Retired
Nels Potter
Nickname:
NellieBirthdate:
Aug. 23, 1911 (100 y, 8 m, 21 d)Nationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 39.2 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 51 | 193.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 48.7 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 20.7 | 71.0 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 21.6 | 47.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 21.1 | 59.4 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Cal McLish R | 976 |
| Art Houtteman R | 962 |
| Lynn McGlothen R | 961 |
| Gene Conley R | 958 |
| Jim Bagby Jr R | 958 |
| Mike LaCoss R | 956 |
| Bob Porterfield R | 955 |
| Frank Sullivan R | 954 |
| Hugh McQuillan R | 952 |
| Jim A Wilson R | 952 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 41 | 5 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 29 | 10 |
| 1945 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 19 | 3 |
| 1945 | 15 | 9 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 12 | 7 |
| 1939 | 12 | 10 |
| 1940 | 14 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 0.731 | 3 |
| 1945 | 0.577 | 10 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 5 | 4 |
| 1949 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 3 | 3 |
| 1939 | 2 | 5 |
| 1947 | 2 | 7 |
| 1949 | 12 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 232.0 | 8 |
| 1945 | 255.1 | 4 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 983 | 10 |
| 1945 | 1052 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 26 | 3 |
| 1940 | 18 | 10 |
| 1943 | 11 | 8 |
| 1945 | 10 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 91 | 10 |
| 1945 | 129 | 2 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 12 | 2 |
| 1940 | 10 | 3 |
| 1946 | 4 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 2.832 | 9 |
| 1945 | 2.467 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 0.240 | 10 |
| 1944 | 0.252 | 8 |
| 1945 | 0.239 | 2 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1.188 | 9 |
| 1944 | 1.211 | 8 |
| 1945 | 1.097 | 2 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 8.185 | 8 |
| 1945 | 7.473 | 3 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 2.397 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 21 | 3 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 3 | 4 |
| 1945 | 3 | 9 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 71 | 10 |
| 1943 | 54 | 6 |
| 1945 | 68 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 258 | 5 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 213 | 10 |
| 1943 | 146 | 5 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 6 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 1945 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 8 | 2 |
| 1940 | 9 | 4 |
| 1943 | 10 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 5 | 2 |
| 1944 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 1945 | 7.9 | 3 |