Dave Nelson stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1977

Age 82

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Dave Nelson played 10 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1977.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
813
AB
2,578
R
340
H
630
HR
20
RBI
211
SB
187
AVG
.244

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968CLE88189264401923.233
1969CLE521231125064.203
1970TEX47107517042.159
1971TEX85329479253317.280
1972TEX1454996811322851.226
1973TEX1425767116574843.286
1974TEX1214747111234225.236
1975TEX28809172106.213
1976KC78153243611715.235
1977KC274889041.188

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
2
AB
2
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.000

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,875
TB
805
XBH
116
HBP
13
IBB
10
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968CLE2165891000
1969CLE1372501100
1970TEX1161810000
1971TEX358124191200
1972TEX580141215300
1973TEX624218350300
1974TEX526136174000
1975TEX922431100
1976KC1714770000
1977KC551440000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
3.5
RC
275.2
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.068
SECA
.197
BB/K
0.56
AB/HR
128.9
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968CLE0.620.73.5.0740.20.500
1969CLE-0.86.21.6.0000.10.400
1970TEX-0.82.30.7.0090.10.300
1971TEX1.643.14.7.0970.20.865.80
1972TEX0.356.23.7.0560.30.8249.50
1973TEX2.876.24.7.0920.20.482.30
1974TEX0.142.52.9.0510.10.51580
1975TEX-0.18.83.6.0880.30.8400
1976KC0.116.13.5.0720.20.51530
1977KC-0.33.62.3.1040.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
82 yearsJun 20, 1944
Debut
1968

What were Dave Nelson's career stats?

Dave Nelson played 10 seasons for the Guardians, the Rangers and the Royals. He was a career .244 hitter with 630 hits, 20 home runs and 211 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .286 batting average, 7 home runs and 48 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1968 to 1977

Dave Nelson finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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