Dave Nelson Stats

Dave Nelson was born on Tuesday, June 20, 1944, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Nelson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1968, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Dave Nelson baseball stats page.
"This is the key to base stealing, making the pitcher comit himself to hom before you've committed yourself to run. Otherwise, once you're committed and he isn't, he can throw to first and you're dead." - Dave Nelson

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Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#112)

Dave Nelson Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#112)
 

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Birth Name:   David Earl Nelson
Nickname:   Dave
Born On:   06-20-1944  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Serra High School (Gardena, CA)
College:   California State University, Los Angeles
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-11-1968 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-27-1977
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 24 Indians 88 189 26 44 4 5 0 0 19 17 0 35 6 3 1 1 .233 .295 .307
1969 25 Indians 52 123 11 25 0 0 0 0 6 9 1 26 2 2 1 2 .203 .259 .203
1970 26 Senators 47 107 5 17 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 24 0 2 0 2 .159 .207 .168
1971 27 Senators 85 329 47 92 11 3 5 0 33 23 2 29 4 1 1 9 .280 .328 .377
1972 28 Rangers 145 499 68 113 16 3 2 0 28 67 3 81 9 0 5 4 .226 .324 .283
1973 29 Rangers 142 576 71 165 24 4 7 0 48 34 3 78 11 3 0 11 .286 .325 .378
1974 30 Rangers 121 474 71 112 13 1 3 0 42 34 0 72 11 3 4 17 .236 .291 .287
1975 31 Rangers 28 80 9 17 1 0 2 0 10 8 1 10 2 1 1 3 .213 .289 .300
1976 32 Royals 78 153 24 36 4 2 1 0 17 14 0 26 3 1 0 1 .235 .298 .307
1977 33 Royals 27 48 8 9 3 1 0 0 4 7 0 11 0 0 0 1 .188 .291 .292
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 813 2,578 340 630 77 19 20 0 211 220 10 392 48 16 13 51 .244 .305 .312
Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1968 Indians 2B 59 53 1,356 232 3.9 229 115 114 3 26 n/a n/a n/a .987 4.56
1968 Indians SS 14 1 90 23 1.6 22 9 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 6.60
1969 Indians 2B 33 30 837 178 5.4 172 78 94 6 28 n/a n/a n/a .966 5.55
1969 Indians LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1969 Indians RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1970 Senators 2B 33 21 642 145 4.4 143 64 79 2 19 n/a n/a n/a .986 6.01
1971 Senators 2B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1971 Senators 3B 84 80 2,142 226 2.7 212 63 149 14 15 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.67
1972 Rangers 3B 119 113 3,015 348 2.9 329 107 222 19 25 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.95
1972 Rangers CF 10 10 261 17 1.7 16 16 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.66
1972 Rangers LF 7 6 156 12 1.7 10 10 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.73
1973 Rangers 2B 140 137 3,525 702 5.0 691 327 364 11 98 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.29
1974 Rangers 2B 120 119 3,126 652 5.4 632 295 337 20 74 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.46
1975 Rangers 2B 23 20 546 121 5.3 116 56 60 5 16 n/a n/a n/a .959 5.74
1976 Royals 1B 3 0 24 11 3.7 11 9 2 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.38
1976 Royals 2B 46 26 801 162 3.5 158 70 88 4 14 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.33
1977 Royals 2B 11 5 153 27 2.5 25 11 14 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .926 4.41
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 466 411 10,992 2,220 4.8 2,167 1,016 1,151 53 278 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.32
3B Totals 203 193 5,157 574 2.8 541 170 371 33 40 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.83
SS Totals 14 1 90 23 1.6 22 9 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 6.60
CF Totals 10 10 261 17 1.7 16 16 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.66
LF Totals 8 6 159 12 1.5 10 10 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.70
1B Totals 3 0 24 11 3.7 11 9 2 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.38
RF Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
10 Years 736 621 16,686 2,858 3.9 2,768 1,231 1,537 90 322 n/a n/a n/a .969 4.48
Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Indians 23 7 .767 3 25 n/a 0.0 5.4 9.9 - - -
1969 Indians 4 3 .571 3 18 n/a 0.0 4.7 20.5 - - -
1970 Senators 2 1 .667 14 6 n/a 0.0 4.5 26.8 - - -
1971 Senators 17 8 .680 2 0 n/a 65.8 11.3 10.0 - - -
1972 Rangers 51 17 .750 8 7 n/a 249.5 6.2 17.8 - - -
1973 Rangers 43 16 .729 3 2 0 82.3 7.4 12.0 - - -
1974 Rangers 25 13 .658 0 1 1 158.0 6.6 11.3 - - -
1975 Rangers 6 0 1.000 4 1 1 40.0 8.0 8.0 - - -
1976 Royals 15 5 .750 19 21 22 153.0 5.9 9.0 - - -
1977 Royals 1 3 .250 6 7 7 0.0 4.4 12.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 187 73 .719 62 88 31 128.9 6.6 12.2 - - -
Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1968 Cleveland Indians 14 Undetermined - -
1969 Cleveland Indians 14 $13,500.00 - -
1970 Washington Senators 14 $13,500.00 - -
1971 Washington Senators 15 Undetermined - -
1972 Texas Rangers 1 Undetermined - -
1973 Texas Rangers 1 Undetermined Stats -
1974 Texas Rangers 5 Undetermined - -
1975 Texas Rangers 5 Undetermined - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 3 $42,500.00 - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 3 $50,000.00 - -




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