Scott Nielsen stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1989

Relief Pitcher

Age 67 · 6' 1"

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Scott Nielsen played 4 MLB seasons, 1986 to 1989.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
38
W
9
L
11
ERA
5.49
IP
142.2
K
47
BB
51
WHIP
1.61
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.
1986NYY10444.0256.020121.39
1987CHW19356.2466.123251.63
1988NYY7126.8619.24132.03
1989NYY21013.500.2014.50

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
3
SHO
3
K/9
3.0
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.
1986NYY0223.20000
1987CHW0113.10000
1988NYY0001.80000

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

Bio

Age
67 yearsDec 18, 1958
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, UT
College
BYU

What were Scott Nielsen's career stats?

Scott Nielsen played 4 seasons for the Yankees and the White Sox. He had 9 wins and 47 strikeouts with a 5.49 ERA over 142.2 innings. His best season was 1986: 4 wins, a 4.02 ERA and 20 strikeouts.

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