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 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
1936 24 STL NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 26 PHA AL 2 12 .143 6.47 35 9 20 4 0 5 111.1 139 95 80 15 49 43 2 0 0 517 75 1.689 11.2 1.2 4.0 3.5 0.88
1939 27 PHA AL 8 12 .400 6.60 41 25 12 9 0 2 196.1 258 163 144 26 88 60 5 2 12 922 71 1.762 11.8 1.2 4.0 2.8 0.68
1940 28 PHA AL 9 14 .391 4.44 31 25 5 13 0 0 200.2 213 115 99 18 71 73 1 2 10 876 100 1.415 9.6 0.8 3.2 3.3 1.03
1941 29 TOT AL 3 1 .750 7.06 20 3 9 1 0 2 43.1 56 36 34 3 32 13 0 1 4 213 59 2.031 11.6 0.6 6.6 2.7 0.41
1941 29 PHA AL 1 1 .500 9.26 10 3 3 1 0 2 23.1 35 26 24 3 16 7 0 0 3 121 45 2.186 13.5 1.2 6.2 2.7 0.44
1941 29 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 4.50 10 0 6 0 0 0 20.0 21 10 10 0 16 6 0 1 1 92 92 1.850 9.5 0.0 7.2 2.7 0.38
1943 31 SLB AL 10 5 .667 2.78 33 13 13 8 0 1 168.1 146 56 52 11 54 80 3 0 3 690 120 1.188 7.8 0.6 2.9 4.3 1.48
1944 32 SLB AL 19 7 .731 2.83 32 29 2 16 3 0 232.0 211 79 73 6 70 91 1 1 4 955 127 1.211 8.2 0.2 2.7 3.5 1.30 MVP-9
1945 33 SLB AL 15 11 .577 2.47 32 32 0 21 3 0 255.1 212 75 70 10 68 129 1 0 1 1028 143 1.097 7.5 0.4 2.4 4.5 1.90
1946 34 SLB AL 8 9 .471 3.72 23 19 2 10 0 0 145.0 152 72 60 9 59 72 3 0 4 641 100 1.455 9.4 0.6 3.7 4.5 1.22
1947 35 SLB AL 4 10 .286 4.04 32 10 19 3 0 2 122.2 130 61 55 13 44 65 2 0 1 529 96 1.418 9.5 1.0 3.2 4.8 1.48
1948 36 TOT MLB 8 5 .615 2.86 28 9 14 3 0 3 113.1 105 42 36 6 17 64 2 0 1 456 139 1.076 8.3 0.5 1.4 5.1 3.76
1948 36 TOT AL 3 3 .500 4.45 10 2 5 0 0 1 28.1 28 15 14 2 9 17 2 0 0 124 98 1.306 8.9 0.6 2.9 5.4 1.89
1948 36 SLB AL 1 1 .500 5.23 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 11 7 6 1 4 4 2 0 0 49 87 1.452 9.6 0.9 3.5 3.5 1.00
1948 36 PHA AL 2 2 .500 4.00 8 0 5 0 0 1 18.0 17 8 8 1 5 13 0 0 0 75 107 1.222 8.5 0.5 2.5 6.5 2.60
1948 36 BSN NL 5 2 .714 2.33 18 7 9 3 0 2 85.0 77 27 22 4 8 47 0 0 1 332 165 1.000 8.2 0.4 0.8 5.0 5.88
1949 37 BSN NL 6 11 .353 4.19 41 3 29 1 0 7 96.2 99 49 45 6 30 57 1 0 0 418 91 1.334 9.2 0.6 2.8 5.3 1.90
12 Seasons 92 97 .487 3.99 349 177 126 89 6 22 1686.0 1721 843 748 123 582 747 21 6 40 7248 99 1.366 9.2 0.7 3.1 4.0 1.28
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .487 3.99 45 23 16 12 1 3 218 222 109 97 16 75 97 3 1 5 937 99 1.366 9.2 0.7 3.1 4.0 1.28
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
SLB (6 yrs) 57 43 .570 3.05 154 105 36 58 6 3 933.2 862 350 316 50 299 441 12 1 13 3892 118 1.243 8.3 0.5 2.9 4.3 1.47
PHA (5 yrs) 22 41 .349 5.81 125 62 45 27 0 10 549.2 662 407 355 63 229 196 8 4 25 2511 79 1.621 10.8 1.0 3.7 3.2 0.86
BSN (2 yrs) 11 13 .458 3.32 59 10 38 4 0 9 181.2 176 76 67 10 38 104 1 0 1 750 115 1.178 8.7 0.5 1.9 5.2 2.74
STL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BOS (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.50 10 0 6 0 0 0 20.0 21 10 10 0 16 6 0 1 1 92 92 1.850 9.5 0.0 7.2 2.7 0.38
AL (10 yrs) 81 84 .491 4.08 289 167 87 85 6 13 1503.1 1545 767 681 113 544 643 20 6 39 6495 97 1.390 9.2 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.18
NL (3 yrs) 11 13 .458 3.30 60 10 39 4 0 9 182.2 176 76 67 10 38 104 1 0 1 753 116 1.172 8.7 0.5 1.9 5.1 2.74

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
1944 32 SLB AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 0.93 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 5 1 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 44 1.345 9.3 0.0 2.8 5.6 2.00
1948 36 BSN NL WS L CLE 0 0 8.44 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 6 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 1.500 10.1 3.4 3.4 1.7 0.50
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 3.60 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.0 16 11 6 2 5 1 7 0 0 0 69 1.400 9.6 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.40
2 WS 0 1 .000 3.60 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.0 16 11 6 2 5 1 7 0 0 0 69 1.400 9.6 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.40

