C Johnny Nelson #2
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C JOHNNY NELSON #2 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/08/1939
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 76 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 8 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 14th Pick in Round 2
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
1962 New York - FABL 22 18 43 13 1 0 1 13 10 6 0 0 8 0 0 .302 .388 .395 .783 106 108 0.1
1964 New York - FABL 24 14 11 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 .091 .214 .091 .305 -7 -1 -0.1
1966 New York - FABL 26 99 157 38 4 1 6 23 21 18 0 1 34 0 0 .242 .318 .395 .713 109 108 0.9
1967 New York - FABL 27 32 31 7 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .226 .294 .258 .552 70 62 -0.0
1969 New York - FABL 29 100 135 29 3 0 5 16 19 23 0 3 39 0 0 .215 .323 .348 .671 92 95 0.5
1970 New York - FABL 30 23 26 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 .192 .222 .231 .453 22 28 -0.1
1971 New York - FABL 31 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 188 202 0.0
Total FABL 287 405 94 10 1 12 61 54 53 0 5 101 0 0 .232 .317 .351 .668 92 93 1.4
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
1957 Rock Island - R 17 17 46 17 5 0 3 7 8 5 0 0 9 0 0 .370 .431 .674 1.105 180 184 0.7
1958 Bakersfield - A 18 65 189 47 6 1 8 25 24 5 5 0 39 0 1 .249 .286 .418 .704 100 109 0.5
1958 Allentown - A 18 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 19 6 -0.0
1959 Beaumont - R 19 21 47 15 4 0 2 9 10 21 1 1 9 0 0 .319 .529 .532 1.060 158 163 0.6
1959 Bakersfield - A 19 51 152 44 14 0 2 17 16 8 2 1 29 0 0 .289 .331 .421 .752 113 107 0.3
1959 Allentown - A 19 16 38 8 2 0 2 6 5 6 0 0 13 0 0 .211 .318 .421 .739 114 117 0.4
1960 Bakersfield - A 20 74 203 63 13 0 16 38 28 16 2 2 40 0 1 .310 .363 .611 .974 171 184 2.7
1960 Allentown - A 20 26 38 9 1 0 1 6 5 12 0 0 11 0 0 .237 .420 .342 .762 117 132 0.3
1961 Albany - A 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 53 47 -0.1
1961 Reading - AA 21 39 124 25 7 0 6 19 18 26 3 1 24 0 0 .202 .351 .403 .754 117 115 1.0
1961 New Orleans - AA 21 68 245 61 13 0 16 56 45 46 3 1 49 0 0 .249 .373 .498 .871 141 146 2.9
1961 Total - AA 21 107 369 86 20 0 22 75 63 72 6 2 73 0 0 .233 .365 .466 .831 133 135 3.9
1961 Toledo - AAA 21 5 21 5 0 0 3 5 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .238 .304 .667 .971 158 158 0.3
1961 Louisville - AAA 21 13 43 11 3 0 2 5 7 8 1 0 6 0 0 .256 .385 .465 .850 145 156 0.7
1961 Total - AAA 21 18 64 16 3 0 5 10 12 10 1 0 9 0 0 .250 .360 .531 .891 149 157 0.9
1962 Toledo - AAA 22 118 422 134 27 1 28 113 80 68 3 8 69 0 0 .318 .409 .585 .994 167 166 6.6
1963 Toledo - AAA 23 129 471 124 26 1 19 76 70 77 1 6 72 0 0 .263 .364 .444 .808 118 119 2.8
1964 Reading - AA 24 8 27 12 1 0 4 8 6 8 0 0 5 0 0 .444 .571 .926 1.497 326 324 0.8
1964 Toledo - AAA 24 111 347 96 21 1 20 82 63 73 6 4 75 1 0 .277 .407 .516 .923 149 147 3.8
1965 Fresno - A 25 5 16 7 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .438 .438 .750 1.188 223 250 0.3
1965 Albany - A 25 31 34 13 3 0 4 9 7 15 0 0 4 0 0 .382 .571 .824 1.395 312 282 1.0
1965 Reading - AA 25 18 37 11 3 0 3 11 6 10 0 0 6 0 0 .297 .447 .622 1.068 212 202 0.7
1965 New Orleans - AAA 25 56 63 17 5 0 5 15 15 14 0 3 11 0 0 .270 .388 .587 .975 162 153 0.8
1968 Albany - A 28 11 26 8 1 0 4 8 4 5 0 0 8 0 0 .308 .419 .808 1.227 273 232 0.6
1968 Reading - AA 28 83 124 31 7 0 6 29 25 48 1 1 40 0 0 .250 .460 .452 .911 168 152 1.7
