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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1932	20	-3.0	Waterloo	MSVL	D	CHW	5	10	.333	4.86	5.81	17						124.0	140	80	67		37							1.427	10.2		2.7
1933	21	-1.4	Lincoln	NESL	D		4	6	.400	6.72	9.27	13						67.0	96	69	50		38							2.000	12.9		5.1
1934	22	-0.4	Lincoln	NESL	D		17	9	.654	1.71	2.58	35						216.0	142	62	41		74							1.000	5.9		3.1
1935	23	-4.9	Houston	TL	A	STL	11	17	.393	3.93	5.31	40	30					229.0	231	135	100		91							1.406	9.1		3.6
1936	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	CIN	8	4	.667			42			1			108.0	122	64	53		38		79	6	0	3
1936	24	-4.2	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	8	4	.667	4.42	5.33	37			1			108.0	122	64	53		38		79	6	0	3		1.481	10.2		3.2	6.6	2.08
1936	24	-4.9	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	0	0				5
1936	24	-4.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1937	25	-3.0	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	11	11	.500	3.56	5.11	44	10		6			162.0	168	92	64		53		81	1	2	8		1.364	9.3		2.9	4.5	1.53
1938	26	-2.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	2	12	.143	6.47	7.68	35	9	20	4	0	5	111.1	139	95	80	15	49	1	43	2	0	0	517	1.689	11.2	1.2	4.0	3.5	0.88
1939	27	-1.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	8	12	.400	6.60	7.47	41	25	12	9	0	2	196.1	258	163	144	26	88	0	60	5	2	12	922	1.762	11.8	1.2	4.0	2.8	0.68
1940	28	-0.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	9	14	.391	4.44	5.16	31	25	5	13	0	0	200.2	213	115	99	18	71	3	73	1	2	10	876	1.415	9.6	0.8	3.2	3.3	1.03
1941	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-PHA	3	1	.750	7.06	7.48	20	3	9	1	0	2	43.1	56	36	34	3	32	2	13	0	1	4	213	2.031	11.6	0.6	6.6	2.7	0.41
1941	29	0.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	1	1	.500	9.26	10.03	10	3	3	1	0	2	23.1	35	26	24	3	16	0	7	0	0	3	121	2.186	13.5	1.2	6.2	2.7	0.44
1941	29	0.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	0	1.000	4.50	4.50	10	0	6	0	0	0	20.0	21	10	10	0	16	2	6	0	1	1	92	1.850	9.5	0.0	7.2	2.7	0.38
1942	30	1.6	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	18	8	.692	2.60	3.54	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
1943	31	1.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	10	5	.667	2.78	2.99	33	13	13	8	0	1	168.1	146	56	52	11	54	5	80	3	0	3	690	1.188	7.8	0.6	2.9	4.3	1.48
1944	32	2.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	19	7	.731	2.83	3.06	32	29	2	16	3	0	232.0	211	79	73	6	70	9	91	1	1	4	955	1.211	8.2	0.2	2.7	3.5	1.30
1945	33	3.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	15	11	.577	2.47	2.64	32	32	0	21	3	0	255.1	212	75	70	10	68	13	129	1	0	1	1028	1.097	7.5	0.4	2.4	4.5	1.90
1946	34	4.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	8	9	.471	3.72	4.47	23	19	2	10	0	0	145.0	152	72	60	9	59	7	72	3	0	4	641	1.455	9.4	0.6	3.7	4.5	1.22
1947	35	5.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	4	10	.286	4.04	4.48	32	10	19	3	0	2	122.2	130	61	55	13	44	9	65	2	0	1	529	1.418	9.5	1.0	3.2	4.8	1.48
1948	36		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SLB-PHA	8	5	.615	2.86	3.34	28	9	14	3	0	3	113.1	105	42	36	6	17	6	64	2	0	1	456	1.076	8.3	0.5	1.4	5.1	3.76
1948	36	7.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	5	2	.714	2.33	2.86	18	7	9	3	0	2	85.0	77	27	22	4	8	5	47	0	0	1	332	1.000	8.2	0.4	0.8	5.0	5.88
1948	36	7.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	1	.500	5.23	6.10	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	11	7	6	1	4	0	4	2	0	0	49	1.452	9.6	0.9	3.5	3.5	1.00
1948	36	7.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	2	2	.500	4.00	4.00	8	0	5	0	0	1	18.0	17	8	8	1	5	1	13	0	0	0	75	1.222	8.5	0.5	2.5	6.5	2.60
1949	37	8.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	6	11	.353	4.19	4.56	41	3	29	1	0	7	96.2	99	49	45	6	30	9	57	1	0	0	418	1.334	9.2	0.6	2.8	5.3	1.90
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		92	97	.487	3.99	4.50	349	177	126	89	6	22	1686.0	1721	843	748	123	582	64	747	21	6	40	7248	1.366	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.0	1.28
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		74	65	.532			229	66	12	24	2		1117.0	1089	585	436		390		307	9	2	15
All Levels (18 Seasons)							166	162	.506			578	243	138	113	8	22	2803.0	2810	1428	1184	123	972	64	1054	30	8	55	7248

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		37	23	.617			124	36	12	24	2		481.0	480	239	178		150		307	9	2	15
A (1 season)					Minors		11	17	.393	3.93	5.31	40	30					229.0	231	135	100		91							1.406	9.1		3.6
D (3 seasons)					Minors		26	25	.510	3.49	4.67	65						407.0	378	211	158		149							1.295	8.4		3.3