Jim Nelson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: July 4, 1947 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: August 22, 2004 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Luther Burbank HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Luther Burbank HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: May 30, 1970 (Age 22-330d, 12,997th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 0 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 15, 1971 (Age 24-011d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: James Lorin Nelson

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.06

103.0

WHIP

1.505

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-3		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	19 (11)	Apr 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	22 (2)	Apr 30	PIT		SDP	W,5-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	32 (9)	May 14	PIT		NYM	L,2-8		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	33	May 15	PIT		NYM	L,5-9		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	35 (1)	May 17	PIT		MON	W,6-5		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	42 (6)	May 25	PIT		CIN	L,4-7		13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	45 (2)	May 28	PIT		CHC	L,2-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	46	May 29	PIT		CHC	W,9-4		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	50 (3)	Jun 2	PIT		STL	W,10-1		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	56 (5)	Jun 8	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
12	62 (5)	Jun 14	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	70 (7)	Jun 22	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	74 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-8		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	75	Jun 27 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-9		16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	79 (3)	Jul 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-0		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	89 (9)	Jul 15	PIT		SDP	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							17gm		34.2	4	3	0	7	0