#37 Bill Nelson, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics

#37 Bill Nelson, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 2/24/1895

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Bill Nelson

9/28/1863
31
TERRE HAUTE IN USA
5"10
195

Starting Pitcher
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R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,240,000
1895
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
0 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	10	8	84-87 Mph
Versus LHB	3	10	8
Versus RHB	3	10	8
Talent	2	10	8

Pitching Ratings
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10
65
3

Pitches:
Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	4	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	6	1	4	6	6

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Dec

Pitching Stats 1895

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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ERA

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1885	27	2	3	3	11	3.40	39.2	36	18	15	1	5	10	2	0	1.03	.243	NYG
1886	22	0	3	1	1	2.70	20.0	15	6	6	2	7	9	0	0	1.10	.213	NYG
1887	15	0	1	2	2	4.12	19.2	24	14	9	1	7	7	0	0	1.58	.315	NYG
1888	20	0	1	6	3	9.47	19.0	38	22	20	2	6	2	0	0	2.32	.414	NYG
1889	28	0	2	1	1	3.60	30.0	29	14	12	1	9	15	0	0	1.27	.292	NYG
1890	31	0	1	3	2	4.58	39.1	37	24	20	1	7	8	0	0	1.12	.263	NYG
1891	9	4	3	3	0	5.40	41.2	60	30	25	4	6	13	3	0	1.58	.354	PHA
1892	23	12	9	6	0	4.22	119.1	142	64	56	3	27	31	10	0	1.42	.317	PHA
1893	17	14	5	7	0	4.93	118.2	150	81	65	8	20	42	8	0	1.43	.328	PHA
1894	24	19	11	6	0	3.89	176.0	193	87	76	7	14	73	15	1	1.18	.299	PHA
Total	216	51	39	38	20	4.39	623.1	724	360	304	30	108	210	38	1	1.33	.308

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1884, AAA	10	0	0	0	0	1.15	15.2	11	4	2	3	5	19	0	0	1.02	.235
1891, AAA	7	0	0	0	1	0.00	6.2	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.75	.263

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1885	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1886	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1887	15	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	NYG
1888	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1889	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1890	31	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	NYG
1891	9	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	PHA
1892	23	45	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	24	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	PHA
1893	17	42	4	2	0	0	1	1	1	28	0	0	.095	.116	.143	.259	PHA
1894	24	74	12	1	1	0	9	5	1	32	0	0	.162	.171	.203	.374	PHA
Total	216	202	23	4	1	0	16	10	2	101	0	0	.114	.122	.144	.266

Fielding Stats 1895

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Player History

Had first career hit on 5/27/1887, off John Murphy (SLN)...
1/31/1888: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1889: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1890: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/6/1891 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1892, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
7/21/1893: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1894 - 1.18 - 10th

Saves
1885 - 11 - 1st
1888 - 3 - 10th

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