Nelson
Norman
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 23, 1958 in San Pedro De Macoris
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1993   
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
1984 26 PHI NL 9 20 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .350 .409 .450 .859 3.0 1.0
1985 27 PHI NL 19 26 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 .192 .233 .231 .464 2.3 0.0
1991 33 STL NL 71 168 11 29 3 0 3 15 0 0 8 44 .173 .208 .244 .452 6.5 0.0
1992 34 STL NL 80 164 19 44 5 0 4 15 0 0 15 43 .268 .330 .372 .702 19.7 3.1
1993 35 STL NL 123 314 22 73 14 0 2 30 3 0 15 72 .232 .263 .296 .560 25.4 1.2
1994 36 STL NL 101 121 11 26 3 0 2 12 0 0 10 29 .215 .273 .289 .562 8.8 0.1
1995 37 STL NL 52 132 11 31 5 0 1 7 0 0 13 40 .235 .303 .295 .599 11.2 0.8
7 Years Sim 455 945 75 215 33 0 12 87 3 0 65 234 .228 .275 .301 .575 76.8 6.3
162 Game Average 336 26 76 11 0 4 30 1 0 23 83 .228 .275 .301 .575 27.4  
Career Highs 123 314 22 73 14 0 4 30 3 0 15 72 .350 .409 .450 .859 25.4  
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   DWS
1984 26 PHI NL SS 7 4 39.0 4 16 2 4 .909 4.62   0.3
    2B 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1985 27 PHI NL SS 11 5 57.7 8 18 0 2 1.000 4.06   0.4
    3B 3 2 19.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.89   0.1
    2B 3 0 4.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 13.50   0.1
1991 33 STL NL SS 36 31 254.3 35 98 3 18 .978 4.71   1.2
    LF 14 14 114.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.03   0.2
    1B 5 5 39.0 40 5 1 5 .978 10.38   0.1
    2B 5 0 10.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    3B 4 0 4.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1992 34 STL NL 3B 27 22 180.0 9 46 0 2 1.000 2.75   0.6
    SS 14 10 87.0 7 37 0 3 1.000 4.55   0.4
    1B 5 4 36.0 53 4 0 3 1.000 14.25   0.1
    2B 6 3 30.0 4 14 1 1 .947 5.40   0.1
    LF 3 3 26.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.04   0.0
    RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1993 35 STL NL SS 61 57 462.0 62 166 8 36 .966 4.44   2.8
    2B 36 27 256.3 45 90 5 25 .964 4.74   1.3
    3B 13 7 66.3 1 18 1 0 .950 2.58   0.4
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1994 36 STL NL 3B 20 7 86.0 5 21 0 0 1.000 2.72   0.5
    2B 22 6 74.7 11 31 1 7 .977 5.06   0.4
    SS 14 5 62.7 11 25 0 5 1.000 5.17   0.5
    LF 3 3 25.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.52   0.1
    1B 1 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 27.00   0.0
1995 37 STL NL SS 34 33 251.0 31 93 2 11 .984 4.45   1.5
    3B 13 5 54.3 3 14 1 1 .944 2.82   0.2
    2B 3 3 27.0 5 11 0 4 1.000 5.33   0.2
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  SS 177 145 1213.7 158 453 15 79 .976 4.53   7.2
  2B 76 40 411.0 70 155 7 39 .970 4.93   2.2
  3B 81 43 410.7 19 105 2 5 .984 2.72   1.8
  LF 21 20 166.0 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.25   0.3
  1B 11 9 76.0 96 9 1 8 .991 12.43   0.2
  RF 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   370 257 2282.3 367 722 25 131 .978 4.29   11.7
Career Highs   111 91 785.7 108 274 14 61 1.000 4.41    
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
1984 26 PHI NL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 34 STL NL 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750
1993 35 STL NL 8 18 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .389 .421 .389 .810
1994 36 STL NL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career Post-Season Batting 17 27 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .333 .379 .370 .750
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ron Gardenhire (975)
  2. Andy Stankiewicz (971)
  3. Rafael Landestoy (969)
  4. Mickey Klutts (965)
  5. Paul Runge (964)
  6. Mario Guerrero (960)
  7. Paul Zuvella (957)
  8. Luis Aguayo (954)
  9. Tim Jones (953)
  10. Edgar Caceres (948)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 123rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1978
Injured on 5/1/1979 with a Fractured Knee, out for 6-7 weeks
Traded from Cleveland to Philadelphia on 5/13/1981 (Going to CLE: P T. Boggs. Going to PHI: 3B N. Norman)
Injured on 8/20/1981 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days
Injured on 9/4/1984 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/16/1984, off Dennis Eckersley (CHC)
Traded from Philadelphia to Boston on 3/2/1987 (Going to PHI: RF L. Sheets, LF P. O'neill, 3B T. Woodson, C T. Player. Going to BOS: 3B N. Norman, CF T. Gwynn)
Injured on 8/26/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 9/4/1988 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 7/19/1989 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Boston to St. Louis on 3/2/1991 (Going to STL: SS Nelson Norman. Going to BOS: RF Mark Davis)
Hit first career homerun on 6/2/1991, off Andy Rincon (MON)
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1993
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/1/1994: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis
3/2/1995: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis
Released by St. Louis on 5/16/1996