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Gene
Nelson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 174
 
Born: December 3, 1960 in Tampa, FL, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1989   
All-Star Selections 1989   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1981 20 TEX AL 0 4 .000 7 7 0 0 0 28.0 36 19 5 19 13 6.11 .327 .426 .609 1.035 0.0
1982 21 TEX AL 0 2 .000 4 4 0 0 0 19.3 21 15 1 12 12 6.98 .284 .384 .459 .843 0.0
1983 22 TEX AL 10 8 .556 25 25 0 0 0 144.0 149 72 12 58 115 4.50 .267 .333 .419 .752 5.7
1984 23 TEX AL 2 8 .200 19 11 0 0 0 60.3 82 42 8 26 43 6.27 .317 .375 .548 .923 0.0
1985 24 TEX AL 5 7 .417 29 18 0 0 1 110.0 123 54 2 40 86 4.42 .273 .330 .388 .718 3.1
1986 25 TEX AL 13 11 .542 33 33 0 0 0 200.3 178 70 10 63 146 3.14 .231 .289 .371 .660 12.2
1987 26 TEX AL 10 14 .417 33 33 0 0 0 188.0 220 97 8 45 128 4.64 .290 .328 .460 .788 6.2
1988 27 TEX AL 12 10 .545 35 35 2 1 0 215.3 205 99 10 76 152 4.14 .252 .315 .374 .689 10.7
1989 28 TEX AL 17 6 .739 35 35 2 1 0 231.7 223 79 5 48 187 3.07 .249 .286 .344 .630 18.5
1990 29 TEX AL 12 16 .429 35 35 0 0 0 221.0 216 88 16 42 181 3.58 .253 .287 .377 .664 12.2
1991 30 TEX AL 16 12 .571 37 37 2 0 0 234.3 210 79 11 53 194 3.03 .233 .275 .337 .613 17.8
1992 31 TEX AL 7 4 .636 17 17 0 0 0 102.0 104 39 8 23 88 3.44 .263 .303 .400 .703 7.6
  NOR AL 7 9 .438 21 21 1 0 0 127.0 126 45 9 32 118 3.19 .259 .304 .390 .694 9.6
  TOT   14 13 .519 38 38 1 0 0 229.0 230 84 17 55 206 3.30 .261 .304 .395 .698 17.2
1993 32 NOR AL 11 19 .367 39 39 0 0 0 221.7 223 121 34 72 234 4.91 .258 .314 .431 .745 5.6
1994 33 NOR AL 12 13 .480 36 36 0 0 0 195.0 215 118 33 46 189 5.45 .280 .319 .473 .793 5.8
1995 34 BOS AL 11 5 .688 32 20 0 0 1 132.3 130 60 21 34 148 4.08 .251 .297 .427 .723 8.0
1996 35 STL NL 11 3 .786 54 0 0 0 2 68.3 59 23 12 23 57 3.03 .233 .296 .419 .715 7.8
1997 36 STL NL 12 8 .600 34 32 0 0 0 173.0 189 95 21 71 156 4.94 .278 .344 .438 .782 5.6
17 Years Sim 168 159 .514 525 438 7 2 4 2671.6 2709 1215 226 783 2247 4.09 .260 .311 .407 .717 136.2
Season Average 9 9 .500 30 25 0 0 0 157.2 159 71 13 46 132 4.09 .260 .311 .407 .717  
Career Highs 17 19 .786 54 39 2 1 2 234.3 230 121 34 76 234 6.98 .327 .426 .609 1.035  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1995 34 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1996 35 STL NL 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1997 36 STL NL 34 62 5 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 35 .065 .078 .081 .159 -2.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 90 69 5 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 39 .058 .070 .072 .143 -3.3 0.0
162 Game Average 124 9 7 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 70 .058 .070 .072 .143 -6.0  
Career Highs 55 62 5 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 35 .065 .078 .081 .159 -0.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 20 TEX AL P 7 7 28.0 4 5 0 1 1.000 2.89    
1982 21 TEX AL P 4 4 19.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.79    
1983 22 TEX AL P 25 25 144.0 10 24 1 2 .971 2.13    
1984 23 TEX AL P 19 11 60.3 10 15 0 1 1.000 3.73    
1985 24 TEX AL P 29 18 110.0 7 22 2 1 .935 2.37    
1986 25 TEX AL P 33 33 200.3 16 31 4 2 .922 2.11    
1987 26 TEX AL P 33 33 188.0 12 29 3 4 .932 1.96    
1988 27 TEX AL P 35 35 215.3 18 44 2 4 .969 2.59    
1989 28 TEX AL P 35 35 231.7 15 36 1 2 .981 1.98    
1990 29 TEX AL P 35 35 221.0 14 40 5 2 .915 2.20    
1991 30 TEX AL P 37 37 234.3 20 42 4 2 .939 2.38    
1992 31 TEX AL P 17 17 102.0 10 20 0 3 1.000 2.65    
  NOR AL P 21 21 127.0 12 24 1 3 .973 2.55    
  TOT   P 38 38 229.0 22 44 1 6 .985 2.59    
