Nelson Norman

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 160lb (188cm, 72kg)

Born: May 23, 1958 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic do

Debut: May 20, 1978 (Age 19-362d, 14,039th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 29, 1987 (Age 28-341d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Nelson Augusto Norman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

429

.221

RBI

OBP

.256

SLG

.263

OPS

.519

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1975	17	PIT-min	Rk	51	214	202	19	53	5	0	0	13	12	7	8	11	.262	.304	.287	.591		58	3	4	0	0	0		PRA · GULF
1976	18	PIT-min	A	128	579	544	88	151	15	1	2	48	8	3	27	42	.278	.313	.320	.633		174		2	4	2			CHS · WCRS
1977	19	PIT-min	AA,AAA	122	484	448	40	111	18	2	0	31	5	6	25	51	.248	.285	.297	.582		133		0	7	4			SHV,CLB · TL,IL
1978	20	TEX-min	AAA	122	535	469	82	133	17	7	2	76	17	6	51	33	.284	.353	.362	.715		170		2	8	5			TUC · PCL
1978	20	TEX	AL	23	35	34	1	9	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.265	.265	.324	.588	65	11	1	0	1	0	0	6/5H
1979	21	TEX	AL	147	383	343	36	76	9	3	0	21	4	1	19	41	.222	.260	.265	.526	44	91	5	0	18	3	0	*6H/4
1980	22	TEX-min	AAA	28	114	99	7	24	2	0	0	5	4	4	14	6	.242	.336	.263	.599		26		0	1	0			CHL · IL
1980	22	TEX	AL	17	34	32	4	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	.219	.242	.219	.461	30	7	2	0	1	0	0	6/H
1981	23	TEX-min	AAA	115	391	349	37	86	7	0	0	31	3	2	26	40	.246	.297	.266	.564		93		1	11	4	0		WCH · AA
1981	23	TEX	AL	7	15	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.231	.267	.308	.574	70	4	0	0	0	1	0	/6H
1982	24	PIT-min	AAA	134	530	445	58	120	7	4	1	52	9	11	76	27	.270	.376	.310	.687		138		2	4	3	3		POR · PCL
1982	24	PIT	NL	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/46

1983	25	PIT-min	AA	122	505	410	77	110	13	5	5	53	2	4	85	25	.268	.392	.361	.753		148		1	5	4	3		LYN · EL
1984	26	PIT-min	AAA	73	248	209	29	60	8	1	0	18	0	3	37	14	.287	.391	.335	.726		70		0	0	2	4		HAW · PCL
1985	27	BAL-min	AAA	84	248	204	19	38	4	2	2	11	3	2	35	17	.186	.302	.255	.557		52		0	6	3	0		ROC · IL
1986	28	MON-min	AA	122	455	402	53	116	19	3	1	45	2	3	44	15	.289	.357	.358	.715		144		1	4	4	4		JCK · SOUL
1987	29	MON-min	AAA	76	249	219	30	64	11	1	4	30	1	0	23	14	.292	.351	.406	.757		89		0	1	6	3		INA · AA
1987	29	MON	NL	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6
1988	30	MON-min	AAA	67	175	159	14	35	1	0	2	18	0	0	12	9	.220	.273	.264	.537		42		0	3	1	2		INA · AA
1989	31	MON-min	AAA	8	17	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.083	.214	.083	.298		1		0	3	0	0		INA · AA
6 Yrs				198	474	429	42	95	12	3	0	25	4	2	21	50	.221	.256	.263	.519	43	113	8	0	20	4	0
162 Game Avg.				162	388	351	34	78	10	2	0	20	3	2	17	41	.221	.256	.263	.519	43	92	7	0	16	3	0

TEX (4 yrs)				194	467	422	42	95	12	3	0	25	4	2	21	49	.225	.260	.268	.527	45	113	8	0	20	4	0
MON (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				194	467	422	42	95	12	3	0	25	4	2	21	49	.225	.260	.268	.527	45	113	8	0	20	4	0
NL (2 yrs)				4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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