Candy Nelson was born on Wednesday, March 14, 1849, in Brooklyn, New York. Nelson was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 11, 1878, with the Indianapolis Blues. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Candy Nelson baseball stats page.
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Candy NelsonCandy Nelson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Candy NelsonCandy Nelson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1878 | 29 | Blues | 19 | 84 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | 11 | - | - | 0 | - | .131 | .180 | .143 |
1879 | 30 | Trojans | 28 | 106 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | 0 | - | .264 | .316 | .349 |
1881 | 32 | Ruby Legs | 24 | 103 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | 0 | - | .282 | .315 | .320 |
1883 | 34 | Metropolitans | 97 | 417 | 75 | 127 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .305 | .353 | .379 |
1884 | 35 | Metropolitans | 111 | 432 | 114 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | - | - | - | 0 | 9 | - | .255 | .375 | .310 |
1885 | 36 | Metropolitans | 107 | 420 | 98 | 107 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | .255 | .353 | .310 |
1886 | 37 | Metropolitans | 109 | 413 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | .225 | .332 | .252 |
1887 | 38 | Metropolitans | 68 | 257 | 61 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | .245 | .380 | .086 |
1887 | 38 | Giants | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1890 | 41 | Gladiators | 60 | 223 | 44 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .251 | .365 | .283 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 624 | 2,457 | 523 | 624 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 331 | 0 | 22 | - | 0 | 27 | - | .254 | .349 | .302 |
Candy NelsonCandy Nelson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1878 Blues | SS | 19 | - | - | 82 | 4.3 | 69 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .841 | 0.00 |
1879 Trojans | LF | 4 | - | - | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1879 Trojans | SS | 24 | - | - | 151 | 6.3 | 126 | 37 | 89 | 25 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .834 | 0.00 |
1881 Ruby Legs | SS | 24 | - | - | 127 | 5.3 | 114 | 20 | 94 | 13 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 0.00 |
1883 Metropolitans | SS | 97 | - | - | 377 | 3.9 | 330 | 98 | 232 | 47 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 |
1884 Metropolitans | 2B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1884 Metropolitans | SS | 110 | - | - | 461 | 4.2 | 405 | 113 | 292 | 56 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 0.00 |
1885 Metropolitans | 3B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 Metropolitans | SS | 107 | - | - | 586 | 5.5 | 523 | 153 | 370 | 63 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 0.00 |
1886 Metropolitans | OF | 36 | - | - | 65 | 1.8 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 0.00 |
1886 Metropolitans | SS | 73 | - | - | 373 | 5.1 | 319 | 103 | 216 | 54 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .855 | 0.00 |
1887 Metropolitans | 2B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1887 Metropolitans | OF | 37 | - | - | 95 | 2.6 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 0.00 |
1887 Metropolitans | SS | 32 | - | - | 163 | 5.1 | 146 | 46 | 100 | 17 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .896 | 0.00 |
1887 Giants | 3B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1890 Gladiators | RF | 4 | - | - | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Gladiators | SS | 57 | - | - | 298 | 5.2 | 258 | 60 | 198 | 40 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .866 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 543 | 0 | 0 | 2,618 | 4.8 | 2,290 | 649 | 1,641 | 328 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 73 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 2.2 | 144 | 130 | 14 | 16 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
9 Years | 628 | - | - | 2,799 | 4.5 | 2,455 | 799 | 1,656 | 344 | 139 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .877 | 0.00 |
Candy NelsonCandy Nelson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1878 Blues | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.6 | 16.8 | - | - | - |
1879 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 26.5 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1881 Ruby Legs | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 103.0 | 17.2 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1883 Metropolitans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1884 Metropolitans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 432.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1885 Metropolitans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 420.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
1886 Metropolitans | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
1887 Metropolitans | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1887 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1890 Gladiators | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 55 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 819.0 | 111.7 | 20.6 | - | - | - |
Candy NelsonCandy Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1878 Indianapolis Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1879 Troy Trojans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Worcester Ruby Legs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 New York Metropolitans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 New York Metropolitans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 New York Metropolitans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 New York Metropolitans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 New York Metropolitans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Brooklyn Gladiators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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