Roger Nelson
Born: June 7, 1944, Altadena, CAHeight: 6'3" Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Pitching Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1967 Chicago AL 23 0 1 1.29 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 7.0 4 24 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 1968 Baltimore AL 24 4 3 2.41 19 6 0 8 5 1 0 71.0 49 283 21 19 3 23 3 1 70 1969 Kansas City AL 25 7 13 3.31 29 29 8 0 0 0 1 193.1 170 790 78 71 12 61 4 6 82 1970 Kansas City AL 26 0 2 10.00 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 18 45 10 10 3 0 0 1 3 1971 Kansas City AL 27 0 1 5.29 13 1 0 8 4 0 0 34.0 35 139 20 20 1 5 0 0 29 1972 Kansas City AL 28 11 6 2.08 34 19 10 6 9 2 6 173.1 120 652 41 40 13 30 1 1 120 1973 Cincinnati NL 29 3 2 3.46 14 8 1 6 0 0 0 54.2 49 234 25 21 4 23 1 3 17 1974 Cincinnati NL 30 4 4 3.38 14 12 1 1 1 1 0 85.1 67 353 36 32 7 34 1 1 42 1976 Kansas City AL 32 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 8.2 4 36 2 2 0 3 1 2 4 TOTALS 29 32 3.06 135 77 20 36 22 4 7 636.1 516 2556 234 216 44 179 11 17 371
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1967 Chicago AL 5 22 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 .182 .318 .250 1968 Baltimore AL 19 255 21 49 70 8 2 3 1 0 4 4 23 3 1 70 4 .192 .275 .270 1969 Kansas City AL 29 700 78 170 241 25 5 12 10 9 11 10 61 4 6 82 17 .243 .344 .309 1970 Kansas City AL 4 43 10 18 29 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .419 .674 .422 1971 Kansas City AL 13 130 20 35 53 7 4 1 3 1 2 0 5 0 0 29 2 .269 .408 .294 1972 Kansas City AL 34 612 41 120 191 22 5 13 3 5 14 5 30 1 1 120 11 .196 .312 .234 1973 Cincinnati NL 14 199 25 49 68 7 0 4 6 2 1 1 23 1 3 17 7 .246 .342 .333 1974 Cincinnati NL 14 315 36 67 99 9 1 7 1 1 6 2 34 1 1 42 7 .213 .314 .293 1976 Kansas City AL 3 29 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 2 4 0 .138 .138 .278
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1967 Chicago AL 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 Baltimore AL 24 19 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 .063 .063 .167 1969 Kansas City AL 25 29 58 4 8 10 0 1 0 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 0 .138 .172 .164 1970 Kansas City AL 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1.000 1971 Kansas City AL 27 13 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .429 1972 Kansas City AL 28 34 54 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 .093 .093 .140 1973 Cincinnati NL 29 14 18 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .111 .111 .111 1974 Cincinnati NL 30 14 28 3 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 .179 .179 .233 1976 Kansas City AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 135 180 12 23 25 0 1 0 8 16 1 0 0 11 0 0 58 1 .128 .139 .177
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1967 Chicago AL P 7.0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.86 0 1 0 1968 Baltimore AL P 71.0 6 19 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.39 4 4 1 1969 Kansas City AL P 193.1 29 29 19 25 5 3 .898 2.05 11 10 4 1970 Kansas City AL P 9.0 2 4 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 0 1971 Kansas City AL P 34.0 1 13 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.91 2 0 0 1972 Kansas City AL P 173.1 19 34 8 33 1 1 .976 2.13 14 5 3 1973 Cincinnati NL P 54.2 8 14 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.47 1 1 1 1974 Cincinnati NL P 85.1 12 14 6 10 2 1 .889 1.69 6 2 1 1976 Kansas City AL P 8.2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.08 3 0 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1963).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Don Buford and Bruce Howard to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias (November 29, 1967).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from Baltimore Orioles (1st pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Placed on disabled list by Kansas City Royals (April 6, 1970)
- Activated by Kansas City Royals (May 12, 1970)
- Placed on disabled list by Kansas City Royals (June 20, 1970)
- Activated by Kansas City Royals (September 10, 1970)
- Placed on disabled list by Kansas City Royals (August 27, 1971)
- Activated by Kansas City Royals (September 19, 1971)
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Richie Scheinblum to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Wayne Simpson and Hal McRae (November 30, 1972).
- Placed on disabled list by Cincinnati Reds (June 13, 1973)
- Activated by Cincinnati Reds (July 21, 1973)
- Placed on disabled list by Cincinnati Reds (August 24, 1973)
- Activated by Cincinnati Reds (September 15, 1973)
- Placed on disabled list by Cincinnati Reds (July 1, 1974)
- Activated by Cincinnati Reds (September 12, 1974)
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox (October 25, 1974).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (March 25, 1975).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 5, 1975).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 5, 1975).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (March 3, 1976).
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