Mel Nelson stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1969

Pitcher

Age 90

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Mel Nelson played 6 MLB seasons, 1960 to 1969.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
93
W
4
L
10
ERA
4.40
IP
173.2
K
98
BB
69
WHIP
1.46
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.
1960STL2013.388.0721.13
1963LAA36235.3052.241321.65
1965MIN28044.1254.231231.46
1967MIN10054.000.1009.00
1968STL18212.9152.21691.10
1969STL80111.815.1333.00

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
1.0
K
1
BB
0
WHIP
0.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
1
SHO
0
K/9
5.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
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.
1960STL0007.90000
1963LAA0007.00000
1965MIN0005.10000
1968STL0102.70000
1969STL0005.10000

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

Bio

Age
90 yearsMay 30, 1936
Debut
1960

What were Mel Nelson's career stats?

Mel Nelson played 6 seasons for the Cardinals, the Angels and the Twins. He had 4 wins and 98 strikeouts with a 4.40 ERA over 173.2 innings. His best season was 1963: 2 wins, a 5.30 ERA and 41 strikeouts.

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