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David Earl Nelson

First name: Dave

Last name: Nelson

Birthdate: 1944-06-20

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: nelsd101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1968CLE2.80.93.70.81.81.86
1969CLE1.80.52.2-0.50.12.10
1970WS21.50.41.8-0.9-0.42.2-1
1971WS24.61.25.81.53.22.610
1972TEX7.61.89.40.12.96.59
1973TEX8.02.010.01.84.75.314
1974TEX6.71.88.50.53.05.49
1975TEX1.10.31.4-0.30.11.30
1976KCA2.20.52.60.21.01.63
1977KCA0.70.10.8-0.3-0.10.90
Career37.09.546.22.916.329.750

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1968CLE216-3-31-110210007.50.00.1-0.10.08
1969CLE137-11-111-1010100-108.9-1.10.10.0-1.04
1970WS2116-14-13000-12000-129.0-1.30.00.0-1.35
1971WS2358021511-810028.50.20.10.00.31
1972TEX579-9-8131-1-11100-158.1-1.80.1-0.1-1.83
1973TEX624-20-6-2211200-49.7-0.40.2-0.1-0.316
1974TEX526-19-1815-1-12200-129.3-1.30.2-0.1-1.216
1975TEX92-3-30001-4000-69.6-0.60.00.0-0.6-2
1976KCA171-4-401000000-39.0-0.30.00.0-0.34
1977KCA55-3-30-100-1000-59.7-0.50.00.0-0.50
Career2,874-68-61-1941-17800-65--7.10.8-0.4-6.755

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1968 CLE 2B 1226 202 3.0 3 2 1 -12 0.2 -1.5 -1 1
1968 CLE SS 95 23 1.0 1 1 5 3 0.0 -0.1 0 1
1969 CLE 2B 810 146 -2.0 -2 -1 8 6 -0.1 1.0 1 0
1970 WS2 2B 672 121 2.0 2 1 5 4 0.0 0.7 1 2
1971 WS2 2B 10 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1971 WS2 3B 2213 301 -10.0 -11 -8 -23 -17 0.4 0.0 0 -8
1972 TEX 3B 3050 437 -8.0 -8 -6 -18 -15 -0.2 0.0 0 -6
1973 TEX 2B 3741 595 -1.0 -1 -1 -15 -21 0.3 1.3 2 1
1974 TEX 2B 3253 553 8.0 8 6 7 0 -1.2 -2.7 -4 2
1975 TEX 2B 605 94 -4.0 -4 -3 -9 -5 0.3 -1.2 -1 -4
1976 KCA 1B 33 6 0.0 0 0 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1976 KCA 2B 850 144 1.0 1 1 3 3 0.3 -1.6 -1 0
1977 KCA 2B 165 27 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.3 -0.2 0 -1
1B 33 6 0.0 0 0 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 11332 1884 6.0 6 4 -1 -25 0.1 -4.2 -3 1
3B 5263 738 -18.0 -19 -14 -41 -32 0.2 0.0 0 -14
SS 95 23 1.0 1 1 5 3 0.0 -0.1 0 1

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1969 CLE LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CLE RF 2 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1972 TEX LF 169 18 -2.0 -2 -2 -2 4 0 -2
1972 TEX CF 253 26 -3.0 -3 -3 -7 10 0 -3
LF 170 18 -2.0 -2 -2 -2 4 0 -2
CF 253 26 -3.0 -3 -3 -7 10 0 -3
RF 2 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1976KCA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1976KCA2-1-100000000-19.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career2-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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