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| Name | Team | Age |
| Willis Nelson | Retired (1959, Age 34) | Died (2002, Age 77) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 32 (1950) |
RF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mike Piazza League | 0 | 6 years (112 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/29/1925 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (96.1 %) | (56.0 %) | (15.2 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1951 | MON | 48 | 118 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .651 | .270 | .381 | .229 |
| 1952 | MON | 124 | 418 | 45 | 92 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 24 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .635 | .260 | .376 | .220 |
| 1953 | MON | 146 | 378 | 30 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 89 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .651 | .286 | .365 | .241 |
| 1954 | MON | 116 | 248 | 32 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .812 | .332 | .480 | .282 |
| 1956 | MIL | 20 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .602 | .268 | .333 | .167 |
| 1957 | DET | 72 | 123 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .755 | .341 | .415 | .276 |
| 1958 | DET | 47 | 97 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .655 | .305 | .351 | .247 |
| 1959 | DET | 66 | 112 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .649 | .265 | .384 | .232 |
| Total | 639 | 1530 | 164 | 370 | 64 | 9 | 49 | 195 | 102 | 365 | 6 | 7 | 13 | .680 | .289 | .392 | .242 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Willis Nelson has retired from the Detroit Arachnids |
| 1957-03-25 | The Detroit Arachnids have promoted Willis Nelson to the major league team. The Detroit Arachnids have designated Marty Flavin for assignment. |
| 1957-03-25 | The Detroit Arachnids have acquired Willis Nelson from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-06-09 | The Milwaukee Crullers have waived John Paul Jones. The Milwaukee Crullers have waived Walter Raich. The Milwaukee Crullers have waived Willis Nelson. |
| 1956-05-19 | The Milwaukee Crullers have designated Willis Nelson for assignment. The Milwaukee Crullers have designated Walter Raich for assignment. |
| 1956-04-18 | The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Willis Nelson to the major league team. |
| 1956-04-18 | The Milwaukee Crullers have acquired Willis Nelson from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-04-08 | The Detroit Arachnids have waived Willis Nelson. |
| 1955-04-16 | The Detroit Arachnids have acquired Willis Nelson from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-04-08 | The Montreal Maroons have waived Willis Nelson. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Montreal Maroons have promoted Danny Bernhardt to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Willis Nelson for assignment. |
| 1951-06-27 | The Montreal Maroons have promoted Ross Davis to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have promoted Owen Tate to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have promoted Willis Nelson to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Louis Bricklin for assignment. The Montreal Maroons have designated Buck Young for assignment. The Montreal Maroons have designated Matt Gibson for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Montreal Maroons have renamed Urbane Nelson to Willis Nelson. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Montreal Maroons have promoted Juan Bergen to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have sent Urbane Nelson to the minors. |