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)

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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.06

103.0

WHIP

1.505

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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
1965	17	-2.1	Salem	APPY	Rk	PIT	5	1	.833	4.22	5.51	18	3		1	1		49.0	39	30	23	2	32	2	52	1	0	1		1.449	7.2	0.4	5.9	9.6	1.63
1966	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	PIT	9	7	.563	3.14	4.13	25	19		9	3		146.0	129	67	51	8	61	3	115	7	1	9		1.301	8.0	0.5	3.8	7.1	1.89
1966	18	-2.7	Gastonia	WCRS	A	PIT	9	2	.818	1.54	2.57	13	12		9	3		105.0	80	30	18	4	34	1	73	3	0	5		1.086	6.9	0.3	2.9	6.3	2.15
1966	18	-4.1	Raleigh	CARL	A	PIT	0	5	.000	7.24	8.12	12	7		0	0		41.0	49	37	33	4	27	2	42	4	1	4		1.854	10.8	0.9	5.9	9.2	1.56
1967	19		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A	PIT	9	5	.643	2.76	3.56	22	18		9	1		124.0	105	49	38	7	61	2	101	5	1	9		1.339	7.6	0.5	4.4	7.3	1.66
1967	19	-4.6	Macon	SOUL	AA	PIT	0	5	.000	6.00	7.80	9	6		0	0		30.0	42	26	20	4	21	1	24	2	1	4		2.100	12.6	1.2	6.3	7.2	1.14
1967	19	-1.8	Gastonia	WCRS	A	PIT	8	0	1.000	1.19	1.85	8	8		8	1		68.0	41	14	9	2	24	1	62	2	0	4		0.956	5.4	0.3	3.2	8.2	2.58
1967	19	-2.9	Raleigh	CARL	A	PIT	1	0	1.000	3.12	3.12	5	4		1	0		26.0	22	9	9	1	16	0	15	1	0	1		1.462	7.6	0.3	5.5	5.2	0.94
1968	20	-3.1	York	EL	AA	PIT	4	8	.333	2.23	2.51	16	15		2	0		97.0	70	27	24	3	57	2	72	9	2	8		1.309	6.5	0.3	5.3	6.7	1.26
1969	21	-3.6	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	3	5	.375	5.49	5.71	18	18		0	0	0	82.0	79	52	50	7	52	7	52	3	1	7		1.598	8.7	0.8	5.7	5.7	1.00
1969	21	-0.1	Pirates	FLIS	WRk	PIT	5	1	.833	3.21	3.86	8	6		2		1	42.0	39	18	15	0	22	0	30	1	0	0		1.452	8.4	0.0	4.7	6.4	1.36
1970	22	-3.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	3	2	.600	3.60	4.37	11	5		1	0	1	35.0	37	17	14	0	28	3	31	4	0	2		1.857	9.5	0.0	7.2	8.0	1.11
1970	22	-5.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	2	.667	3.42	4.21	15	10	1	1	1	0	68.1	64	32	26	5	38	5	42	3	0	2	298	1.493	8.4	0.7	5.0	5.5	1.11
1971	23	-1.9	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	1	0	1.000	3.60	4.20	3	3		1	1	0	15.0	21	7	6	0	3	1	9	0	0	0		1.600	12.6	0.0	1.8	5.4	3.00
1971	23	-4.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	2	.500	2.34	2.34	17	2	2	0	0	0	34.2	27	9	9	0	26	4	11	5	0	3	153	1.529	7.0	0.0	6.8	2.9	0.42
1972	24	-1.0	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	3	4	.429	4.74	5.59	17	13		2	0	0	74.0	77	46	39	10	30	1	37	2	0	1		1.446	9.4	1.2	3.6	4.5	1.23
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 (2 seasons)					Majors		6	4	.600	3.06	3.58	32	12	3	1	1	0	103.0	91	41	35	5	64	9	53	8	0	5	451	1.505	8.0	0.4	5.6	4.6	0.83
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		37	32	.536	3.55	4.27	130	94		25	6	1	622.0	557	295	245	37	324	21	469	31	5	37		1.416	8.1	0.5	4.7	6.8	1.45
Other (1 season)					Other		5	1	.833	3.21	3.86	8	6		2		1	42.0	39	18	15	0	22	0	30	1	0	0		1.452	8.4	0.0	4.7	6.4	1.36
All Levels (8 Seasons)							48	37	.565	3.46	4.15	170	112	3	28	7	2	767.0	687	354	295	42	410	30	552	40	5	42	451	1.430	8.1	0.5	4.8	6.5	1.35

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		10	11	.476	4.76	5.33	49	39		4	1	1	206.0	214	122	109	17	113	12	129	9	1	10		1.587	9.3	0.7	4.9	5.6	1.14
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	13	.235	3.12	3.76	25	21		2	0		127.0	112	53	44	7	78	3	96	11	3	12		1.496	7.9	0.5	5.5	6.8	1.23
A (2 seasons)					Minors		18	7	.720	2.59	3.38	38	31		18	4		240.0	192	90	69	11	101	4	192	10	1	14		1.221	7.2	0.4	3.8	7.2	1.90
Rk (1 season)					Minors		5	1	.833	4.22	5.51	18	3		1	1		49.0	39	30	23	2	32	2	52	1	0	1		1.449	7.2	0.4	5.9	9.6	1.63