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	12-21 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	27 (15-8-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-13-6)

Most Driven In
M Byrnes	1
A Zarilla	1
M Chartak	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	132	4 (3)	Apr 28	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		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
2	133	10 (5)	May 5	SLB		DET	L,1-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
3	134	14 (3)	May 9 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	0-GF(7)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0					9						P
4	135	15	May 12	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	136	17 (1)	May 16 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	137	26 (8)	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-3	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.020	1.51	-0.02%	-0.20	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
7	138	36 (9)	Jun 6 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-10	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.007	.31	-0.01%	-0.09	P
8	139	44 (7)	Jun 16 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-9	0-0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
9	140	47 (2)	Jun 19	SLB	@	DET	L,3-4	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	3.60	-0.089	5.99	-0.09%	-0.74	P
10	141	49 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
11	142	51 (1)	Jun 23	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.08	-0.053	1.65	-0.05%	-0.30	P
12	143	55 (3)	Jun 26	SLB		DET	W,6-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.88	-0.048	1.27	-0.04%	-0.74	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	144	61 (5)	Jul 3	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.58	-0.008	1.43	-0.01%	-0.11	P
14	145	67 (5)	Jul 7	SLB		NYY	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.55	0.061	2.82	0.07%	0.39	P
15	146	72 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	.74	0.073	1.06	0.06%	0.41	P
16	147	77 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,7-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9						P
17	148	79 (1)	Jul 22	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-9	4-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9	.66	0.021	1.33	0.03%	0.11	P
18	149	82 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9						P
19	150	86 (3)	Jul 28	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	9	.95	0.057	.59	0.02%	0.16	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
20	151	90 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-20	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9						P
21	152	97 (6)	Aug 8 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9						P
22	153	100 (2)	Aug 12	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.241	.499	9	.29	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.14	P
23	154	101	Aug 13	SLB		NYY	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.258	.241	.499	9						P
24	155	103 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.258	.241	.499	9						P
25	156	114 (10)	Aug 23 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.194	.265	.226	.491	9						P
26	157	116 (1)	Aug 25	SLB		WSH	W,7-4	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.257	.219	.476	9	1.46	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
27	158	122 (5)	Aug 29 (2)	SLB		DET	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.229	.492	9	1.29	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
Sep/Oct		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
28	159	127 (4)	Sep 5	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.205	.443	9	1.50	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
29	160	130 (2)	Sep 10	SLB		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.239	.209	.448	9	.22	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
30	161	135 (4)	Sep 14 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.170	.220	.191	.411	9						P
31	162	140 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.160	.208	.180	.388	9						P
32	163	149 (8)	Sep 29 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.190	.164	.353	9	1.31	-0.165	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
33	164	153 (3)	Oct 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.190	.164	.353	9						P
							12-21		62	55	0	8	1	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	4		0	2	0	0	.145	.190	.164	.353		1.03	-0.329	.80	-0.04%	-3.95

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