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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-13 / in Starts: 2-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 5

1941 Pitching Game Log

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1941 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	109	2	Apr 16	PHA	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	10	7	6	5	3	2	0	6.00	6.67	42	12	12	4	2	10	39			1	0	0	37	4	0	0	1	0	1	.91	-0.221	2.66	-0.39%	-2.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
2	110	9	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	W,11-7	GS-5		6	5.0	8	6	5	2	2	1	0	7.07	6.35	27	8	8	1	1	7	29			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	2	.81	-0.318	1.68	-0.40%	-3.42	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	111	15	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,1-15	GS-	L(1-1)	8	2.0	6	5	5	1	1	0	0	9.00	5.97	13						24						12					0
4	112	20	May 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-6	9-GF	S(1)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.47	5.67	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.047	.65	0.03%	0.55	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
5	113	21	May 10	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	7-GF	S(2)	1	2.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	9.15	5.43	12	6	3	0	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.44	0.134	2.05	0.12%	-2.07	7b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 1
6	114	25	May 14	PHA		SLB	L,5-10	8-8		3	1.0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	9.58	5.73	7	2	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.026	.23	-0.03%	-1.48	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d6
7	115	28	May 17	PHA		DET	L,5-8	8-GF		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.56	5	1	3	1	0	1		1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.027	.21	-0.02%	-0.25	8t 1-- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
8	116	31	May 20	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	8-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9.00	5.83	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	-0.213	3.97	-0.18%	-1.00	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 12- 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	117	48	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-6	6-6		17	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.61	5.70	4	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.017	1.33	0.03%	0.51	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
10	118	54	Jun 14	PHA		SLB	L,2-7	2-2		6	0.1	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	9.26	5.91	6	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.147	.70	-0.11%	-2.67	2t -2- 2 out d3	2t 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox
11	119	68	Jul 1(1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		16	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	9.25	6.03	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.006	.38	-0.01%	-0.47	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
12	120	70	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	8.23	5.82	15	5	3	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.10	0.016	.28	0.03%	1.58	6b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 4
13	121	80	Jul 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		11	2.0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	7.67	5.92	10	2	3	0	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	0.019	.25	0.01%	1.01	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	122	85	Jul 19(1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-9	4-GF(8)		4	4.1	3	2	2	3	1	0	0	7.22	5.72	17	4	6	3	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.022	.24	0.01%	0.72	4b 1-3 2 out d4	8b end d 6
15	123	87	Jul 20(1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.81	5.50	7	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	0.002	.02	0.00%	1.10	7b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
16	124	96	Jul 31(1)	BOS		SLB	L,11-16	8-8		10	0.2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	7.43	5.62	6	0	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.181	.11	-0.02%	-2.80	8t --- 0 out a4	8t -2- 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	125	108	Aug 10(2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-8			9	1.1	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	7.88	5.54	8												7					0
18	126	113	Aug 14(2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,8-10	4-5		3	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.62	5.48	7	1	2	1	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.027	.01	0.00%	-0.25	4b 1-- 2 out d3	5b 3 out d3
19	127	118	Aug 19(2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-7		W(2-1)	4	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.46	5.37	9												7					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	128	133	Sep 1(1)	BOS		WSH	W,13-9		W(3-1)	12	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.12	5.32	7												6					0
							7-13		W-L:3-1,Sv:2	3.8	43.0	56	36	34	32	13	3	0	7.12	5.32	213	1.16		11%	9%	41	31	7	43%	2	0	0	178	11	0	2	5	0	4	.60	-0.909	1.22	-0.91%	-11.20

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