Gene Nelson stats

Relief Pitcher

Age 65 · 6' 0"

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Gene Nelson played 13 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1993.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
493
W
53
L
64
ERA
4.13
IP
1,079.2
K
655
BB
418
WHIP
1.37

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1981NYY8314.8539.016231.62
1982SEA22694.62122.271601.57
1983SEA10037.8832.011211.84
1984CHW20354.4674.236171.19
1985CHW4610104.26145.2101671.45
1986CHW54663.85114.270411.39
1987ATH54653.93123.294351.25
1988ATH54963.06111.267381.17
1989ATH50353.2680.070301.13
1990ATH51331.5774.238170.96
1991ATH44156.8448.223231.71
1992ATH28316.4551.223221.74
1993LAA/TEX52053.1260.235241.38

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
11
W
2
L
0
ERA
3.50
IP
18.0
K
6
BB
8
WHIP
1.56

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
26
CG
6
SHO
1
K/9
5.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
46

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1981NYY3003.70002
1982SEA9215.20004
1983SEA1103.10001
1984CHW5204.30004
1985CHW6106.200011
1986CHW0005.50003
1987ATH2006.80007
1988ATH0005.40004
1989ATH0007.90005
1990ATH0004.60001
1991ATH0004.30000
1992ATH0004.00002
1993LAA/TEX0005.20002

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
65 yearsDec 3, 1960
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Tampa, FL

What were Gene Nelson's career stats?

Gene Nelson played 13 seasons for the Yankees, the Mariners, the White Sox and the Athletics. He had 53 wins and 655 strikeouts with a 4.13 ERA over 1,079.2 innings. His best season was 1985: 10 wins, a 4.26 ERA and 101 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1981 to 1993

Championships

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