Mel Nelson Stats

Mel Nelson was born on Saturday, May 30, 1936, in San Diego, California. Nelson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 27, 1960, 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 Mel Nelson baseball stats page.
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Mel Nelson

Mel Nelson Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#273)

Mel Nelson Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#273)
 

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Birth Name:   Melvin Frederick Nelson
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   05-30-1936
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-27-1960 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-02-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mel Nelson

Mel 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
1960 Cardinals 2 1 1 0 1 .000 3.38 0 0 0 8.0 33 7 3 3 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 -
1963 Angels 36 3 7 2 3 .400 5.30 0 0 1 52.2 250 55 31 34 7 32 5 41 4 2 0 -
1965 Twins 28 3 13 0 4 .000 4.12 0 0 3 54.2 247 57 25 29 7 23 3 31 4 2 0 -
1967 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 .000 54.05 0 0 0 0.1 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 Cardinals 18 4 8 2 1 .667 2.91 1 0 1 52.2 212 49 17 20 3 9 3 16 0 0 0 -
1969 Cardinals 8 0 2 0 1 .000 11.81 0 0 0 5.1 30 13 7 7 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 93 11 31 4 10 .286 4.40 1 0 5 173.2 776 184 85 95 19 69 12 98 8 4 0 -
Mel Nelson

Mel Nelson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1960 Cardinals 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1963 Angels 39 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091
1965 Twins 28 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
1967 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1968 Cardinals 18 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167
1969 Cardinals 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 96 34 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 .147 .171 .147
Mel Nelson

Mel Nelson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1960 Cardinals P 2 1 24 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13 -
1963 Angels P 36 3 158 16 0.4 16 1 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.73 -
1965 Twins P 28 3 164 10 0.4 10 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65 -
1967 Twins P 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1968 Cardinals P 18 4 158 12 0.7 12 3 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05 -
1969 Cardinals P 8 0 16 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 93 11 521 40 0.4 40 7 33 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.07 --
6 Years 93 11 521 40 0.4 40 7 33 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.07 --
Mel Nelson

Mel Nelson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1960 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.50 7.88 2.25
1963 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.28 7.01 5.47
1965 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.35 5.10 3.79
1967 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1968 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 6.0 1.78 2.73 1.54
1969 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 5.06 5.06
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 11.3 1.42 5.08 3.58
Mel Nelson

Mel Nelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1960 St. Louis Cardinals 35 Undetermined - -
1963 Los Angeles Angels 43 Undetermined - -
1965 Minnesota Twins 29 Undetermined - -
1967 Minnesota Twins 26 Undetermined - -
1968 St. Louis Cardinals 47 Undetermined - Stats
1969 St. Louis Cardinals 47 Undetermined - -




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