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: 17-23 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 25

1949 Pitching Game Log

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1949 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	309	2	Apr 19(1)	BSN		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	99	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.51	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.007	.31	0.01%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
2	310	4	Apr 20	BSN		PHI	W,6-5	7-GF	W(2-0)	0	2.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.45	2.78	11	7	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.36	0.298	6.27	0.48%	0.63	7t -2- 1 out tie	9t end a 1
3	311	5	Apr 22	BSN	@	NYG	T,6-6	8-GF	BS(1)	1	1.2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.69	2.89	8	3	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.89	0.131	10.97	0.22%	0.70	8b 1-3 1 out a1	9b end tie
4	312	12	Apr 29	BSN		NYG	L,9-10	8-GF(10)	BL(2-1)	6	2.2	4	2	2	4	4	0	0	3.38	3.26	16	2	2	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	-0.488	10.50	-0.89%	-1.37	8t -2- 1 out a2	10t end d 1
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
5	313	15	May 1(2)	BSN		NYG	W,4-2	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.96	3	0	1	1	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.76	0.264	18.37	0.51%	1.32	9t 123 0 out a3	9t end a 2
6	314	19	May 7	BSN		CIN	L,2-4	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	2.71	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.016	.80	0.04%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
7	315	21	May 8(2)	BSN		PIT	L,8-11	4-8	L(2-2)	0	4.1	7	5	5	0	2	0	0	5.02	2.37	20	7	4	0	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.295	4.60	-0.54%	-1.75	4t --- 0 out tie	8t 1-3 1 out tie
8	316	25	May 14	BSN		BRO	W,7-6	10-GF(12)	W(3-2)	5	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.67	2.40	11	6	4	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.038	7.34	-0.08%	0.45	10t --- 0 out tie	12t end d 1
9	317	28	May 18	BSN	@	CIN	L,9-13	6-9	BL(3-3)	3	2.1	4	4	4	1	2	1	0	5.95	3.02	12	3	2	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	3.01	-0.437	12.09	-1.06%	-1.53	6b 12- 2 out a2	9b 12- 0 out tie
10	318	37	May 28	BSN	@	BRO	W,7-6	8-GF	S(2)	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.40	2.70	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	0.356	9.25	0.86%	1.06	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
11	319	39	May 30(1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-3	8-GF	S(3)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.94	2.60	6	3	2	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.123	4.58	0.29%	0.61	8b -2- 0 out a2	9b end a 4
12	320	41	May 31	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-6	8-GF	W(4-3)	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.56	2.47	7	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	0.304	7.45	0.69%	0.99	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
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
13	321	42	Jun 1	BSN		PIT	W,8-6	8-GF	S(4)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.33	2.40	5	0	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.140	5.29	0.33%	0.91	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
14	322	46	Jun 6	BSN		STL	L,3-7	9-GF		4	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.14	2.62	8	3	0	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	.91	-0.141	3.88	-0.36%	-2.52	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 4
15	323	48	Jun 8	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	6-GF(15)	BW(5-3)	1	9.1	8	1	0	3	8	0	0	3.86	2.40	40	15	6	0	0	8		1	0	0	0	0	36	1	0	2	0	0	1	2.54	0.966	9.57	2.18%	3.57	6t 1-- 2 out a1	15t end tie
16	324	54	Jun 14	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	8-GF	BL(5-4)	5	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.23	2.48	6	2	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	-0.621	18.54	-1.33%	-1.20	8b -23 2 out a1	9b end d 1
17	325	63	Jun 22	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-9	7-GF(8)		7	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.02	2.39	8	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.072	2.31	0.14%	0.98	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
18	326	66	Jun 25	BSN	@	STL	W,10-6	9-GF	S(5)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.98	2.34	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.006	.90	0.01%	0.34	9b -2- 2 out a4	9b end a 4
19	327	67	Jun 26	BSN	@	STL	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.89	2.34	4	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.016	1.31	0.04%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
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
20	328	73	Jul 2	BSN		PHI	L,2-3	8-GF		5	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	2.35	8	3	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.043	1.66	0.10%	0.97	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
21	329	76	Jul 4(2)	BSN		NYG	W,8-7	7-8		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.74	2.66	9	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.044	.75	-0.07%	-0.03	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
