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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP Pos Awards
1872 23 2TM NA 0.3 22 98 96 14 26 5 1 0 13 1 0 2 5 .271 .286 .344 .629 102 .286 104 33 0 O/456
1872 23 TRO NA 0.1 4 20 20 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .350 .700 116 .315 105 7 0 /O6
1872 23 ECK NA 0.2 18 78 76 12 19 5 1 0 9 1 0 2 3 .250 .269 .342 .611 98 .279 103 26 0 /4O5
1873 24 NYU NA 0.7 36 169 168 28 55 4 1 0 22 2 0 1 2 .327 .331 .363 .694 106 .329 107 61 1 4/5O23
1874 25 NYU NA 0.5 65 306 297 55 73 7 5 0 31 6 0 9 5 .246 .268 .303 .571 81 .270 89 90 0 *46/O
1875 26 NYU NA 0.5 70 285 276 28 55 7 1 0 23 4 2 9 0 .199 .225 .232 .456 58 .219 78 64 2 *45/6O
1878 29 IND NL -0.6 19 89 84 12 11 1 0 0 5 5 11 .131 .180 .143 .323 13 .155 42 12 6
1879 30 TRO NL 0.6 28 114 106 17 28 7 1 0 10 8 4 .264 .316 .349 .665 123 .310 124 37 6/O
1881 32 WOR NL 0.6 24 108 103 13 29 1 0 1 15 5 6 .282 .315 .320 .635 95 .299 97 33 6
1883 34 NYP AA 3.1 97 448 417 75 127 19 6 0 31 .305 .353 .379 .732 128 .340 121 158 *6
1884 35 NYP AA 3.6 111 515 432 114 110 15 3 1 74 .255 .375 .310 .685 125 .332 125 134 9 *6/4
1885 36 NYP AA 3.9 107 484 420 98 107 12 4 1 30 61 .255 .353 .310 .663 126 .324 132 130 3 *6/5
1886 37 NYP AA 1.0 109 479 413 89 93 7 2 0 23 14 64 .225 .332 .252 .584 88 .295 101 104 2 6O
1887 38 2TM 2LG 0.9 69 315 259 61 63 5 1 0 24 29 48 12 .243 .378 .270 .648 85 .340 103 70 8 O6/45
1887 38 NYP AA 0.9 68 313 257 61 63 5 1 0 24 29 48 11 .245 .380 .272 .653 87 .343 104 70 8 O6/4
1887 38 NYG NL 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -0.052 -110 0 0 /5
1890 41 BRG AA 0.9 60 263 223 44 56 3 2 0 12 12 35 .251 .365 .283 .648 92 .330 102 63 5 6/O
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP Pos Awards
13 Yrs 16.0 817 3673 3294 648 833 93 27 3 208 68 2 352 45 .253 .330 .300 .630 101 .306 107 989 3 27 64O5/23
162 Game Avg 3.2 162 728 653 128 165 18 5 1 70 .253 .330 .300 .630 101 .306 107 196
NYP (5 Yrs) 12.5 492 2239 1939 437 500 58 16 2 77 43 278 11 .258 .357 .307 .665 112 .325 117 596 22 *6O/45
NYU (3 Yrs) 1.7 171 760 741 111 183 18 7 0 76 12 2 19 7 .247 .266 .290 .556 79 .264 90 215 3 *456/O23
BRG (1 Yr) 0.9 60 263 223 44 56 3 2 0 12 12 35 .251 .365 .283 .648 92 .330 102 63 5 6/O
TRO (1 Yr) 0.6 28 114 106 17 28 7 1 0 10 8 4 .264 .316 .349 .665 123 .310 124 37 6/O
WOR (1 Yr) 0.6 24 108 103 13 29 1 0 1 15 5 6 .282 .315 .320 .635 95 .299 97 33 6
IND (1 Yr) -0.6 19 89 84 12 11 1 0 0 5 5 11 .131 .180 .143 .323 13 .155 42 12 6
ECK (1 Yr) 0.2 18 78 76 12 19 5 1 0 9 1 0 2 3 .250 .269 .342 .611 98 .279 103 26 0 /4O5
TRO (1 Yr) 0.1 4 20 20 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .350 .700 116 .315 105 7 0 /O6
NYG (1 Yr) 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -0.052 -110 0 0 /5
AA (6 Yrs) 13.5 552 2502 2162 481 556 61 18 2 89 55 313 11 .257 .358 .305 .663 110 .326 116 659 27 *6O/45
NA (4 Yrs) 2.0 193 858 837 125 209 23 8 0 89 13 2 21 12 .250 .268 .296 .564 82 .267 92 248 3 *45O6/23
