2B Joe Nielsen #3
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/30/1973
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2B JOE NIELSEN #3 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 53 16 3 0 2 8 10 12 .302 .413 .472 0 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/25/1973 STO Loss, 1-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1973 MAD Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/19/1973 BIR Loss, 8-13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/07/1973 KNX Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1973 KNX Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/05/1973 DAV Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/04/1973 DAV Loss, 3-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
07/03/1973 PEO Win, 5-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1973 @ PEO Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1973 PEO Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/26/1948
Born in:Brownwood, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 19th Pick in Round 18
DIXIE LEAGUE 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .333 .400 .333 .733 .363 .000 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 5.87 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Versus Right   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Last Year   40 8 1 0 0 4 5 5 10 0 0 0 .200 .289 .225 .514
Career   49 11 1 0 0 4 7 6 12 0 0 0 .224 .309 .245 .554
Home   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Grass   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Day   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Night   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
As Starter   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 102 26 2 1 0 15 13 11 27 .255 .327 .294 .622 .307 .039 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 115 0 0 0 5 2 0 30 3 0 1 0.0 9.1 2.94 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 5 1 0 0 3 4 3 5 0 0 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
Versus Right   79 21 1 1 0 12 9 8 22 0 2 0 .266 .333 .304 .637
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
June   78 17 1 1 0 13 11 8 20 0 2 0 .218 .291 .256 .547
July   19 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 .316 .409 .368 .778
Last Year   278 55 14 0 4 31 27 41 90 2 6 2 .198 .303 .291 .595
2 Years Ago   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Career   403 86 16 1 4 48 42 58 123 3 9 2 .213 .313 .288 .601
Home   59 16 2 0 0 9 7 8 14 0 1 0 .271 .358 .305 .663
Road   43 10 0 1 0 6 6 3 13 0 1 0 .233 .283 .279 .562
Grass   102 26 2 1 0 15 13 11 27 0 2 0 .255 .327 .294 .622
Day   7 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .400 .429 .829
Night   95 25 2 0 0 12 11 8 23 0 2 0 .263 .320 .284 .605
As Starter   101 26 2 1 0 15 12 9 26 0 2 0 .257 .318 .297 .615
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
C-O-W LEAGUE 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 53 16 3 0 2 8 5 10 12 .302 .413 .472 .884 .422 .170 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 64 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 5 0 2 0.0 10.1 6.65 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 5 1 0 0 2 2 5 5 0 1 0 .250 .400 .300 .700
Versus Right   33 11 2 0 2 6 3 5 7 0 0 0 .333 .421 .576 .997
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
May   35 9 2 0 2 6 5 7 7 0 1 0 .257 .381 .486 .867
June   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
July   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2 Years Ago   212 61 3 0 11 42 25 23 56 3 5 0 .288 .353 .458 .810
Career   347 91 7 0 16 60 41 48 92 4 9 2 .262 .352 .421 .772
Home   27 9 2 0 1 5 4 4 5 0 1 0 .333 .419 .519 .938
Road   26 7 1 0 1 3 1 6 7 0 0 0 .269 .406 .423 .829
Grass   53 16 3 0 2 8 5 10 12 0 1 0 .302 .413 .472 .884
Day   16 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 6 0 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950
Night   37 11 3 0 1 6 4 6 6 0 1 0 .297 .395 .459 .855
As Starter   52 15 3 0 2 7 5 10 12 0 1 0 .288 .403 .462 .865
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
1968 Total - 19 53 220 56 13 1 10 40 44 41 4 0 72 6 5 .255 .381 .459 .840 100 100 1.2
1969 Total - 20 74 312 80 17 2 13 61 61 57 2 1 105 7 5 .256 .374 .449 .822 100 100 1.5
1970 Total - 21 53 220 57 13 1 10 48 50 41 2 0 77 6 5 .259 .380 .464 .844 100 100 1.2
1970 La Crosse - R 21 26 87 21 3 0 3 16 10 14 0 0 26 2 0 .241 .347 .379 .726 87 83 0.3
