Roger Nelson stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1976

Pitcher

Age 82

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Roger Nelson played 9 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1976.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
135
W
29
L
32
ERA
3.06
IP
636.1
K
371
BB
190
WHIP
1.11

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.
1967CHW5011.297.0400.57
1968BAL19432.4171.070261.06
1969KC297133.31193.182651.22
1970KC40210.009.0302.00
1971KC13015.2934.02951.18
1972KC341162.08173.1120310.87
1973CIN14323.4654.217241.34
1974CIN14443.3885.142351.20
1976KC3002.088.2440.92

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
2.0
K
0
BB
1
WHIP
0.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
20
SHO
7
K/9
5.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

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.
1967CHW0005.10000
1968BAL0008.90000
1969KC0813.80000
1970KC0003.00000
1971KC0007.70000
1972KC01066.20000
1973CIN0102.80000
1974CIN0104.40000
1976KC0004.20000

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

Bio

Age
82 yearsJun 7, 1944
Debut
1967

What were Roger Nelson's career stats?

Roger Nelson played 9 seasons for the White Sox, the Orioles, the Royals and the Reds. He had 29 wins and 371 strikeouts with a 3.06 ERA over 636.1 innings. His best season was 1972: 11 wins, a 2.08 ERA and 120 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1967 to 1976

Roger Nelson led MLB in WHIP (1972); finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

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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