NL (4 Yrs) 0.6 72 313 295 42 68 9 1 1 30 0 18 22 .231 .275 .278 .553 81 .260 91 82 0 6/O5
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Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1872 23 2TM NA 98 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 3 4 0.3 .500 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 O/456
1872 23 TRO NA 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /O6
1872 23 ECK NA 78 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0.2 .500 .500 0.3 -0.1 4 /4O5
1873 24 NYU NA 169 3 1 0 -1 0 3 0.2 6 9 0.7 .505 .501 0.8 -0.1 9 4/5O23
1874 25 NYU NA 306 -7 1 0 -4 2 -7 -0.6 10 3 0.5 .492 .497 0.8 -0.2 7 *46/O
1875 26 NYU NA 285 -10 0 0 3 2 -5 -0.5 10 5 0.5 .494 .497 0.3 0.4 2 *45/6O
1878 29 IND NL 89 -7 0 0 -3 1 -8 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .456 .495 -0.3 -0.2 -3 6
1879 30 TRO NL 114 4 0 0 -3 1 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .507 .501 0.9 -0.2 9 6/O
1881 32 WOR NL 108 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.2 3 6 0.6 .509 .501 0.5 0.3 5 6
1883 34 NYP AA 448 14 0 0 3 6 23 2.0 9 32 3.1 .521 .513 2.8 0.8 29 *6
1884 35 NYP AA 515 18 0 0 5 7 31 2.6 10 41 3.6 .525 .517 3.5 1.0 36 *6/4
1885 36 NYP AA 484 22 0 0 2 7 31 2.8 10 41 3.9 .526 .517 3.7 0.9 39 *6/5
1886 37 NYP AA 479 1 -2 0 -2 3 0 -0.1 10 10 1.0 .500 .500 1.2 0.1 12 6O
1887 38 2TM 2LG 315 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 7 8 0.9 .502 .501 0.8 0.1 8 O6/45
1887 38 NYP AA 313 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.3 6 9 0.9 .503 .501 0.9 0.1 9 O6/4
1887 38 NYG NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .446 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /5
1890 41 BRG AA 263 1 -2 0 1 3 4 0.2 6 10 0.9 .505 .502 0.9 0.4 9 6/O
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
13 Yrs 3673 41 -1 0 1 35 76 6.3 91 167 16.0 .508 .506 16.3 3.1 166 64O5/23
162 Game Avg 728 8 0 0 0 7 15 1.3 18 33 3.2 .508 .506 3.2 0.6 33
NYP (5 Yrs) 2239 57 -2 0 8 23 87 7.5 45 132 12.5 .516 .510 12.0 2.8 124 *6O/45
NYU (3 Yrs) 760 -14 2 0 -2 4 -10 -0.9 26 16 1.7 .495 .498 1.9 0.2 18 *456/O23
BRG (1 Yr) 263 1 -2 0 1 3 4 0.2 6 10 0.9 .505 .502 0.9 0.4 9 6/O
TRO (1 Yr) 114 4 0 0 -3 1 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .507 .501 0.9 -0.2 9 6/O
WOR (1 Yr) 108 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.2 3 6 0.6 .509 .501 0.5 0.3 5 6
IND (1 Yr) 89 -7 0 0 -3 1 -8 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .456 .495 -0.3 -0.2 -3 6
ECK (1 Yr) 78 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0.2 .500 .500 0.3 -0.1 4 /4O5
TRO (1 Yr) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /O6
NYG (1 Yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .446 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /5
AA (6 Yrs) 2502 58 -3 0 9 27 91 7.8 52 142 13.5 .515 .509 12.9 3.1 133 *6O/45
NL (4 Yrs) 313 -4 0 0 -5 4 -5 -0.5 10 6 0.6 .493 .500 1.1 -0.1 11 6/O5
NA (4 Yrs) 858 -13 3 0 -3 4 -10 -0.9 29 20 2.0 .496 .498 2.3 0.1 23 *45O6/23

