Gene Nelson

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 172lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: December 3, 1960 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pasco HS (Dade City, FL).

High School: Pasco HS (Dade City, FL)

Last Game: September 29, 1993 (Age 32-300d)
vs. OAK 2.1 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Wayland Eugene Nelson

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1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.3

ERA

4.13

493

1080.0

655

WHIP

1.369

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1978	17	-2.9	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	5	0	1.000	2.25	3.12	14	5		0	0	3	52.0	41	18	13	0	20	1	28	1	0	2		1.173	7.1	0.0	3.5	4.8	1.40
1979	18	-2.6	Asheville	WCRS	A	TEX	13	5	.722	3.60	4.47	33	17		7	1	4	155.0	149	77	62	13	44	2	96	6	1	4		1.245	8.7	0.8	2.6	5.6	2.18
1980	19	-2.5	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	20	3	.870	1.97	2.34	27	25		16	5	0	196.0	146	51	43	4	70	1	130	1	2	4		1.102	6.7	0.2	3.2	6.0	1.86
1981	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	NYY	4	0	1.000	3.21	3.21	7	6	1	0	0	1	42.0	34	15	15	4	19	0	45	0	1	2		1.262	7.3	0.9	4.1	9.6	2.37
1981	20	-5.2	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	4	0	1.000	2.53	2.53	5	4	1	0	0	1	32.0	25	9	9	3	14	0	37	0	1	0		1.219	7.0	0.8	3.9	10.4	2.64
1981	20	-1.8	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	0	0		5.40	5.40	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	9	6	6	1	5	0	8	0	0	2		1.400	8.1	0.9	4.5	7.2	1.60
1981	20	-7.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	1	.750	4.81	5.49	8	7	0	0	0	0	39.1	40	24	21	5	23	1	16	1	0	2	179	1.602	9.2	1.1	5.3	3.7	0.70
1982	21	-4.0	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	3	.250	3.35	4.30	5	5	0	2	0	0	37.2	36	18	14	1	28	2	22	1	0	0		1.699	8.6	0.2	6.7	5.3	0.79
1982	21	-7.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	6	9	.400	4.62	5.14	22	19	2	2	1	0	122.2	133	70	63	16	60	1	71	2	2	4	545	1.573	9.8	1.2	4.4	5.2	1.18
1983	22	-3.4	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	9	4	.692	5.18	5.91	16	16	0	7	2	0	99.0	115	65	57	11	28	0	74	1	1	1		1.444	10.5	1.0	2.5	6.7	2.64
1983	22	-6.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	3	.000	7.88	8.16	10	5	2	1	0	0	32.0	38	29	28	6	21	2	11	1	0	1	153	1.844	10.7	1.7	5.9	3.1	0.52
1984	23	-2.8	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	6	8	.429	5.63	6.03	17	17	0	6	1	0	112.0	138	75	70	15	54	3	89	5	1	11		1.714	11.1	1.2	4.3	7.2	1.65
1984	23	-5.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	5	.375	4.46	4.58	20	9	4	2	0	1	74.2	72	38	37	9	17	0	36	1	1	4	304	1.192	8.7	1.1	2.0	4.3	2.12
1985	24	-4.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	10	.500	4.26	4.57	46	18	11	1	0	2	145.2	144	74	69	23	67	4	101	7	1	11	643	1.449	8.9	1.4	4.1	6.2	1.51
1986	25	-3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	6	.500	3.85	4.08	54	1	26	0	0	6	114.2	118	52	49	7	41	5	70	3	0	3	488	1.387	9.3	0.5	3.2	5.5	1.71
1987	26	-2.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	6	5	.545	3.93	4.22	54	6	15	0	0	3	123.2	120	58	54	12	35	0	94	5	0	7	530	1.253	8.7	0.9	2.5	6.8	2.69
1988	27	-1.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	9	6	.600	3.06	3.39	54	1	20	0	0	3	111.2	93	42	38	9	38	4	67	3	6	4	456	1.173	7.5	0.7	3.1	5.4	1.76
1989	28	-0.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	5	.375	3.26	3.71	50	0	15	0	0	3	80.0	60	33	29	5	30	3	70	2	0	5	335	1.125	6.8	0.6	3.4	7.9	2.33
1990	29	0.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	3	.500	1.57	1.69	51	0	17	0	0	5	74.2	55	14	13	5	17	1	38	3	0	1	291	0.964	6.6	0.6	2.0	4.6	2.24
1991	30	1.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	5	.167	6.84	7.03	44	0	11	0	0	0	48.2	60	38	37	12	23	1	23	3	0	0	229	1.705	11.1	2.2	4.3	4.3	1.00
1992	31	2.1	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	1	.750	6.45	6.45	28	2	8	0	0	0	51.2	68	37	37	5	22	5	23	0	0	2	234	1.742	11.8	0.9	3.8	4.0	1.05
1993	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-TEX	0	5	.000	3.12	4.15	52	0	22	0	0	5	60.2	60	28	21	3	24	5	35	2	0	2	265	1.385	8.9	0.4	3.6	5.2	1.46
1993	32	3.3	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	0	5	.000	3.08	4.27	46	0	20	0	0	4	52.2	50	25	18	3	23	4	31	2	0	1	231	1.386	8.5	0.5	3.9	5.3	1.35
1993	32	3.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	0	0		3.38	3.38	6	0	2	0	0	1	8.0	10	3	3	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	34	1.375	11.3	0.0	1.1	4.5	4.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		53	64	.453	4.13	4.48	493	68	153	6	1	28	1080.0	1061	537	496	117	418	32	655	33	10	46	4652	1.369	8.8	1.0	3.5	5.5	1.57
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		58	23	.716	3.56	4.14	119	91	1	38	9	8	693.2	659	319	274	48	263	9	484	15	6	24		1.329	8.6	0.6	3.4	6.3	1.84
All Levels (16 Seasons)							111	87	.561	3.91	4.34	612	159	154	44	10	36	1773.2	1720	856	770	165	681	41	1139	48	16	70	4652	1.354	8.7	0.8	3.5	5.8	1.67

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		20	15	.571	4.81	5.36	43	42	1	15	3	1	280.2	314	167	150	30	124	5	222	7	3	12		1.561	10.1	1.0	4.0	7.1	1.79
A (3 seasons)					Minors		33	8	.805	2.77	3.34	62	44	0	23	6	4	361.0	304	134	111	18	119	3	234	7	3	10		1.172	7.6	0.4	3.0	5.8	1.97
Rk (1 season)					Minors		5	0	1.000	2.25	3.12	14	5		0	0	3	52.0	41	18	13	0	20	1	28	1	0	2		1.173	7.1	0.0	3.5	4.8	1.40