Roger Nelson Stats

Roger Nelson was born on Wednesday, June 7, 1944, in Altadena, California. Nelson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1967, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Roger Nelson baseball stats page.

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Roger Nelson

Roger Nelson Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#251)

Roger Nelson Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#251)

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Birth Name:   Roger Eugene Nelson
Nickname:   Spider
Born On:   06-07-1944  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Altadena, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Charter Oak High School (Covina, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-09-1967 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-23-1976
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Roger Nelson Pitching Stats

1967 23 White Sox 5 0 3 0 1 .000 1.29 0 0 0 7.0 24 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 -
1968 24 Orioles 19 6 5 4 3 .571 2.41 0 0 1 71.0 283 49 19 21 3 26 3 70 6 1 0 -
1969 25 Royals 29 29 0 7 13 .350 3.31 8 1 0 193.1 790 170 71 78 12 65 4 82 8 6 1 0
1970 26 Royals 4 2 0 0 2 .000 10.00 0 0 0 9.0 45 18 10 10 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 -
1971 27 Royals 13 1 4 0 1 .000 5.29 0 0 0 34.0 139 35 20 20 1 5 0 29 0 0 0 -
1972 28 Royals 34 19 9 11 6 .647 2.08 10 6 3 173.1 652 120 40 41 13 31 1 120 4 1 0 -
1973 29 Reds 14 8 0 3 2 .600 3.46 1 0 0 54.2 234 49 21 25 4 24 1 17 1 3 0 -
1974 30 Reds 14 12 1 4 4 .500 3.38 1 0 1 85.1 353 67 32 36 7 35 1 42 3 1 1 -
1976 32 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 .000 2.08 0 0 0 8.2 36 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 2 0 -
9 Years 135 77 22 29 32 .475 3.06 20 7 5 636.1 2,556 516 216 234 44 190 11 371 25 17 2 0

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Roger Nelson Hitting Stats

1967 23 White Sox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1968 24 Orioles 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4 0 0 1 .063 .167 .063
1969 25 Royals 29 58 4 8 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 16 5 1 0 0 .138 .164 .172
1970 26 Royals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
1971 27 Royals 13 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333
1972 28 Royals 34 54 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 4 0 0 0 .093 .140 .093
1973 29 Reds 14 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
1974 30 Reds 14 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 .179 .233 .179
1976 32 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
9 Years 135 180 12 23 0 1 0 0 8 11 0 58 16 1 0 1 .128 .177 .139

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Roger Nelson Fielding Stats

1967 White Sox P 5 0 21 3 0.6 3 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1968 Orioles P 19 6 213 11 0.6 11 3 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.39
1969 Royals P 29 29 580 49 1.7 44 19 25 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 2.05
1970 Royals P 4 2 27 3 0.8 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1971 Royals P 13 1 102 11 0.8 11 2 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.91
1972 Royals P 34 19 520 42 1.2 41 8 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.13
1973 Reds P 14 8 164 15 1.1 15 3 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.47
1974 Reds P 14 12 256 18 1.3 16 6 10 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.69
1976 Royals P 3 0 26 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
P Totals 135 77 1,909 154 1.1 146 43 103 8 8 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.06
9 Years 135 77 1,909 154 1.1 146 43 103 8 8 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.06

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Roger Nelson Miscellaneous Stats

1967 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 5.14 0.00
1968 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 2.69 8.87 3.30
1969 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 19.3 1.26 3.82 3.03
1970 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 3.00 0.00
1971 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 5.80 7.68 1.32
1972 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 3.87 6.23 1.61
1973 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 18.0 0.71 2.80 3.95
1974 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 7.0 1.20 4.43 3.69
1976 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 4.15 4.15
9 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.1 22.5 1.95 5.25 2.69

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Roger Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1967 Chicago White Sox 48 $4,800.00 - -
1968 Baltimore Orioles 35 $6,600.00 - -
1969 Kansas City Royals 35 $17,500.00 - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 35 Undetermined - -
1971 Kansas City Royals 35 Undetermined - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 35 $16,000.00 - -
1973 Cincinnati Reds 45 Undetermined - -
1974 Cincinnati Reds 45 $28,000.00 - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 35 Undetermined - -

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