1993 32 NOR AL P 39 39 221.7 15 26 1 2 .976 1.66    
1994 33 NOR AL P 36 36 195.0 13 36 1 3 .980 2.26    
1995 34 BOS AL P 32 20 132.3 6 16 1 1 .957 1.50    
1996 35 STL NL P 54 0 68.3 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1997 36 STL NL P 34 32 173.0 10 24 2 1 .944 1.77    
Career Totals   525 438 2671.6 198 449 28 34 .959 2.18    
Career Highs   54 39 234.3 22 44 5 6 1.000 3.73    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 25 TEX AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 20 13 3 5 13 6.88 .299 .347 .522 .870
1989 28 TEX AL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 28 14 0 4 12 5.33 .286 .314 .418 .732
1990 29 TEX AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 10 3 1 4 7 1.80 .185 .241 .296 .538
1991 30 TEX AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 7 2 0 1 4 2.70 .280 .308 .320 .628
1995 34 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 1 0 4 4.50 .353 .353 .647 1.000
1996 35 STL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 1 2 1 3.86 .300 .417 .600 1.017
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 8 .111 14 10 0 0 0 68.7 74 35 6 16 41 4.59 .273 .314 .432 .745
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 28 TEX AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1992-8-3.30
 Wins
1989-7-17
1991-9-16
1992-8-14
CAR-46-168
 Losses
1990-4-16
1993-1-19
CAR-29-159
 Winning Pct
1989-4-.739
1995-4-.688
 Games Started
1991-2-37
1992-2-38
1993-3-39
CAR-40-438
 Complete Games
1991-10-2
Shutouts
1988-9-1
1989-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1989-10-231.7
1991-7-234.3
1992-7-229.0
 Hits Allowed
CAR-41-2709
 Homeruns Allowed
1993-2-34
1994-4-33
 Strikeouts
1989-8-187
1990-7-181
1991-4-194
1992-4-206
1993-5-234
CAR-42-2247
 Walks Allowed
1988-9-76
Hits per 9IP
1988-10-8.6
1991-9-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1987-9-6.1
1990-7-7.4
1991-9-7.5
1992-8-8.1
1993-6-9.5
1994-9-8.7
 WHiP
1991-9-1.12
 OAVG
1991-9-.233
 OOBP
1991-7-.275
 OSLG
1991-10-.337
OOPS
1991-8-.613
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 74    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 111st overall pick, by Baltimore in 1981
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Texas in 1981
Injured on 5/6/1983 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/21/1983
Injured on 8/22/1984 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 9/16/1985 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 9/26/1987 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Texas in 1989
9/1/1991: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $6,800,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1992, going 4-1, 1.94
Traded from Texas to New Orleans on 6/16/1992 (Going to NOR: P Gene Nelson, 1B Sid Bream. Going to TEX: P Curt Schilling, 1B John Jaha)
Traded from New Orleans to Boston on 4/1/1995 (Going to NOR: P Mike Jeffcoat, P Rick Helling, LF Lee Tinsley, RF Darryl Strawberry, LF Scott Cooper. Going to BOS: P Gene Nelson, P Dave Mlicki, CF Matt Lawton)
6/16/1995: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Boston to St. Louis on 2/14/1996 (Going to STL: P Calvin Schiraldi, P Gene Nelson. Going to BOS: C Dan Wilson, LF David Hulse)
Had first career hit (double) on 6/12/1997, off Drew Hall (MON)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1997, going 4-0, 1.10
Released by St. Louis on 4/1/1998
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 7/16/1998 to a minor league deal
Traded from Boston to Texas on 7/16/1998 (Going to TEX: P Gene Nelson. Going to BOS: P Paul Byrd)
Released by Texas on 7/16/1998
 
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