Candy Nelson

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-6, 145lb (168cm, 65kg)

Born: March 14, 1849 in Portland, ME us

Died: September 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY

Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Last Game: August 25, 1890 (Age 41-164d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1872 season

Full Name: John W. Nelson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.0

3294

833

.253

648

RBI

208

OBP

.330

SLG

.300

OPS

.630

OPS+

101

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1872	23		2 Teams	NA	Maj	ECK-TRO	22	98	96	14	26	5	1	0	13	1	0	2	5	.271	.286	.344	.630	33	0
1872	23	-1.2	TRO	NA	Maj	TRO	4	20	20	2	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	.350	.350	.350	.700	7	0
1872	23	-1.2	ECK	NA	Maj	ECK	18	78	76	12	19	5	1	0	9	1	0	2	3	.250	.269	.342	.611	26	0
1873	24	-0.8	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	36	169	168	28	55	4	1	0	22	2	0	1	2	.327	.331	.363	.695	61	1
1874	25	-0.4	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	65	306	297	55	73	7	5	0	31	6	0	9	5	.246	.268	.303	.571	90	0
1875	26	0.6	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	70	285	276	28	55	7	1	0	23	4	2	9	0	.199	.225	.232	.457	64	2

1877	28	4.4	Pittsburgh	INTA	N/A		19		81	14	21	1	2	0						.259		.321		26
1878	29	3.9	IND	NL	Maj	IND	19	89	84	12	11	1	0	0	5			5	11	.131	.180	.143	.323	12
1879	30	5.0	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	28	114	106	17	28	7	1	0	10			8	4	.264	.316	.349	.665	37
1880	31	6.3	Rochester	NA	N/A		1		4	0	1	0	0	0						.250		.250		1
1881	32		2 Teams	ECAS	N/A
1881	32		Brooklyn	ECAS	N/A
1881	32		Washington/Albany	ECAS	N/A
1881	32	6.3	WOR	NL	Maj	WOR	24	108	103	13	29	1	0	1	15			5	6	.282	.315	.320	.635	33
1882	33		New York	LGAL	N/A
1883	34	7.8	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	97	448	417	75	127	19	6	0				31		.305	.353	.379	.732	158
1884	35	9.0	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	111	515	432	114	110	15	3	1				74		.255	.375	.310	.685	134		9
1885	36	9.5	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	107	484	420	98	107	12	4	1	30			61		.255	.353	.310	.663	130		3
1886	37	10.5	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	109	479	413	89	93	7	2	0	23	14		64		.225	.332	.252	.584	104		2
1887	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYP	69	315	259	61	63	5	1	0	24	29		48	12	.243	.378	.270	.648	70		8
1887	38	11.6	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	68	313	257	61	63	5	1	0	24	29		48	11	.245	.380	.272	.653	70		8
1887	38	10.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0
1888	39		2 Teams	INTA	N/A		100	386	386	60	107	8	4	0		26								123
1888	39	12.8	Albany	INTA	N/A		82					6	3	0
1888	39	12.8	Buffalo	INTA	N/A		18					2	1	0

1890	41		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A		11	44	43	9	8	0	0	0		2								8			1
1890	41	14.9	Wilmington	ATLA	N/A		11		43	9	8	0	0	0		2				.186		.186		8			1
1890	41		Albany	NYSL	N/A
1890	41	14.3	BRG	AA	Maj	BRG	60	263	223	44	56	3	2	0	12	12		35		.251	.365	.283	.648	63		5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		817	3673	3294	648	833	93	27	3	208	68	2	352	45	.253	.330	.300	.630	989		27
Other (6 seasons)					Other		131	129	128	23	30	9	6	0		2								35			1
All Levels (17 Seasons)							948	3802	3422	671	863	102	33	3	208	70	2	352	45					1024		27	1