22	330	77	Jul 6	BSN		BRO	W,7-5	9-GF	S(6)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.66	2.62	4	0	3	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.145	7.78	0.30%	0.47	9t 12- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
23	331	79	Jul 8	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	11-13	BS(6)	1	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.44	2.65	11	4	2	0	0	1		3	2	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.77	0.272	11.27	0.49%	1.32	11b 123 0 out a2	13b 3 out tie
24	332	80	Jul 9	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	S(7)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.40	2.61	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.96	0.279	15.81	0.53%	0.67	9b -2- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
25	333	85	Jul 17(2)	BSN		CIN	L,2-3	8-GF		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	2.61	7	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.50	0.050	1.64	0.10%	0.97	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 1
26	334	88	Jul 20	BSN		STL	L,4-6	8-GF(10)	L(5-5)	2	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.46	2.60	10	4	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	-0.190	7.08	-0.37%	-0.61	8t 12- 2 out tie	10t end d 2
27	335	91	Jul 23	BSN		PIT	L,9-12	9-9	BL(5-6)	2	0.1	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	3.76	2.71	5	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.69	-0.572	7.37	-0.69%	-3.08	9t 12- 0 out a3	9t 123 1 out tie
28	336	95	Jul 27	BSN	@	CIN	W,9-7	8-8		3	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.88	2.73	4	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.08	-0.189	2.11	-0.12%	-1.58	8b -23 1 out tie	8b 3 out d3
29	337	98	Jul 31(2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-6	9-GF	BL(5-7)	3	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.99	2.78	5	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.25	-0.668	8.44	-0.47%	-1.93	9b 12- 0 out a2	9b end d 1
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
30	338	100	Aug 2	BSN	@	STL	L,2-7	5-7		1	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.99	2.70	9	2	3	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.066	.29	-0.07%	-0.61	5b -2- 2 out d3	7b 3 out d5
31	339	106	Aug 7(2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8		4	8.0	8	3	2	1	3	1	0	3.78	2.83	34	14	8	0	4	8	58			1	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	3	1.47	0.004	.43	0.00%	0.91	1b start a 1	8b 3 out tie
32	340	110	Aug 12	BSN	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	W(6-7)	4	9.0	7	3	1	3	3	0	0	3.45	2.83	36	15	15	6	0	0	65			2	0	0	33	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.40	0.332	.11	0.02%	1.76	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
33	341	115	Aug 19	BSN		BRO	L,4-6	GS-7		6	6.1	10	4	4	4	2	0	0	3.62	2.90	29	14	8	5	0	1	35			0	1	0	24	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.13	-0.111	.12	-0.01%	-1.55	1t start tie	7t --3 1 out d4
34	342	118	Aug 22	BSN		BRO	W,7-6	8-9	BS(9)	2	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.80	2.93	7	2	4	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	-0.463	.37	-0.02%	-1.73	8t 1-3 1 out a1	9t -23 1 out d1
35	343	121	Aug 25	BSN		CIN	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	L(6-8)	2	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.77	2.85	11	3	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.067	.40	-0.01%	0.45	8t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
36	344	124	Aug 28(1)	BSN		STL	L,7-9	7-GF		2	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.87	2.99	10	2	5	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.097	.10	-0.01%	-0.44	7t -23 2 out d1	9t end d 3
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
37	345	132	Sep 4(1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	7-GF	BL(6-9)	6	2.1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	3.97	3.16	11	3	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.49	-0.474	.01	0.00%	-0.21	7b 12- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
38	346	137	Sep 7	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-5	6-GF(8)	BL(6-10)	2	2.2	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	4.05	3.30	11	6	0	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.167	.00	0.00%	0.02	6b --3 1 out a1	8b end d 1
39	347	142	Sep 14	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	7-7		6	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.04	3.28	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.23	7b 1-- 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
40	348	143	Sep 16	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.97	3.27	5	0	5	0	2	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.082	.00	0.00%	2.14	7b 123 1 out d2	8b end d 2
41	349	145	Sep 18(1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-GF	BL(6-11)	1	1.1	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.00	3.22	9	2	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.24	-0.496	.00	0.00%	-1.24	8b -2- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
							17-23		W-L:6-11,Sv:7,BSv:12	2.8	96.2	99	49	43	34	57	6	1	4.00	3.22	418	1.48		8%	3%	76	53	43	35%	6	3	0	370	20	5	9	5	0	6	2.01	-1.707	4.33	1.23%	1.58

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