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 NelsonRoger Nelson Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#251) |
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Roger NelsonRoger 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 |
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 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 |
Roger NelsonRoger 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 135 | 180 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .128 | .177 | .139 |
Roger NelsonRoger 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 |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Roger NelsonRoger 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 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 22.5 | 1.95 | 5.25 | 2.69 |
Roger NelsonRoger Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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