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

Born: August 23, 1911 in Mount Morris, IL
Schools: 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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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 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

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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 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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1936 STL NL 24 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20
1938 PHA AL 26 P 35 25 8 16 1 0 .960 0.69 .952 1.12
1939 PHA AL 27 P 41 43 8 34 1 0 .977 1.02 .949 0.98
1940 PHA AL 28 P 31 47 17 30 0 2 1.000 1.52 .953 1.05
1941 TOT AL 29 P 20 12 5 6 1 1 .917 0.55 .958 1.16
1941 PHA AL 29 P 10 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.70 .962 1.16
1941 BOS AL 29 P 10 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.40 .950 1.16
1943 SLB AL 31 P 33 47 10 36 1 2 .979 1.39 .962 1.27
1944 SLB AL 32 P 32 66 11 52 3 3 .955 1.97 .961 1.14 MVP-9
1945 SLB AL 33 P 32 59 13 43 3 4 .949 1.75 .956 1.28
1946 SLB AL 34 P 23 30 11 18 1 3 .967 1.26 .950 1.01
1947 SLB AL 35 P 32 36 6 27 3 1 .917 1.03 .956 0.95
1948 TOT 36 P 28 35 7 25 3 1 .914 1.14 .966 0.91
1948 TOT AL 36 P 10 9 3 5 1 0 .889 0.80 .967 0.91
1948 SLB AL 36 P 2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 3.00 .971 0.90
1948 PHA AL 36 P 8 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 .950 0.91
1948 BSN NL 36 P 18 26 4 20 2 1 .923 1.33 .965 0.91
1949 BSN NL 37 P 41 23 2 20 1 1 .957 0.54 .952 0.91
12 Seasons P 349 423 98 307 18 18 .957 1.16 .956 1.07
12 Seasons TOT 349 423 98 307 18 18 .957 1.16 .914 1.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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 (788th)

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

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1936 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1936 NL--0--1st

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 55 (462), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (641), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1483), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 5, 1937: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

June 30, 1941: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Athletics.

November 2, 1942: Drafted by the St. Louis Browns from the Boston Red Sox in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

May 15, 1948: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the St. Louis Browns for $17,500.

June 14, 1948: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 20, 1948: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

September 26, 1949: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Braves.

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