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1872 23 2TM NA 98 .286 104 .286 .073 0.0 5.1 2.0 50.0 100.0 O/456
1872 23 TRO NA 20 .315 105 .389 .000 0.0 10.0 0.0 28.6 /O6
1872 23 ECK NA 78 .279 103 .260 .092 0.0 3.8 2.6 57.1 100.0 /4O5
1873 24 NYU NA 169 .329 107 .331 .036 0.0 1.2 0.6 50.0 100.0 4/5O23
1874 25 NYU NA 306 .270 89 .250 .057 0.0 1.6 2.9 67.1 100.0 *46/O
1875 26 NYU NA 285 .219 78 .199 .033 0.0 0.0 3.2 43.8 66.7 *45/6O
1878 29 IND NL 89 .155 42 .151 .012 0.0 12.4 5.6 75.0 6
1879 30 TRO NL 114 .310 124 .275 .085 0.0 3.5 7.0 47.2 6/O
1881 32 WOR NL 108 .299 97 .292 .039 0.9 5.6 4.6 36.4 6
1883 34 NYP AA 448 .340 121 .305 .074 0.0 6.9 47.5 *6
1884 35 NYP AA 515 .332 125 .253 .056 0.2 14.4 58.9 *6/4
1885 36 NYP AA 484 .324 132 .253 .055 0.2 12.6 57.1 *6/5
1886 37 NYP AA 479 .295 101 .225 .027 0.0 13.4 56.0 6O
1887 38 2TM 2LG 315 .340 103 .255 .027 0.0 3.8 15.2 51.3 O6/45
1887 38 NYP AA 313 .343 104 .256 .027 0.0 3.5 15.3 51.3 O6/4
1887 38 NYG NL 2 -0.052 -110 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 /5
1890 41 BRG AA 263 .330 102 .251 .031 0.0 13.3 45.8 6/O
Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
13 Yrs 3673 .306 107 .256 .047 0.1 1.2 9.6 53.3 86.7 64O5/23
MLB Average .301 100 .267 .084 0.5 5.0 5.5 50.0 68.1

