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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 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1981 AHP 11 27 6 0 0 1 4 3 6 .624 .290 .333 .222
1981 HHP 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308 .154 .154 .154
1981 LHP 10 30 7 0 0 1 3 2 7 .606 .273 .333 .233
1981 RHP 8 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 .182 .100 .100
1983 AHP 76 225 56 1 1 2 16 14 43 .581 .292 .289 .249
1983 HHP 80 219 59 7 5 2 31 26 36 .719 .344 .374 .269
1983 LHP 68 125 39 1 1 1 16 12 20 .730 .370 .360 .312
1983 RHP 129 319 76 7 5 3 31 28 59 .618 .298 .320 .238
1984 AHP 80 226 53 6 1 0 21 32 38 .602 .332 .270 .235
1984 HHP 78 217 48 7 5 1 21 25 37 .614 .300 .313 .221
1984 LHP 71 134 29 6 3 1 13 14 25 .622 .293 .328 .216
1984 RHP 126 309 72 7 3 0 29 43 50 .602 .327 .275 .233
1985 AHP 62 204 53 8 6 3 14 20 42 .728 .326 .402 .260
1985 HHP 57 175 48 9 3 0 16 23 39 .722 .362 .360 .274
1985 LHP 43 90 24 5 1 2 7 13 19 .776 .365 .411 .267
1985 RHP 106 289 77 12 8 1 23 30 62 .709 .335 .374 .266
1986 AHP 69 229 63 10 1 1 23 23 40 .682 .341 .341 .275
1986 HHP 69 196 51 6 5 1 17 26 32 .704 .347 .357 .260
1986 LHP 48 114 33 6 2 1 13 9 20 .748 .344 .404 .289
1986 RHP 115 311 81 10 4 1 27 40 52 .672 .344 .328 .260
1987 AHP 67 241 61 10 1 1 21 36 40 .663 .348 .315 .253
1987 HHP 65 224 53 6 4 1 19 27 29 .635 .323 .312 .237
1987 LHP 58 97 30 4 2 1 14 14 11 .817 .395 .423 .309
1987 RHP 124 368 84 12 3 1 26 49 58 .605 .320 .285 .228
1988 AHP 39 127 31 3 2 3 27 15 20 .692 .322 .370 .244
1988 HHP 39 133 24 4 1 1 13 14 21 .512 .264 .248 .180
1988 LHP 35 73 14 4 0 2 9 8 12 .606 .277 .329 .192
1988 RHP 67 187 41 3 3 2 31 21 29 .598 .298 .299 .219
1989 AHP 37 132 41 9 0 1 14 14 26 .784 .383 .402 .311
1989 HHP 38 120 33 1 6 1 13 13 15 .759 .351 .408 .275
1989 LHP 37 66 22 3 2 0 7 11 9 .868 .429 .439 .333
1989 RHP 65 186 52 7 4 2 20 16 32 .737 .345 .392 .280
1990 AHP 35 120 30 4 1 2 15 15 12 .688 .338 .350 .250
1990 HHP 26 76 23 4 0 0 6 5 9 .717 .361 .355 .303
1990 LHP 27 54 12 2 0 1 7 5 7 .615 .300 .315 .222
1990 RHP 51 142 41 6 1 1 14 15 14 .731 .365 .366 .289
1991 AHP 27 100 36 8 1 2 14 11 11 .943 .423 .520 .360
1991 HHP 28 83 26 6 0 1 16 14 11 .830 .408 .422 .313
1991 LHP 30 63 19 5 0 0 7 7 8 .752 .371 .381 .302
1991 RHP 47 120 43 9 1 3 23 18 14 .964 .439 .525 .358
1992 AHP 36 114 35 5 0 1 9 15 13 .765 .388 .377 .307
1992 HHP 31 101 25 4 1 0 11 11 15 .628 .321 .307 .248
1992 LHP 30 50 16 3 0 0 4 8 5 .794 .414 .380 .320
1992 RHP 58 165 44 6 1 1 16 18 23 .672 .339 .333 .267
1993 AHP 36 105 23 6 0 1 9 9 26 .583 .278 .305 .219
1993 HHP 28 87 17 2 1 2 10 11 7 .596 .286 .310 .195
1993 LHP 30 60 12 3 0 1 9 7 10 .584 .284 .300 .200
1993 RHP 50 132 28 5 1 2 10 13 23 .591 .281 .311 .212
1994 AHP 24 89 26 7 1 2 13 13 17 .843 .382 .461 .292
1994 HHP 26 79 25 2 1 1 7 11 12 .805 .400 .405 .316
1994 LHP 22 45 11 2 0 0 3 4 9 .595 .306 .289 .244
1994 RHP 43 123 40 7 2 3 17 20 20 .907 .420 .488 .325
1995 AHP 16 45 13 1 1 0 3 4 7 .702 .347 .356 .289
1995 HHP 19 45 14 3 1 0 8 4 10 .795 .373 .422 .311
1995 LHP 23 37 9 1 0 0 5 4 8 .596 .326 .270 .243
1995 RHP 21 53 18 3 2 0 6 4 9 .858 .386 .472 .340
1996 AHP 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 .167 .091 .091
1996 HHP 7 14 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .567 .353 .214 .214
1996 LHP 11 17 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .403 .286 .118 .118
1996 RHP 4 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .500 .250 .250 .250
Total AHP 621 1995 528 78 16 20 203 225 343 .689 .339 .350 .265
Total HHP 595 1782 451 61 33 11 190 211 279 .677 .334 .343 .253
Total LHP 543 1055 279 45 11 11 118 120 173 .702 .342 .359 .264
Total RHP 1014 2722 700 94 38 20 275 316 449 .677 .335 .342 .257
Total 1216 3777 979 139 49 31 393 436 622 .684 .337 .347 .259
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.