Nels Potter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: August 23, 1911 in Mount Morris, IL us

Died: September 30, 1990 in Mount Morris, IL

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, IL

High School: Mount Morris HS (Mount Morris, IL)

Schools: Mount Morris College (Mount Morris, IL), Manchester University (North Manchester, IN)

Debut: April 25, 1936 (Age 24-246d, 8,004th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1949 (Age 38-026d)
vs. CIN 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Nelson Thomas Potter

Nicknames: Nellie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.9

ERA

3.99

349

177

1686.0

747

WHIP

1.366

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-31 / in Starts: 1-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	26 (14-8-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
F Hayes	2
D Siebert	1
B Johnson	1
S Sperry	1
W Ambler	1

Most Driven In By
S Sperry	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	14 (13)	May 4	PHA		CHW	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.034	2.10	-0.03%	-0.24	P
2	3	16 (1)	May 6	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	4	17	May 7	PHA		CLE	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.85	0.080	2.33	0.06%	0.40	P
4	5	20 (2)	May 13	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.34	0.009	.30	0.01%	0.14	P
5	6	26 (5)	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
6	7	28 (1)	May 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-5	5-GF(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.76	-0.076	.88	-0.02%	0.11	P
7	8	30 (1)	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.571	1.143	9	.33	0.013	.24	0.01%	0.15	P
8	9	33 (2)	May 29	PHA		NYY	W,11-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.571	1.143	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	10	37 (3)	Jun 2	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.61	-0.043	2.09	-0.03%	-0.27	P
10	11	38	Jun 3	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
11	12	44 (5)	Jun 9	PHA		DET	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
12	13	60 (15)	Jun 30	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	14	61	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	L,7-12	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	9	1.52	-0.041	.57	-0.01%	-0.27	P
14	15	62	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	9						P
15	16	64 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-14	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
16	17	65	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
17	18	68 (2)	Jul 9	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
18	19	69	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
19	20	70	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
20	21	71	Jul 12	PHA		CHW	L,6-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	9	.43	0.020	.01	0.00%	0.28	P
21	22	75 (3)	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	L,8-9	4-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9	1.34	-0.053	.01	0.00%	-0.52	P
22	23	77 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	PHA		DET	L,6-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9						P
23	24	78	Jul 24 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9						P
24	25	80 (1)	Jul 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,11-12	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9						P
25	26	81	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,2-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	27	88 (6)	Aug 4 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	9	.53	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
27	28	92 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	9						PH
28	29	94 (1)	Aug 9	PHA		BOS	L,4-16	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9	1.82	0.139	.00	0.00%	1.41	P
29	30	99 (4)	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-11	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9	.74	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
30	31	104 (4)	Aug 17 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	.61	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
31	32	108 (3)	Aug 21 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	1.16	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
32	33	111 (2)	Aug 23 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.241	.214	.456	9	.25	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
33	34	112	Aug 24 (1)	PHA		DET	W,10-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.242	.219	.461	9	.72	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
34	35	116 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,11-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.242	.219	.461	9						P
35	36	118 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.250	.229	.479	9	1.22	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
36	37	122 (3)	Aug 30	PHA		CLE	L,8-10	GS-6	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.289	.297	.587	9	1.49	0.201	.00	0.00%	2.07	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	38	124 (1)	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	L,4-11	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.282	.289	.572	9	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
38	39	125	Sep 2	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.256	.275	.282	.557	9						P
							7-31		41	39	1	10	1	0	0	6	1	0	4	0	1		0		0	0	.256	.275	.282	.557		.98	0.048	.27	-0.03%	-0.85

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