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Name Team Age
John Nelson Retired (1996, Age 35) Died (2046, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44
(1979)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 14 years (12 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A  A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- B  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 8/7/1961
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 6 10
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.8 %) A+ (97.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1981 SS PHI 14 9 86.0 41 12 27 2 2 -1 4.08 .951
1983 SS PHI 155 149 1225.33 590 181 399 10 61 -13 4.26 .983
1984 SS COL 151 150 1251.33 677 220 435 22 77 -9 4.71 .968
1985 2B COL 13 13 109.0 61 23 37 1 10 -2 4.95 .984
3B COL 1 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 1 +1 2.25 1.000
SS COL 104 104 895.66 440 137 289 14 44 +3 4.28 .968
1986 2B COL 30 30 266.0 163 60 101 2 18 +2 5.45 .988
SS COL 105 91 820.33 406 135 261 10 54 +11 4.34 .975
1987 2B COL 8 8 70.0 37 14 22 1 5 -1 4.63 .973
SS COL 123 123 1101.66 527 168 354 5 65 +7 4.26 .991
1988 2B COL 10 10 88.0 58 26 30 2 3 +1 5.73 .966
3B COL 2 2 18.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
SS COL 61 61 548.66 279 89 182 8 43 +3 4.45 .971
1989 2B COL 11 11 95.33 56 16 39 1 5 0 5.19 .982
3B COL 23 23 197.33 60 15 45 0 4 -2 2.74 1.000
SS COL 33 33 289.0 158 43 105 10 14 +2 4.61 .937
LF COL 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1990 2B COL 12 12 99.0 48 13 35 0 6 0 4.36 1.000
3B COL 25 25 217.0 77 19 56 2 1 +2 3.11 .974
SS COL 18 18 159.33 80 31 47 2 3 0 4.41 .975
1991 2B COL 11 11 95.0 55 23 32 0 4 0 5.21 1.000
3B COL 25 25 221.0 77 12 62 3 4 +4 3.01 .961
SS COL 15 15 135.0 83 29 51 3 8 +3 5.33 .964
1992 1B COL 2 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
2B COL 25 25 219.66 116 48 66 2 15 0 4.67 .983
3B COL 22 22 190.0 62 13 45 4 4 +1 2.75 .935
SS COL 15 15 134.0 77 15 60 2 14 -1 5.04 .974
1993 1B COL 2 0 3.0 7 7 0 0 1 0 21.00 1.000
2B COL 12 12 105.0 47 22 23 2 6 +1 3.86 .957
3B COL 23 23 204.0 89 17 70 2 3 +3 3.84 .978
SS COL 17 17 149.66 70 18 51 1 7 +5 4.15 .986
1994 2B COL 11 9 90.0 46 19 27 0 9 0 4.60 1.000
3B COL 22 22 192.0 57 11 45 1 2 +1 2.62 .982
SS COL 14 14 126.33 61 19 41 1 9 -3 4.27 .984
1995 2B COL 12 10 88.33 58 23 33 2 5 +1 5.71 .966
3B COL 11 11 93.0 28 8 19 1 0 -3 2.61 .964
SS COL 2 2 18.0 7 3 4 0 1 -1 3.50 1.000
1996 2B COL 4 4 35.0 22 11 11 0 7 +1 5.66 1.000
SS COL 2 2 17.0 10 5 5 0 1 0 5.29 1.000
Pos Total 1B 4 0 7.0 9 9 0 0 1 0 11.57 1.000
2B 159 155 1360.32 767 298 456 13 93 +3 4.99 .983
3B 154 154 1340.33 458 98 347 13 19 +7 2.99 .972
SS 829 803 6957.29 3506 1105 2311 90 403 +6 4.42 .974
LF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
Total 1147 1113 9672.94 4742 1512 3114 116 516 +16 4.30 .976
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01John Nelson has retired from the Colorado Highlanders
1985-08-13John Nelson of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1985-07-21John Nelson of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-03-01The Colorado Highlanders have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Cotton Speier to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Tex McFarlane to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Lyn Thomas to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Lanny Adair to the minors. The Colorado Highlanders have waived Chris Alvarez. The Colorado Highlanders have waived Gene Scheinblum.
1984-10-03The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Slick Stanford to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Lanny Adair to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent John Nelson to the minors. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Cotton Speier to the minors.
1984-03-01The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Les Lyons to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Charlie Kelleher to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Colorado Highlanders have sent Bobby Antonello to the minors.
1983-10-03The Philadelphia Stars have sent Tom Mulroney to the minors. The Philadelphia Stars have sent Les Lyons to the minors. The Philadelphia Stars have sent John Nelson to the minors.
1983-03-07The Philadelphia Stars have promoted Bevo Rowland to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stars have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stars have waived Vic Walker. The Philadelphia Stars have waived Art Finley.
1981-06-12The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent John Nelson to the minors.
1981-04-29The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted John Nelson to the major league team.
1979-04-01A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Philadelphia Wannabes. The Philadelphia Wannabes receive Greg Klugmann, John Nelson, Bobby Antonello from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Craig Hanley. Protest This Trade.
1978-07-25A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Los Angeles Fence Jumpers. The Los Angeles Fence Jumpers receive Gerald Quarles from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Draft Pick 1979 Round 3 LAA (John Nelson). Protest This Trade.