1968 New Orleans - AAA 28 7 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571 320 234 0.2
1971 Albany - A 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.0
Total DIX 68 245 61 13 0 16 56 45 46 3 1 49 0 0 .249 .373 .498 .871 141 146
Total EA 148 312 79 18 0 19 67 55 92 4 2 75 0 0 .253 .427 .494 .920 168 159
Total UL 13 43 11 3 0 2 5 7 8 1 0 6 0 0 .256 .385 .465 .850 145 156
Total MAL 92 147 40 7 0 11 30 21 38 0 0 37 0 0 .272 .422 .544 .966 188 177
Total COW 195 560 161 35 1 27 82 69 29 9 3 110 0 2 .287 .331 .498 .829 133 140
Total GSL 21 47 15 4 0 2 9 10 21 1 1 9 0 0 .319 .529 .532 1.060 158 163
Total UMVA 17 46 17 5 0 3 7 8 5 0 0 9 0 0 .370 .431 .674 1.105 180 184
Total CL 426 1329 378 79 3 76 292 235 236 10 21 231 1 0 .284 .391 .520 .911 146 144
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Rock Island - R C 2 2 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 18.0 6.50 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1957 Rock Island - R 1B 10 8 51 6 5 57 0 1.000 67.1 7.62 +0.6 .986
1958 Allentown - A C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1958 Bakersfield - A C 4 4 13 2 0 15 0 1.000 33.0 4.09 +0.1 .976 0 2 1 50.0
1958 Bakersfield - A 1B 52 43 380 20 30 404 4 .990 392.1 9.18 -0.7 .964
1959 Allentown - A C 9 8 52 8 1 60 0 1.000 74.1 7.26 +0.9 1.343 1 5 3 60.0
1959 Bakersfield - A C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1959 Allentown - A 1B 2 1 12 3 2 15 0 1.000 12.2 10.66 +0.6 1.034
1959 Bakersfield - A 1B 38 36 309 14 21 327 4 .988 329.0 8.84 -1.6 .957
1959 Beaumont - R 1B 14 13 79 5 8 84 0 1.000 104.0 7.27 +0.3 1.054
1960 Allentown - A C 4 0 14 2 1 16 0 1.000 16.1 8.82 +0.4 .000 0 2 2 100.0
1960 Bakersfield - A C 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1960 Allentown - A 1B 7 6 46 6 4 53 1 .981 56.0 8.36 -0.3 .943
1960 Bakersfield - A 1B 50 46 358 22 19 382 2 .995 401.0 8.53 +1.3 1.018
1960 Bakersfield - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Bakersfield - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Toledo - AAA C 5 5 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 45.0 7.00 +0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1961 Louisville - AAA C 11 11 59 6 0 65 0 1.000 103.1 5.66 +0.5 .000 0 7 4 57.1
1961 New Orleans - AA C 63 61 391 41 4 440 8 .982 549.0 7.08 -0.4 .886 2 48 16 33.3
1961 Reading - AA C 33 33 227 25 2 252 0 1.000 290.1 7.81 +0.6 .889 3 17 10 58.8
1961 Albany - A C 1 1 6 0 0 7 1 .857 8.0 6.75 -0.6 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1961 New Orleans - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1961 Reading - AA 1B 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.3 .000
1961 New Orleans - AA SS 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 .500 8.0 2.25 -0.9 .350
1962 Toledo - AAA C 104 103 563 67 7 636 6 .991 928.1 6.11 +6.1 1.029 8 56 24 42.9
1962 New York - MLB 1B 8 8 73 7 6 82 2 .976 72.2 9.91 -0.2 .919
1962 Toledo - AAA SS 4 4 8 13 2 28 7 .750 38.0 4.97 -2.2 .600
1963 Toledo - AAA C 55 54 336 23 1 361 2 .994 481.1 6.71 +0.4 .727 7 31 9 29.0
1963 Toledo - AAA 1B 50 50 417 27 35 452 8 .982 451.1 8.85 -0.1 .951
1963 Toledo - AAA SS 18 18 45 40 11 92 7 .924 167.0 4.58 -3.5 .772
1964 Toledo - AAA C 26 26 145 16 1 162 1 .994 222.0 6.53 +1.2 .800 2 16 9 56.2
1964 Toledo - AAA 1B 71 69 540 49 42 594 5 .992 609.1 8.70 +1.4 .966
1964 Reading - AA 1B 8 8 58 3 4 62 1 .984 70.0 7.84 -1.1 .853
1965 New Orleans - AAA C 6 3 27 0 0 28 1 .964 32.0 7.59 -0.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1965 Reading - AA C 5 4 29 7 0 36 0 1.000 38.0 8.53 +0.5 1.033 1 5 4 80.0
