2B Ben Nelms #15
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/01/1893
2B BEN NELMS #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
110 388 117 11 10 14 59 55 15 .302 .390 .490 16 4.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1893 PRO Win, 13-1 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 0
09/15/1893 PRO Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1893 PRO Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1893 @ NWK Loss, 3-9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/12/1893 @ NWK Win, 10-1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/11/1893 @ NWK Win, 4-1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1893 BUF Loss, 5-11 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1893 BUF Win, 10-6 3 3 3 3 2 1 0 0
09/07/1893 BUF Win, 8-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/05/1893 ANC Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/24/1865
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:157 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1893 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 110 388 117 11 10 14 59 62 55 15 .302 .390 .490 .879 .407 .188 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 450 3 2 0 5 1 3 190 35 16 9 64.0 76.9 7.19 4.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   107 28 2 4 9 24 21 12 9 1 0 0 .262 .333 .607 .941
Versus Right   281 89 9 6 5 35 41 43 6 2 1 3 .317 .410 .445 .855
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   80 22 2 0 2 12 11 12 2 1 0 0 .275 .366 .375 .741
June   89 25 2 3 2 7 13 14 4 0 0 2 .281 .390 .438 .829
July   87 24 4 3 4 10 12 10 2 0 0 1 .276 .357 .529 .886
August   84 23 2 1 2 15 11 11 5 1 1 0 .274 .354 .393 .747
September   48 23 1 3 4 15 15 8 2 1 0 0 .479 .544 .875 1.419
Last Year   194 48 12 2 3 28 29 17 13 5 1 0 .247 .301 .376 .677
Career   582 165 23 12 17 87 91 72 28 8 2 3 .284 .361 .452 .813
Home   181 63 4 5 8 29 33 28 9 1 0 2 .348 .439 .558 .997
Road   207 54 7 5 6 30 29 27 6 2 1 1 .261 .346 .430 .776
Grass   388 117 11 10 14 59 62 55 15 3 1 3 .302 .390 .490 .879
Day   388 117 11 10 14 59 62 55 15 3 1 3 .302 .390 .490 .879
As Starter   386 115 11 9 14 59 62 55 15 3 1 3 .298 .387 .482 .869
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   80 21 2 2 2 8 11 16 4 1 1 1 .263 .388 .412 .800
Inning 1-3   123 36 1 3 4 17 16 13 5 1 0 0 .293 .358 .447 .805
Inning 4-6   143 41 6 5 5 21 26 21 6 1 0 1 .287 .380 .503 .883
Inning 7-9   111 37 4 1 5 21 20 18 2 1 1 1 .333 .427 .523 .950
Extra Innings   11 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 .273 .467 .455 .921
0 Outs   134 48 4 2 7 14 36 18 3 0 1 2 .358 .442 .575 1.016
1 Outs   124 33 4 5 4 22 21 17 7 3 0 0 .266 .347 .476 .823
2 Outs   130 36 3 3 3 23 5 20 5 0 0 1 .277 .377 .415 .793
Scoring Position   129 39 5 3 4 43 19 20 8 3 1 1 .302 .392 .481 .873
Bases Empty   189 51 4 4 8 8 33 26 6 0 0 2 .270 .364 .460 .824
Runner on 1st   70 27 2 3 2 8 10 9 1 0 0 0 .386 .456 .586 1.041
Runner on 2nd   36 9 1 1 0 3 4 8 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 3rd   32 12 1 2 1 17 7 5 3 2 0 0 .375 .436 .625 1.061
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .320 .346 .360 .706
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 1 6 3 5 1 0 1 0 .273 .500 .636 1.136
Bases Loaded   16 4 0 0 2 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .278 .625 .903
Two Strikes   138 36 2 5 7 19 19 33 15 0 0 1 .261 .407 .500 .907
First Pitch   71 21 1 2 1 7 11 1 0 1 0 0 .296 .301 .408 .710
Count 0-1   62 24 3 2 4 10 13 0 0 1 1 0 .387 .381 .694 1.075
Count 0-2   21 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Count 1-0   31 9 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .355 .645
Count 1-1   31 8 3 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 .258 .281 .452 .733
Count 1-2   41 10 0 1 2 9 2 0 6 0 0 1 .244 .262 .439 .701
Count 2-0   18 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .263 .278 .541
Count 2-1   20 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-2   44 15 2 3 4 8 10 0 5 0 0 0 .341 .341 .795 1.136
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .818 .000 .818
Count 3-1   15 7 0 0 0 3 8 11 0 1 0 1 .467 .679 .467 1.145
Full Count   32 7 0 0 1 1 7 33 4 0 0 0 .219 .615 .312 .928
Behind in Count   124 38 3 4 6 20 15 0 6 1 1 1 .306 .310 .540 .850
Ahead in Count   86 28 2 1 1 16 15 20 0 1 0 2 .326 .459 .407 .866
Batting 4th   18 7 0 0 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 .389 .455 .556 1.010
Batting 5th   196 60 4 4 8 34 32 25 8 2 0 2 .306 .387 .490 .876
Batting 6th   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Batting 7th   165 46 6 5 5 19 26 26 4 0 1 1 .279 .380 .467 .847
Batting 8th   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   137 40 5 5 4 23 23 23 2 0 0 1 .292 .398 .489 .887
Medium Leverage   168 48 2 5 7 20 27 21 9 2 1 2 .286 .368 .482 .850
High Leverage   81 29 4 0 3 16 12 11 4 1 0 0 .358 .430 .519 .949
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1888 Chicago - FABL 23 12 13 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .154 .154 .231 .385 24 42 0.0
1890 St. Louis - FABL 25 15 14 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .571 .838 144 133 0.1
1891 St. Louis - FABL 26 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 93 0.0
Total FABL 32 30 6 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 .200 .226 .400 .626 88 91 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1892 Hartford - AAA 27 53 194 48 12 2 3 28 29 17 0 5 13 9 2 .247 .301 .376 .677 80 73 0.7
1893 Hartford - AAA 28 110 388 117 11 10 14 59 62 55 3 3 15 16 9 .302 .390 .490 .879 129 131 4.6
Total EA 163 582 165 23 12 17 87 91 72 3 8 28 25 11 .284 .361 .452 .813 113 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1888 Chicago - MLB 2B 7 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.6 1.134
1890 St. Louis - MLB 2B 5 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.183
1891 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 .750 3.0 9.00 -0.5 .584
1891 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
1893 Hartford - AAA 2B 110 108 271 324 64 607 12 .980 961.0 5.57 +8.3 .997
TOTAL 1B 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 .750 3.0 9.00 -0.5 .584
TOTAL 2B 123 108 275 332 65 620 13 .979 982.1 5.56 +8.6 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1888 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1888 Named the #34 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1889 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1889 Retired from professional baseball.
11/01/1889 Returned from retirement.
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/05/1890 Wins the 1890 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues Championship with the St. Louis Pioneers.
12/12/1890 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
01/01/1892 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/02/1892 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hartford Colts organization.
03/02/1892 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Hartford Colts development complex.
03/19/1893 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Hartford Colts development complex.
09/11/1893 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
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