1970 Yakima - A 21 37 82 14 1 0 3 10 11 15 2 1 24 1 0 .171 .310 .293 .603 65 68 -0.1
1970 Rockford - A 21 6 17 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .333 .235 .569 65 68 0.1
1971 La Crosse - R 22 23 88 24 1 0 2 7 13 16 0 0 24 1 2 .273 .385 .352 .737 90 92 0.4
1971 Yakima - A 22 83 212 61 3 0 11 42 25 23 0 3 56 1 0 .288 .353 .458 .810 122 116 1.3
1971 Rockford - A 22 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611 76 63 -0.0
1972 Rockford - A 23 95 278 55 14 0 4 31 27 41 2 2 90 1 1 .198 .303 .291 .595 71 71 -0.7
1972 Memphis - AA 23 14 40 8 1 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 10 0 0 .200 .289 .225 .514 56 53 -0.5
1973 Yakima - A 24 17 53 16 3 0 2 8 5 10 0 0 12 0 2 .302 .413 .472 .884 135 145 0.4
1973 Rockford - A 24 30 102 26 2 1 0 15 13 11 0 0 27 0 1 .255 .327 .294 .622 68 76 0.0
1973 Memphis - AA 24 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733 99 121 0.1
Total DIX 17 49 11 1 0 0 4 7 6 0 0 12 0 0 .224 .309 .245 .554 64 65
Total HL 134 403 86 16 1 4 48 42 58 2 3 123 1 2 .213 .313 .288 .601 70 72
Total COW 137 347 91 7 0 16 60 41 48 2 4 92 2 2 .262 .352 .421 .772 110 108
Total UMVA 49 175 45 4 0 5 23 23 30 0 0 50 3 2 .257 .366 .366 .732 89 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Yakima - A 2B 19 7 22 24 6 47 1 .979 77.1 5.35 +0.4 .941
1970 La Crosse - R 2B 5 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.1 1.099
1970 Yakima - A 3B 5 5 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 34.1 1.05 -0.1 1.064
1970 La Crosse - R 3B 4 3 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 31.0 2.03 -1.2 .641
1970 Rockford - A SS 6 6 10 21 8 32 1 .969 49.0 5.69 +0.1 1.023
1970 Yakima - A SS 13 13 7 33 7 43 3 .930 105.1 3.42 -0.7 .952
1970 La Crosse - R SS 18 15 25 43 9 70 2 .971 139.0 4.40 +1.8 1.052
1970 Yakima - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rockford - A 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.013
1971 Yakima - A 2B 27 15 37 46 16 88 5 .943 163.2 4.56 -0.5 .909
1971 La Crosse - R 2B 8 8 16 15 5 32 1 .969 63.0 4.43 -0.1 1.053
1971 Rockford - A 3B 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.4 1.053
1971 Yakima - A 3B 8 6 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 -0.3 .894
1971 La Crosse - R 3B 3 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 +0.2 1.104
1971 Rockford - A SS 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.059
1971 Yakima - A SS 49 29 53 84 23 139 2 .986 295.2 4.17 +3.1 1.057
1971 La Crosse - R SS 16 13 25 31 7 56 0 1.000 118.0 4.27 +1.8 1.101
1971 Yakima - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Yakima - A RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 1.046
1972 Memphis - AA 2B 9 9 29 17 6 48 2 .958 71.0 5.83 -3.1 .855
1972 Rockford - A 2B 6 4 8 11 4 19 0 1.000 39.2 4.31 +0.7 1.043
1972 Memphis - AA 3B 5 3 6 3 0 9 0 1.000 32.0 2.53 -0.1 .809
1972 Rockford - A 3B 48 39 28 64 6 98 6 .939 335.1 2.47 -3.5 .937
1972 Memphis - AA SS 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 +0.0 .000
1972 Rockford - A SS 38 36 71 82 23 155 2 .987 307.2 4.48 -4.4 .933
1972 Rockford - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.039
1972 Rockford - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Memphis - AA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 .000
1973 Rockford - A 2B 21 21 45 54 15 102 3 .971 181.2 4.90 -1.2 1.006
1973 Yakima - A 2B 11 11 17 30 7 47 0 1.000 85.0 4.98 +0.8 1.092
1973 Rockford - A 3B 4 2 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 +0.3 1.059
1973 Yakima - A 3B 5 3 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 +0.0 .910
1973 Memphis - AA SS 2 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.0 1.107
1973 Rockford - A SS 6 4 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 40.0 3.60 +0.5 1.093
1973 Yakima - A SS 3 2 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 -0.3 1.107
TOTAL 2B 108 76 178 199 60 389 12 .969 696.2 4.87 -3.0 .978
TOTAL 3B 83 64 47 94 10 147 6 .959 544.1 2.33 -5.0 .930
TOTAL SS 154 122 204 318 83 532 10 .981 1104.1 4.25 +2.1 1.014
TOTAL LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.039
TOTAL RF 6 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.2 1.046
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Redwood University; San Rafael, CA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 18, Pick 19, 427th overall pick).
08/29/1970 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
07/26/1973 Released by the Chicago organization.
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