Jerry Nielsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: August 5, 1966 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the New York Mets in the 1st round (17th) of the 1985 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (26th) of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1986 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) and the New York Yankees in the 18th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

Schools: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: July 12, 1992 (Age 25-342d, 16,171st in major league history)
vs. SEA 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 8, 1993 (Age 26-337d)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Gerald Arthur Nielsen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

5.91

32.0

WHIP

1.781

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1988	21	NYY-min	A-	6	2	.750	0.71	19	1	8	0	0	0	38.0	27	6	3	0	18	0	35	3	4	0				1.184	6.4	0.0	4.3	8.3	1.94	ONE NYPL
1989	22	NYY-min	A	3	2	.600	2.19	39	0	16	0	0	4	49.1	26	14	12	0	25	0	45	6	0	6				1.034	4.7	0.0	4.6	8.2	1.80	PRW CARL
1990	23	NYY-min	A+	7	12	.368	3.92	26	26	0	1	1	0	151.2	149	76	66	9	79	1	119	11	2	9				1.503	8.8	0.5	4.7	7.1	1.51	PRW CARL
1991	24	NYY-min	A+,AA	3	4	.429	3.10	48	0	16	0	0	4	72.2	59	35	25	3	39	5	71	3	0	7	313			1.349	7.3	0.4	4.8	8.8	1.82	FTL,ALC FLOR,EL
1992	25	NYY-min	AA,AAA	3	5	.375	1.24	40	0	23	0	0	12	58.0	40	9	8	1	17	2	64	2	0	6	225			0.983	6.2	0.2	2.6	9.9	3.76	ALC,CLB EL,IL
1992	25	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	4.58	20	0	12	0	0	0	19.2	17	10	10	1	18	2	12	0	0	1	90	87	4.97	1.780	7.8	0.5	8.2	5.5	0.67
1993	26	CAL-min	AAA	2	5	.286	4.20	33	5	10	0	0	0	55.2	70	32	26	4	20	3	45	0	1	2	252			1.617	11.3	0.6	3.2	7.3	2.25	VAN PCL
1993	26	CAL	AL	0	0		8.03	10	0	3	0	0	0	12.1	18	13	11	1	4	0	8	1	1	0	62	57	3.96	1.784	13.1	0.7	2.9	5.8	2.00
1994	27	CAL-CHW-min	AA	2	6	.250	6.52	41	11	9	0	0	0	80.0	78	60	58	4	55	2	68	12	3	15	366			1.663	8.8	0.5	6.2	7.7	1.24	MDL,BIR TL,SOUL
2 Yrs				1	0	1.000	5.91	30	0	15	0	0	0	32.0	35	23	21	2	22	2	20	1	1	1	152	71	4.58	1.781	9.8	0.6	6.2	5.6	0.91
162 Game Avg.				2	0	1.000	5.91	68	0	34	0	0	0	73	79	52	48	5	50	5	45	2	2	2	345	71	4.58	1.781	9.8	0.6	6.2	5.6	0.91

CAL (1 yr)				0	0		8.03	10	0	3	0	0	0	12.1	18	13	11	1	4	0	8	1	1	0	62	57	3.96	1.784	13.1	0.7	2.9	5.8	2.00
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.58	20	0	12	0	0	0	19.2	17	10	10	1	18	2	12	0	0	1	90	87	4.97	1.780	7.8	0.5	8.2	5.5	0.67

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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