
162 Game Avg. 288 219 19 2.4 101 .250 .228 .272 .274 .346 .254 .390 .529 .736 44 .243 -44.0 -4.5 .400 .089 .027
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
SLB (6 yrs) 356 270 24 2.4 95 .239 .225 .268 .275 .341 .250 .371 .525 .713 48 .282 -22.5 -2.4 .398 .091 .025
PHA (5 yrs) 210 161 12 2.0 111 .249 .225 .281 .268 .356 .251 .420 .519 .776 35 .152 -18.4 -1.7 .389 .086 .027
BSN (2 yrs) 56 42 6 3.8 100 .333 .269 .266 .296 .340 .308 .396 .604 .736 65 .423 -2.6 -0.3 .450 .077 .038
BOS (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .278 .250 .355 .000 .410 .250 .765 -30 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
AL (10 yrs) 570 434 36 2.2 101 .243 .224 .273 .272 .347 .249 .390 .521 .736 42 .224 -41.4 -4.2 .395 .090 .025
NL (3 yrs) 56 42 6 3.8 100 .333 .269 .266 .296 .340 .308 .396 .604 .736 65 .423 -2.6 -0.3 .450 .077 .038

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
1944 32 SLB AL WS STL L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 36 BSN NL WS CLE L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1938 26 39 41 39 1 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 .256 .275 .282 .557 42 11 0 0 1 0 0
1939 27 80 117 106 7 22 3 0 0 10 0 0 6 9 .208 .250 .236 .486 25 25 1 0 5 0 0
1940 28 111 197 177 11 40 5 0 0 14 0 0 9 16 .226 .263 .254 .518 34 45 3 0 11 0 0
1941 29 131 209 186 12 41 5 0 0 16 0 0 11 21 .220 .264 .247 .511 33 46 3 0 12 0 0
1942 30 131 209 186 12 41 5 0 0 16 0 0 11 21 .220 .264 .247 .511 33 46 3 0 12 0 0
1943 31 164 272 241 12 49 6 0 0 20 0 0 15 23 .203 .250 .228 .478 28 55 5 0 16 0 0
1944 32 196 364 323 16 62 7 0 0 25 0 0 19 27 .192 .239 .214 .453 22 69 7 1 21 0 0
1945 33 228 463 415 19 90 9 0 0 30 0 0 21 34 .217 .256 .239 .495 35 99 10 1 26 0 0
1946 34 251 519 467 21 102 12 0 0 31 0 0 25 38 .218 .260 .244 .504 37 114 11 1 26 0 0
1947 35 283 561 502 24 111 13 0 0 33 0 0 32 40 .221 .269 .247 .516 41 124 11 1 26 0 0
1948 36 311 601 539 25 125 14 0 0 37 0 0 33 43 .232 .277 .258 .535 46 139 13 1 28 0 0
1949 37 352 626 562 25 128 15 0 0 37 0 0 35 50 .228 .274 .254 .529 44 143 14 1 28 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 26 40 43 42 1 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 3 .262 .279 .286 .565 3 38
1939 27 43 75 70 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 5 6 .171 .227 .200 .427 3 41
1940 28 32 75 72 4 17 2 0 0 4 0 3 7 .236 .267 .264 .531 5 31
1941 29 21 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 20
1943 31 35 62 58 0 9 1 0 0 5 0 4 2 .155 .210 .172 .382 2 33
1944 32 33 91 86 5 14 1 0 0 6 0 4 4 .163 .209 .174 .383 3 32
1945 33 34 100 98 3 30 2 0 0 6 0 2 7 .306 .320 .327 .647 11 32
1946 34 24 58 54 2 12 3 0 0 1 0 4 4 .222 .276 .278 .554 4 23
1947 35 33 45 37 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 8 2 .270 .400 .297 .697 4 32
1948 36 29 40 39 1 15 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 .385 .400 .410 .810 6 28
1949 37 43 28 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 .160 .250 .200 .450 1 41
11 Seasons 367 628 590 25 134 15 0 0 38 0 37 50 .227 .274 .253 .526 42 351
162 Game Avg. 162 277 260 11 59 7 0 0 17 0 16 22 .227 .274 .253 .526 19 351

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1944 AL (9, 15%)
0.15 Career Shares (795th)

Oldest s c a p y
1949 NL  born 1911-08-23 (7th)

                           

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