Nels Potter Stats

Nels Potter was born on Wednesday, August 23, 1911, in Mount Morris, Illinois. Potter was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1936, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Nels Potter baseball stats page.
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Nels Potter

Nelson Potter Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#193)

Nelson Potter Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#193)
 

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Birth Name:   Nelson Thomas Potter
Nickname:   Nellie or Nels
Born On:   08-23-1911  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mount Morris, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-30-1990 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mt. Morris, Illinois
Cemetery:   Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Manchester College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-25-1936 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-18-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Nels Potter

Nels Potter 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
1936 25 Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 -
1938 27 Athletics 35 9 20 2 12 .143 6.47 4 0 5 111.1 517 139 80 95 15 49 - 43 0 2 0 -
1939 28 Athletics 41 25 12 8 12 .400 6.60 9 0 2 196.1 922 258 144 163 26 88 - 60 12 5 2 -
1940 29 Athletics 31 25 5 9 14 .391 4.44 13 0 0 200.2 876 213 99 115 18 71 - 73 10 1 2 -
1941 30 Athletics 10 3 3 1 1 .500 9.26 1 0 2 23.1 121 35 24 26 3 16 - 7 3 0 0 -
1941 30 Red Sox 10 0 6 2 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 0 20.0 92 21 10 10 0 16 - 6 1 0 1 -
1943 32 Browns 33 13 13 10 5 .667 2.78 8 0 1 168.1 690 146 52 56 11 54 - 80 3 3 0 -
1944 33 Browns 32 29 2 19 7 .731 2.83 16 3 0 232.0 955 211 73 79 6 70 - 91 4 1 1 -
1945 34 Browns 32 32 0 15 11 .577 2.47 21 3 0 255.1 1,028 212 70 75 10 68 - 129 1 1 0 -
1946 35 Browns 23 19 2 8 9 .471 3.72 10 0 0 145.0 641 152 60 72 9 59 - 72 4 3 0 -
1947 36 Browns 32 10 19 4 10 .286 4.04 3 0 2 122.2 529 130 55 61 13 44 - 65 1 2 0 -
1948 37 Browns 2 2 0 1 1 .500 5.23 0 0 0 10.1 49 11 6 7 1 4 - 4 0 2 0 -
1948 37 Athletics 8 0 5 2 2 .500 4.00 0 0 1 18.0 75 17 8 8 1 5 - 13 0 0 0 -
1948 37 Braves 18 7 9 5 2 .714 2.33 3 0 2 85.0 332 77 22 27 4 8 - 47 1 0 0 -
1949 38 Braves 41 3 29 6 11 .353 4.19 1 0 7 96.2 418 99 45 49 6 30 - 57 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 349 177 126 92 97 .487 3.99 89 6 22 1,686.0 7,248 1,721 748 843 123 582 - 747 40 21 6 -
Nels Potter

Nels Potter Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1936 25 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1938 27 Athletics 38 39 1 10 1 0 0 0 6 1 - 3 1 - 0 - .256 .275 .282
1939 28 Athletics 41 67 6 12 2 0 0 0 4 5 - 6 4 - 0 1 .179 .236 .209
1940 29 Athletics 31 71 4 18 2 0 0 0 4 3 - 7 6 - 0 2 .254 .284 .282
1941 30 Athletics 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 2 1 - 0 0 .167 .286 .167
1941 30 Red Sox 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 0 .000 .250 .000
1943 32 Browns 33 55 0 8 1 0 0 0 4 4 - 2 4 - 0 2 .145 .203 .164
1944 33 Browns 32 82 4 13 1 0 0 0 5 4 - 4 5 - 1 2 .159 .207 .171
1945 34 Browns 32 92 3 28 2 0 0 0 5 2 - 7 5 - 0 3 .304 .319 .326
1946 35 Browns 23 52 2 12 3 0 0 0 1 4 - 4 0 - 0 1 .231 .286 .288
1947 36 Browns 32 35 3 9 1 0 0 0 2 7 - 2 0 - 0 0 .257 .381 .286
1948 37 Browns 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1948 37 Athletics 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 .250 .400 .250
1948 37 Braves 18 29 0 11 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 2 - 0 1 .379 .379 .414
1949 38 Braves 41 23 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 0 - 0 1 .130 .200 .174
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 352 562 25 128 15 0 0 0 37 35 - 50 28 - 1 14 .228 .274 .254
Nels Potter

Nels Potter Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1936 Cardinals P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1938 Athletics P 35 9 334 25 0.7 24 8 16 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.94
1939 Athletics P 41 25 589 43 1.0 42 8 34 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.93
1940 Athletics P 31 25 602 47 1.5 47 17 30 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.11
1941 Athletics P 10 3 70 8 0.8 7 3 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.70
1941 Red Sox P 10 0 60 4 0.4 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1943 Browns P 33 13 505 47 1.4 46 10 36 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.46
1944 Browns P 32 29 696 66 2.1 63 11 52 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.44
1945 Browns P 32 32 766 59 1.8 56 13 43 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.97
1946 Browns P 23 19 435 30 1.3 29 11 18 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .967 1.80
1947 Browns P 32 10 368 36 1.1 33 6 27 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.42
1948 Browns P 2 2 31 7 3.5 6 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 5.23
1948 Athletics P 8 0 54 2 0.3 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1948 Braves P 18 7 255 26 1.4 24 4 20 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.54
1949 Braves P 41 3 290 23 0.6 22 2 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.05
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 349 177 5,058 423 1.2 405 98 307 18 18 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.16
12 Years 349 177 5,058 423 1.2 405 98 307 18 18 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.16
Nels Potter

Nels Potter Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1936 Cardinals 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1938 Athletics 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 13.0 6.5 0.88 3.48 3.96
1939 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.2 16.8 0.68 2.75 4.03
1940 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.1 17.8 1.03 3.27 3.18
1941 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.44 2.70 6.17
1941 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.38 2.70 7.20
1943 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 27.5 13.8 1.48 4.28 2.89
1944 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 20.5 16.4 1.30 3.53 2.72
1945 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.1 18.4 1.90 4.55 2.40
1946 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.0 52.0 1.22 4.47 3.66
1947 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 17.5 17.5 1.48 4.77 3.23
1948 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.00 3.48 3.48
1948 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.60 6.50 2.50
1948 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 9.7 5.88 4.98 0.85
1949 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 1.90 5.31 2.79
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 11.2 15.2 1.28 3.99 3.11
Nels Potter

Nels Potter Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1936 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined - -
1938 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined - -
1939 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined - -
1940 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined - -
1941 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined - -
1941 Boston Red Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1943 St. Louis Browns 24 Undetermined - -
1944 St. Louis Browns 24 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Browns 24 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Browns 27 Undetermined - -
1947 St. Louis Browns 27 Undetermined - -
1948 St. Louis Browns 27 Undetermined - Stats
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 22 Undetermined - Stats
1948 Boston Braves 22, 25 Undetermined - Stats
1949 Boston Braves 22 Undetermined - -




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