RF John Nelson #19
Phoenix Scorchers (HOU) GWL
Age: 22 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JOHN NELSON #19 - AGE: 22 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 49 9 0 1 1 8 3 5 .184 .226 .286 0 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 HAW Win, 6-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 HAW Win, 15-2 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/08/1975 @ POR Win, 2-0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1975 @ POR Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 @ POR Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 SLC Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/04/1975 SLC Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 SJ Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/1975 SJ Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 SJ Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/04/1953
Born in:Louisville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
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:1971, 1st Pick in Round 17
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 49 9 0 1 1 8 9 3 5 .184 .226 .286 .512 .232 .102 27
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 54 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 2 0 0 0.0 3.5 2.26 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Versus Right   29 5 0 1 1 5 5 3 3 1 1 0 .172 .242 .345 .587
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   23 5 0 1 1 5 5 2 2 1 1 0 .217 .269 .435 .704
August   25 4 0 0 0 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 .160 .192 .160 .352
Last Year   82 30 2 0 0 7 11 9 12 0 1 2 .366 .441 .390 .831
Career   131 39 2 1 1 15 20 12 17 1 2 2 .298 .363 .351 .714
Home   30 8 0 1 1 7 9 3 4 1 0 0 .267 .324 .433 .757
Road   19 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Grass   49 9 0 1 1 8 9 3 5 1 1 0 .184 .226 .286 .512
Day   16 3 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 .188 .235 .312 .548
Night   33 6 0 0 1 6 5 2 4 1 0 0 .182 .222 .273 .495
As Starter   41 6 0 1 0 5 7 3 3 1 1 0 .146 .200 .195 .395
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Pinch Hitting   8 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Close/Late   14 5 0 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Inning 1-3   15 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 .133 .125 .267 .392
Inning 4-6   16 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Inning 7-9   18 5 0 0 1 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 .278 .316 .444 .760
0 Outs   22 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 .136 .200 .136 .336
1 Outs   10 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
2 Outs   17 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Scoring Position   14 4 0 0 1 7 4 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .312 .500 .812
Bases Empty   24 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 0 .125 .192 .125 .317
Runner on 1st   11 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 2 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   19 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .105 .105 .263 .368
First Pitch   9 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-1   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Full Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   17 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .059 .056 .059 .114
Ahead in Count   10 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Batting Leadoff   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Batting 2nd   14 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 .143 .235 .143 .378
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 6th   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 7th   5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Low Leverage   20 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .050 .095 .050 .145
Medium Leverage   18 3 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .167 .238 .278 .516
High Leverage   11 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 274 85 6 5 7 38 38 33 35 .310 .399 .445 .844 .386 .135 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 316 8 5 0 3 0 1 122 18 5 3 62.5 51.1 7.03 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 20 1 1 0 5 9 6 14 0 0 4 .278 .366 .319 .685
Versus Right   202 65 5 4 7 33 29 27 21 1 0 4 .322 .410 .490 .900
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   30 8 0 0 2 5 6 5 2 0 0 0 .267 .371 .467 .838
May   79 28 2 3 2 14 11 16 11 1 0 1 .354 .464 .532 .996
June   101 29 3 1 3 14 16 9 16 0 0 5 .287 .374 .426 .800
July   64 20 1 1 0 5 5 3 6 0 0 2 .312 .362 .359 .722
Last Year   392 125 11 5 8 45 53 36 81 1 16 8 .319 .387 .434 .820
Career   666 210 17 10 15 83 91 69 116 2 16 16 .315 .392 .438 .830
Home   131 57 4 4 3 19 20 16 17 0 0 5 .435 .513 .595 1.109
Road   143 28 2 1 4 19 18 17 18 1 0 3 .196 .293 .308 .600
Grass   274 85 6 5 7 38 38 33 35 1 0 8 .310 .399 .445 .844
Day   77 25 1 3 2 12 11 7 11 0 0 2 .325 .395 .494 .889
Night   197 60 5 2 5 26 27 26 24 1 0 6 .305 .400 .426 .826
As Starter   272 85 6 5 7 38 37 31 35 1 0 7 .312 .395 .449 .844
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .600 .000 .600
