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, 8,003rd 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

25.0

ERA

3.99

349

177

1686.0

747

WHIP

1.366

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
1932	20	CHW-min	D	5	10	.333	4.86	17						124.0	140	80	67		37									1.427	10.2		2.7			WLO MSVL
1935	23	STL-min	A	11	17	.393	3.93	40	30					229.0	231	135	100		91									1.406	9.1		3.6			HSN TL
1936	24	STL-CIN-min	AA	8	4	.667	4.46	42	4					113.0	127	68	56		43									1.504	10.1		3.4			CLB,TTO AA,IL
1936	24	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		3.31	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

1937	25	STL-min	AA	11	11	.500	3.56	44	10					162.0	168	92	64		53									1.364	9.3		2.9			CLB AA
1938	26	PHA	AL	2	12	.143	6.47	35	9	20	4	0	5	111.1	139	95	80	15	49	1	43	2	0	0	517	74	5.40	1.689	11.2	1.2	4.0	3.5	0.88
1939	27	PHA	AL	8	12	.400	6.60	41	25	12	9	0	2	196.1	258	163	*144*	26	88	0	60	5	2	12	922	71	5.12	1.762	11.8	1.2	4.0	2.8	0.68
1940	28	PHA	AL	9	14	.391	4.44	31	25	5	13	0	0	200.2	213	115	99	18	71	3	73	1	2	10	876	100	3.96	1.415	9.6	0.8	3.2	3.3	1.03
1941	29	TOT	AL	3	1	.750	7.06	20	3	9	1	0	2	43.1	56	36	34	3	32	2	13	0	1	4	213	60	4.85	2.031	11.6	0.6	6.6	2.7	0.41
1941	29	PHA	AL	1	1	.500	9.26	10	3	3	1	0	2	23.1	35	26	24	3	16	0	7	0	0	3	121	46	5.46	2.186	13.5	1.2	6.2	2.7	0.44
1941	29	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	4.50	10	0	6	0	0	0	20.0	21	10	10	0	16	2	6	0	1	1	92	94	4.13	1.850	9.5	0.0	7.2	2.7	0.38

1942	30	BOS-min	AA	18	8	.692	2.60	38	26	12	17	2		211.0	190	83	61		59		147	2	0	4				1.180	8.1		2.5	6.3	2.49	LOU AA
1943	31	SLB	AL	10	5	.667	2.78	33	13	13	8	0	1	168.1	146	56	52	11	54	5	80	3	0	3	690	121	3.57	1.188	7.8	0.6	2.9	4.3	1.48
1944	32	SLB	AL	19	7	.731	2.83	32	29	2	16	3	0	232.0	211	79	73	6	70	9	91	1	1	4	955	129	2.70	1.211	8.2	0.2	2.7	3.5	1.30	MVP-9
1945	33	SLB	AL	15	11	.577	2.47	32	32	0	21	3	0	255.1	212	75	70	10	68	13	129	1	0	1	1028	145	3.00	1.097	7.5	0.4	2.4	4.5	1.90
1946	34	SLB	AL	8	9	.471	3.72	23	19	2	10	0	0	145.0	152	72	60	9	59	7	72	3	0	4	641	101	3.14	1.455	9.4	0.6	3.7	4.5	1.22
1947	35	SLB	AL	4	10	.286	4.04	32	10	19	3	0	2	122.2	130	61	55	13	44	9	65	2	0	1	529	97	4.09	1.418	9.5	1.0	3.2	4.8	1.48
1948	36	TOT	MLB	8	5	.615	2.86	28	9	14	3	0	3	113.1	105	42	36	6	17	6	64	2	0	1	456	142	2.81	1.076	8.3	0.5	1.4	5.1	3.76
1948	36	TOT	AL	3	3	.500	4.45	10	2	5	0	0	1	28.1	28	15	14	2	9	1	17	2	0	0	124	101	3.63	1.306	8.9	0.6	2.9	5.4	1.89
1948	36	SLB	AL	1	1	.500	5.23	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	11	7	6	1	4	0	4	2	0	0	49	90	4.97	1.452	9.6	0.9	3.5	3.5	1.00
1948	36	PHA	AL	2	2	.500	4.00	8	0	5	0	0	1	18.0	17	8	8	1	5	1	13	0	0	0	75	110	2.86	1.222	8.5	0.5	2.5	6.5	2.60
1948	36	BSN	NL	5	2	.714	2.33	18	7	9	3	0	2	85.0	77	27	22	4	8	5	47	0	0	1	332	167	2.54	1.000	8.2	0.4	0.8	5.0	5.88
1949	37	BSN	NL	6	11	.353	4.19	41	3	29	1	0	7	96.2	99	49	45	6	30	9	57	1	0	0	418	91	3.10	1.334	9.2	0.6	2.8	5.3	1.90
12 Yrs				92	97	.487	3.99	349	177	126	89	6	22	1686.0	1721	843	748	123	582	64	747	21	6	40	7248	100	3.67	1.366	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.0	1.28
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.487	3.99	45	23	16	12	1	3	218	222	109	97	16	75	8	97	3	1	5	937	100	3.67	1.366	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.0	1.28
				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
SLB (6 yrs)				57	43	.570	3.05	154	105	36	58	6	3	933.2	862	350	316	50	299	43	441	12	1	13	3892	119	3.21	1.243	8.3	0.5	2.9	4.3	1.47
PHA (5 yrs)				22	41	.349	5.81	125	62	45	27	0	10	549.2	662	407	355	63	229	5	196	8	4	25	2511	79	4.70	1.621	10.8	1.0	3.7	3.2	0.86
BSN (2 yrs)				11	13	.458	3.32	59	10	38	4	0	9	181.2	176	76	67	10	38	14	104	1	0	1	750	116	2.84	1.178	8.7	0.5	1.9	5.2	2.74
STL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		3.31	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BOS (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	4.50	10	0	6	0	0	0	20.0	21	10	10	0	16	2	6	0	1	1	92	94	4.13	1.850	9.5	0.0	7.2	2.7	0.38

AL (10 yrs)				81	84	.491	4.08	289	167	87	85	6	13	1503.1	1545	767	681	113	544	50	643	20	6	39	6495	98	3.77	1.390	9.2	0.7	3.3	3.8	1.18
NL (3 yrs)				11	13	.458	3.30	60	10	39	4	0	9	182.2	176	76	67	10	38	14	104	1	0	1	753	117	2.84	1.172	8.7	0.5	1.9	5.1	2.74