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1936 24 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 25 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 26 2 12 .143 6.41 36 9 21 4 0 5 112.1 139 95 80 15 49 43 2 0 0 520 75 1.674 11.1 1.2 3.9 3.4 0.88 75
1939 27 10 24 .294 6.53 77 34 33 13 0 7 308.2 397 258 224 41 137 103 7 2 12 1442 73 1.730 11.6 1.2 4.0 3.0 0.75 73
1940 28 19 38 .333 5.71 108 59 38 26 0 7 509.1 610 373 323 59 208 176 8 4 22 2318 81 1.606 10.8 1.0 3.7 3.1 0.85 81
1941 29 22 39 .361 5.81 128 62 47 27 0 9 552.2 666 409 357 62 240 189 8 5 26 2531 79 1.639 10.8 1.0 3.9 3.1 0.79 79
1942 30 22 39 .361 5.81 128 62 47 27 0 9 552.2 666 409 357 62 240 189 8 5 26 2531 79 1.639 10.8 1.0 3.9 3.1 0.79 79
1943 31 32 44 .421 5.11 161 75 60 35 0 10 721.0 812 465 409 73 294 269 11 5 29 3221 84 1.534 10.1 0.9 3.7 3.4 0.92 84
1944 32 51 51 .500 4.55 193 104 62 51 3 10 953.0 1023 544 482 79 364 360 12 6 33 4176 91 1.455 9.7 0.7 3.4 3.4 0.99 91
1945 33 66 62 .516 4.11 225 136 62 72 6 10 1208.1 1235 619 552 89 432 489 13 6 34 5204 97 1.380 9.2 0.7 3.2 3.6 1.13 97
1946 34 74 71 .510 4.07 248 155 64 82 6 10 1353.1 1387 691 612 98 491 561 16 6 38 5845 98 1.388 9.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.14 98
1947 35 78 81 .491 4.07 280 165 83 85 6 12 1476.0 1517 752 667 111 535 626 18 6 39 6374 97 1.390 9.3 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.17 97
1948 36 86 86 .500 3.98 308 174 97 88 6 15 1589.1 1622 794 703 117 552 690 20 6 40 6830 100 1.368 9.2 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.25 100
1949 37 92 97 .487 3.99 349 177 126 89 6 22 1686.0 1721 843 748 123 582 747 21 6 40 7248 99 1.366 9.2 0.7 3.1 4.0 1.28 99

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1936 24 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1938 26 5 8 .385 5.13 121.0 135 77 69 15 48 47 2 1.512 10.0 3.6 3.5 0.98 1.1 35
1939 27 8 15 .348 5.40 210.0 249 140 126 25 85 64 5 1.590 10.7 3.6 2.7 0.75 1.1 41
1940 28 12 11 .522 3.88 211.0 211 101 91 18 70 77 1 1.332 9.0 3.0 3.3 1.10 0.8 31
1941 29 1 3 .250 6.75 44.0 56 37 33 3 32 13 0 2.000 11.5 6.5 2.7 0.41 0.6 20
1943 31 11 7 .611 3.34 167.0 163 69 62 12 60 79 3 1.335 8.8 3.2 4.3 1.32 0.6 33
1944 32 16 9 .640 3.00 234.0 222 87 78 6 74 92 1 1.265 8.5 2.8 3.5 1.24 0.2 32
1945 33 19 9 .679 2.77 260.0 233 89 80 11 75 131 1 1.185 8.1 2.6 4.5 1.75 0.4 32
1946 34 8 8 .500 3.89 148.0 161 71 64 10 62 73 3 1.507 9.8 3.8 4.4 1.18 0.6 23
1947 35 6 7 .462 4.28 122.0 136 64 58 14 46 65 2 1.492 10.0 3.4 4.8 1.41 1.0 32
1948 36 8 4 .667 2.95 116.0 110 42 38 6 18 66 2 1.103 8.5 1.4 5.1 3.67 0.5 28
1949 37 5 5 .500 4.36 99.0 105 53 48 6 32 58 1 1.384 9.5 2.9 5.3 1.81 0.5 41
12 Seasons 99 86 .535 3.88 1733.0 1781 830 747 126 602 765 21 1.375 9.2 4.0 1.27 0.7 349

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)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1944 AL  2.832 (10th)
1945 AL  2.467 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1944 AL  19 (3rd)
1945 AL  15 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1944 AL  .731 (3rd)
1945 AL  .577 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1943 AL  1.188 (9th)
1944 AL  1.211 (8th)
1945 AL  1.097 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL  8.185 (9th)
1945 AL  7.473 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL  2.397 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 AL  4.277 (10th)
1945 AL  4.547 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1939 AL  41 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1938 AL  5 (4th)
1949 NL  7 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1944 AL  232.0 (8th)
1945 AL  255.3 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 AL  91 (10th)
1945 AL  129 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1944 AL  29 (10th)
1945 AL  32 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1945 AL  21 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1944 AL  3 (4th)
1945 AL  3 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1939 AL  26 (3rd)
1940 AL  18 (10th)
1943 AL  11 (8th)
1945 AL  10 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL  258 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1943 AL  1.482 (10th)
1945 AL  1.897 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1938 AL  12 (7th)
1939 AL  12 (10th)
1940 AL  14 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 AL  144 (1st)
1940 AL  99 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1939 AL  12 (2nd)
1940 AL  10 (3rd)
1946 AL  4 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 AL  5 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1944 AL  955 (10th)
1945 AL  1028 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1938 AL  20 (6th)
1947 AL  19 (10th)
1949 NL  29 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1944 AL  127 (9th)
1945 AL  143 (5th)

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 55 (452), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (647), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Nelson Nellie Nels Thomas Potter

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