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
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
1971 Tallahassee - R 17 41 130 33 4 1 3 15 14 16 0 0 43 3 3 .254 .336 .369 .705 90 84 -0.4
1971 Greenville - A 17 9 31 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 9 1 3 .194 .286 .226 .512 52 51 -0.2
1972 Tallahassee - R 18 33 120 34 1 0 0 14 16 17 0 0 25 9 6 .283 .372 .292 .664 77 81 0.2
1972 Greenville - A 18 38 128 36 5 1 1 16 17 11 8 0 23 2 4 .281 .374 .359 .734 118 128 0.9
1972 Utica - A 18 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -28 -46 -0.1
1973 Tallahassee - R 19 37 127 38 5 3 1 21 28 33 5 2 21 12 9 .299 .455 .409 .865 122 131 1.2
1973 Greenville - A 19 44 172 49 4 2 7 24 22 27 0 0 39 6 4 .285 .382 .453 .835 134 138 1.5
1973 Utica - A 19 6 20 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 .100 .143 .150 .293 -18 -38 -0.1
1974 Utica - A 20 12 45 10 0 0 1 4 8 6 0 0 10 1 0 .222 .314 .289 .603 67 58 -0.1
1974 Albuquerque - AA 20 103 392 125 11 5 8 45 53 36 8 1 81 14 13 .319 .387 .434 .820 111 110 1.6
1974 Phoenix - AAA 20 21 82 30 2 0 0 7 11 9 2 0 12 1 1 .366 .441 .390 .831 117 133 0.8
1975 Albuquerque - AA 21 71 274 85 6 5 7 38 38 33 8 1 35 5 3 .310 .399 .445 .844 113 122 1.8
1975 Phoenix - AAA 21 19 49 9 0 1 1 8 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 .184 .226 .286 .512 29 27 -0.3
Total GWL 40 131 39 2 1 1 15 20 12 2 1 17 1 1 .298 .363 .351 .714 85 94
Total MAL 20 73 13 1 0 1 6 8 6 1 0 15 2 0 .178 .250 .233 .483 36 24
Total SEL 91 331 91 10 3 8 42 40 41 9 0 71 9 11 .275 .370 .396 .766 120 126
Total LSA 174 666 210 17 10 15 83 91 69 16 2 116 19 16 .315 .392 .438 .830 112 115
Total GSL 111 377 105 10 4 4 50 58 66 5 2 89 24 18 .279 .391 .358 .749 98 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Greenville - A LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.6 1.024
1971 Tallahassee - R LF 25 22 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 178.2 1.81 -1.6 .950
1971 Greenville - A CF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 61.0 2.51 +0.2 1.037
1971 Tallahassee - R CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 15.0 0.60 -0.5 1.045
1971 Tallahassee - R RF 11 9 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 75.2 1.07 -2.7 .803
1972 Utica - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.0 1.001
1972 Greenville - A LF 14 10 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 92.1 1.36 -0.3 1.031
1972 Tallahassee - R LF 13 12 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 100.1 1.08 +1.0 1.101
1972 Greenville - A CF 5 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 25.0 3.60 +0.6 1.044
1972 Tallahassee - R CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.2 1.028
1972 Greenville - A RF 21 19 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 171.0 1.16 +1.2 1.086
1972 Tallahassee - R RF 17 16 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 143.1 1.26 +0.9 1.108
1973 Utica - A LF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 45.0 1.60 +1.1 1.167
1973 Greenville - A LF 31 31 57 0 0 57 0 1.000 279.2 1.83 +2.2 1.066
1973 Tallahassee - R LF 25 25 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 221.2 1.22 +1.5 1.101
1973 Greenville - A CF 11 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 93.0 1.45 -0.7 .968
1973 Tallahassee - R CF 11 10 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 85.0 3.07 +1.5 .989
1973 Greenville - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1973 Tallahassee - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Phoenix - AAA LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.3 1.006
1974 Albuquerque - AA LF 55 54 78 3 0 85 4 .953 463.2 1.57 +0.5 1.019
1974 Utica - A LF 9 9 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 74.0 0.97 +0.2 1.193
1974 Phoenix - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.049
1974 Albuquerque - AA CF 13 11 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 97.2 2.95 -1.7 .915
1974 Utica - A CF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.2 0.54 -0.1 1.035
1974 Phoenix - AAA RF 20 20 34 0 0 35 1 .971 169.2 1.80 +0.9 1.074
1974 Albuquerque - AA RF 35 32 48 2 0 52 2 .962 293.1 1.53 +1.4 1.071
1974 Utica - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.7 .000
1975 Phoenix - AAA LF 8 8 9 1 0 11 1 .909 68.0 1.32 -0.1 1.029
1975 Albuquerque - AA CF 4 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 21.1 1.69 -0.2 1.013
1975 Phoenix - AAA RF 3 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 22.2 1.59 -0.3 1.003
1975 Albuquerque - AA RF 68 67 109 7 0 118 2 .983 584.2 1.79 +1.8 1.065
TOTAL LF 190 180 260 5 0 270 5 .981 1566.1 1.52 +4.1 1.040
TOTAL CF 59 49 115 1 0 117 1 .991 431.2 2.42 -1.1 .980
TOTAL RF 178 168 246 10 0 261 5 .981 1479.2 1.56 +3.7 1.059
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft out of high school (Columbia; Columbia, KY) by the Houston Comets. (Round 17, Pick 1, 385th overall pick).
07/10/1972 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
08/31/1973 Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days.
07/07/1975 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
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