1965 Fresno - A C 2 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1965 New Orleans - AAA 1B 9 3 36 4 6 40 0 1.000 35.0 10.29 +0.2 1.000
1965 Reading - AA 1B 5 4 37 1 3 39 1 .974 39.0 8.77 -0.5 .854
1965 Albany - A 1B 13 6 64 1 2 66 1 .985 63.0 9.29 -0.8 .869
1965 Fresno - A 1B 2 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 -0.7 .715
1966 New York - MLB C 28 25 143 17 0 163 3 .982 225.2 6.38 -0.6 .670 2 21 8 38.1
1966 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.057
1967 New York - MLB C 4 1 13 2 0 15 0 1.000 14.1 9.42 -0.0 .000 0 3 1 33.3
1968 New Orleans - AAA C 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0
1968 Reading - AA C 10 3 43 2 0 45 0 1.000 48.1 8.38 +0.3 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1968 Reading - AA 1B 24 19 152 8 24 161 1 .994 182.2 7.88 +0.9 1.016
1968 Albany - A 1B 6 6 55 2 9 57 0 1.000 54.0 9.50 +0.4 1.074
1969 New York - MLB C 21 17 125 6 0 132 1 .992 159.2 7.38 -0.3 .505 1 10 2 20.0
1969 New York - MLB 1B 3 2 12 2 1 14 0 1.000 15.0 8.40 -0.0 1.045
1970 New York - MLB C 6 0 22 3 0 25 0 1.000 21.0 10.71 +0.4 .000 0 2 2 100.0
1970 New York - MLB 1B 7 0 16 0 1 16 0 1.000 14.0 10.29 +0.1 1.047
1971 Albany - A C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1971 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 405 363 2274 231 17 2528 23 .991 3341.2 6.75 +9.7 .894 27 230 97 42.2
TOTAL 1B 383 331 2709 182 222 2921 30 .990 2994.1 8.69 -0.5 .968
TOTAL SS 23 23 54 54 13 124 16 .871 213.0 4.56 -6.5 .713
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Forest Hills; Queens, NY) by the New York Gothams. (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick).
07/30/1957 Injured (ruptured Achilles tendon),out for 4-5 months.
02/07/1958 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Philadelphia Keystones in exchange for SP Sam Ivey.
07/08/1959 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/18/1961 Named the #96 prospect in the FABL
07/21/1961 Hits three home runs against the Birmingham Ironmen, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/26/1961 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the New York Gothams, along with 2B Joe Anderson, SP Charlie Walker, and CF Glenn Johnson, in exchange for SP Jorge Arellano, LF Howie Taylor, and $46,400.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
12/11/1961 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
04/10/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the New York Gothams development complex.
04/17/1962 Named the #53 prospect in the FABL
05/21/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1962 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
08/06/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 4; Eye: 4.
04/08/1963 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
04/19/1963 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/04/1963 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
05/04/1964 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
05/11/1964 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1964 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1964 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/11/1964 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
12/10/1965 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
05/03/1971 Released by the New York organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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