Retired
Jim Nelson
Birthdate:
July 4, 1947 (92 y, 7 m, 9 d)Born In:
Birmingham, AL, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 2 |
| Grey Ink | 114 |
Similar Players (RP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim Austin | 993 |
| Joe Orrell | 991 |
| Hal Dues | 990 |
| Jack Cullen | 989 |
| Jim Park | 988 |
| Casey Hageman | 987 |
| Deacon Jones | 987 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 985 |
| Jeff Terpko | 985 |
| Tom Butters | 984 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 35 | 9 |
| 1921 | 41 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 31 | 2 |
| 1919 | 31 | 5 |
| 1920 | 33 | 9 |
| 1921 | 34 | 7 |
| 1922 | 35 | 3 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 17 | 8 |
| 1918 | 15 | 9 |
| 1919 | 17 | 7 |
| 1920 | 21 | 4 |
| 1921 | 20 | 3 |
| 1922 | 19 | 4 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 15 | 4 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.680 | 5 |
| 1919 | 0.607 | 9 |
| 1920 | 0.636 | 5 |
| 1921 | 0.667 | 4 |
| 1924 | 0.778 | 3 |
| 1928 | 0.650 | 7 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 2 | 10 |
| 1927 | 5 | 2 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 284.1 | 2 |
| 1919 | 270.2 | 5 |
| 1920 | 280.2 | 10 |
| 1921 | 260.2 | 7 |
| 1922 | 268.1 | 4 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1167 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1075 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1125 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 8 | 2 |
| 1920 | 8 | 5 |
| 1921 | 18 | 1 |
| 1922 | 15 | 4 |
| 1923 | 14 | 7 |
| 1924 | 14 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 76 | 3 |
| 1919 | 59 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 96 | 5 |
| 1924 | 72 | 8 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 | 9 |
| 1918 | 4 | 9 |
| 1921 | 5 | 6 |
| 1923 | 4 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 2.160 | 6 |
| 1922 | 3.287 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2.649 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.253 | 6 |
| 1919 | 0.231 | 2 |
| 1920 | 0.266 | 8 |
| 1921 | 0.268 | 3 |
| 1922 | 0.276 | 1 |
| 1924 | 0.264 | 8 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1.011 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1.035 | 6 |
| 1920 | 1.133 | 8 |
| 1921 | 1.232 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1.304 | 7 |
| 1924 | 1.218 | 10 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 7.599 | 2 |
| 1919 | 7.349 | 6 |
| 1921 | 9.184 | 4 |
| 1922 | 9.593 | 7 |
| 1924 | 8.755 | 8 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1.504 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1.443 | 3 |
| 1921 | 1.899 | 8 |
| 1923 | 2.250 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 28 | 1 |
| 1919 | 22 | 7 |
| 1920 | 22 | 8 |
| 1921 | 18 | 8 |
| 1922 | 20 | 4 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 4 | 8 |
| 1917 | 5 | 5 |
| 1920 | 4 | 7 |
| 1921 | 2 | 9 |
| 1922 | 2 | 6 |
| 1928 | 2 | 7 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 39 | 2 |
| 1920 | 45 | 6 |
| 1923 | 49 | 4 |
| 1924 | 42 | 8 |
| 1928 | 52 | 4 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 274 | 1 |
| 1919 | 221 | 9 |
| 1920 | 273 | 9 |
| 1922 | 286 | 10 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 197 | 9 |
| 1923 | 219 | 9 |
| 1924 | 167 | 3 |
| 1928 | 190 | 2 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 2 | 6 |
| 1928 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1918 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1920 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 13 | 8 |
| 1928 | 13 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 8 | 4 |
| 1921 | 10 | 5 |
| 1923 | 10 | 7 |
| 1924 | 4 | 2 |
| 1928 | 7 | 2 |