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB CS Awards
1872 23 ECK NA 2B 8 7 62.0 43 13 23 7 3 .837 .825 5.23 5.52 4.50 5.53
1872 23 2TM NA OF 11 9 100.0 32 26 0 6 0 .813 .820 2.34 1.94 2.36 1.94
1872 23 TRO NA OF 3 3 30.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .820 2.10 1.95 2.33 1.93
1872 23 ECK NA OF 8 6 70.0 25 19 0 6 0 .760 .820 2.44 1.94 2.38 1.94
1872 23 ECK NA 3B 4 3 25.0 16 5 7 4 0 .750 .758 4.32 4.46 3.00 4.45
1872 23 TRO NA SS 1 1 8.0 5 1 2 2 0 .600 .774 3.38 4.84 3.00 4.80
1873 24 NYU NA 2B 27 226.0 128 58 53 17 4 .867 .831 4.42 5.79 4.11 5.81
1873 24 NYU NA OF 6 44.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 .802 0.82 1.98 0.67 2.00
1873 24 NYU NA 3B 6 44.0 30 7 13 10 0 .667 .739 4.09 4.58 3.33 4.60
1873 24 NYU NA C 1 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .840 6.75 4.95 3.00 5.10 0 0 0
1873 24 NYU NA 1B 1 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .925 9.00 10.80 2.00 10.80
1874 25 NYU NA 2B 51 51 442.0 267 115 105 47 8 .824 .805 4.48 5.50 4.31 5.51
1874 25 NYU NA SS 14 14 141.0 70 17 37 16 3 .771 .786 3.45 4.69 3.86 4.69
1874 25 NYU NA OF 1 0 11.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .803 1.64 2.05 2.00 2.00
1875 26 NYU NA 2B 49 422.0 290 109 139 42 14 .855 .837 5.29 5.90 5.06 5.89
1875 26 NYU NA 3B 23 185.0 113 41 50 22 1 .805 .764 4.43 3.67 3.96 3.67
1875 26 NYU NA SS 2 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .820 0.90 4.68 0.50 4.65
1875 26 NYU NA OF 1 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .820 3.60 1.80 2.00 1.90
1878 29 IND NL SS 19 173.0 82 19 50 13 1 .841 .877 3.59 4.28 3.63 4.29
1879 30 TRO NL SS 24 231.0 151 37 89 25 8 .834 .872 4.91 4.54 5.25 4.56
1879 30 TRO NL OF 4 25.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .838 2.16 1.87 1.50 1.90
1881 32 WOR NL SS 24 219.0 127 20 94 13 6 .898 .873 4.68 4.67 4.75 4.63
1883 34 NYP AA SS 97 872.0 377 98 232 47 18 .875 .836 3.41 4.00 3.40 3.94
1884 35 NYP AA SS 110 970.0 461 113 292 56 16 .879 .862 3.76 4.42 3.68 4.28
1884 35 NYP AA 2B 1 12.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .901 5.25 6.15 7.00 6.00
1885 36 NYP AA SS 107 923.0 586 153 370 63 33 .892 .879 5.10 4.75 4.89 4.69
1885 36 NYP AA 3B 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.15 0.00 3.00
1886 37 NYP AA SS 73 618.0 373 103 216 54 17 .855 .854 4.65 4.69 4.37 4.56
1886 37 NYP AA OF 36 294.0 65 56 3 6 2 .908 .877 1.81 1.84 1.64 1.79
1887 38 NYP AA OF 37 350.0 95 74 11 10 6 .895 .898 2.19 2.13 2.30 2.04
1887 38 NYP AA SS 32 261.0 163 46 100 17 12 .896 .858 5.03 4.68 4.56 4.48
1887 38 NYP AA 2B 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .910 4.50 6.30 1.00 6.00
1887 38 NYG NL 3B 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.60 0.00 3.40
1890 41 BRG AA SS 57 469.0 298 60 198 40 20 .866 .885 4.95 5.10 4.53 4.90
1890 41 BRG AA OF 4 35.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .916 1.80 1.90 1.75 1.83
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB CS Awards
13 Yrs 834 85 7188.0 3809 1203 2087 519 172 .864 .852 4.12 4.40 3.94 4.34 0 0 0
SS (12 Yrs) SS 560 15 4895.0 2694 668 1680 346 134 .872 .863 4.32 4.54 4.19 4.45
OF (8 Yrs) OF 100 9 864.0 215 175 16 24 8 .888 .875 1.99 1.98 1.91 1.92
2B (6 Yrs) 2B 137 58 1166.0 736 303 320 113 29 .846 .824 4.81 5.71 4.55 5.71
3B (5 Yrs) 3B 35 3 257.0 159 53 70 36 1 .774 .759 4.31 3.90 3.51 3.89
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .925 9.00 10.80 2.00 10.80
C (1 Yr) C 1 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .840 6.75 4.95 3.00 5.10 0 0 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Candy Nelson born?

Candy Nelson was born on March 14, 1849.

Where was Candy Nelson born?

Candy Nelson was born in Portland, ME.

How tall was Candy Nelson?

Candy Nelson was 5-6 (168 cm) tall.

How much did Candy Nelson weigh when playing?

Candy Nelson weighed 145 lbs (65 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Candy Nelson play?

Candy Nelson played 13 seasons.

Is Candy Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

Candy Nelson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Candy Nelson play?

Candy Nelson was a Shortstop, Second Baseman and Outfielder.

How many hits did Candy Nelson have?

Candy Nelson had 833 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Candy Nelson have?

Candy Nelson had 3 home runs over his career.

What was Candy Nelson's average?

Candy Nelson had a .253 average over his career.

How many teams has Candy Nelson played for?

Candy Nelson played for 9 teams; the Brooklyn Eckfords, Troy Haymakers, New York Mutuals, Indianapolis Blues, Troy Trojans, Worcester Ruby Legs, New York Metropolitans, New York Giants and Brooklyn Gladiators.

When did Candy Nelson retire?

Candy Nelson last played in 1890.

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