Jeff Nelson
[edit] Biography
Born on November 17, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland, Jeff Nelson (Jeffrey Allan Nelson) played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 15 year career. Nelson broke into the bigs on April 16, 1992 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 3.44 ERA in 81 innings pitched in 1992, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jeff Nelson's best season was 1995, when he posted a 2.17 ERA and struck out 96 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| 66
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3.44
| 46
| 34
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 81
| 71
| 7
| 44
| 12
| 2
| 6
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| 71
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 4.35
| 61
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 60
| 57
| 5
| 34
| 10
| 2
| 8
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.76
| 44
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.1
| 35
| 3
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 8
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 62
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2.17
| 96
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 78.2
| 58
| 4
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| 73
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4.36
| 91
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 74.1
| 75
| 6
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 77
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2.86
| 81
| 32
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 78.2
| 53
| 7
| 37
| 12
| 4
| 4
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 45
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 3.79
| 35
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 40.1
| 44
| 1
| 22
| 4
| 2
| 8
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.15
| 35
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 30.1
| 27
| 2
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| 73
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 2.45
| 71
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 69.2
| 44
| 2
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 69
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 2.76
| 88
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 65.1
| 30
| 3
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.94
| 55
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 45.2
| 36
| 4
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 3
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 46
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.35
| 47
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 37.2
| 34
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.58
| 21
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.2
| 17
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.74
| 68
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 55.1
| 51
| 4
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5.32
| 22
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23.2
| 17
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 2005
| SEA
| A
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.93
| 34
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 36.2
| 32
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.38
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.2
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 798
| 0
| 48
| 45
| 3.41
| 829
| 329
| 297
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 784.2
| 633
| 55
| 428
| 59
| 36
| 64
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 81
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .882
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 60
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 42.1
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .750
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 78.2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .917
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 74.1
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 1
| .950
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| P
| 77
| 0
| 78.2
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 40.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 30.1
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 69.2
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 65.1
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 45.2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| P
| 46
| 0
| 37.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 17.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 55.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 23.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| SEA
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 36.2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 798
| 0
| 784.2
| 27
| 118
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 9
| 91
| 22
| 3
| .935
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1992
| SEA
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| 73
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| SEA
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 798
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1984 - signed June 21, 1984).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners from Los Angeles Dodgers in the minor league draft (December 9, 1986).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with Tino Martinez and Jim Mecir to New York Yankees in exchange for Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock (December 7, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 4, 2000).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to New York Yankees in exchange for Armando Benitez (August 6, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 14, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 31, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 16, 2006).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 26, 2006).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 2, 2006).
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