NAME     : Mel Nelson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : SAN DIEGO,CA,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/30/1941
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1970
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 70
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        1.98  0  2  2  32  0  41.0  39  14   9  14  20 
  At Home        2.20  0  1  0  14  0  16.1  17   4   4   3   8 
  Away           1.82  0  1  2  18  0  24.2  22  10   5  11  12 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        1.93  0  0  0   4  0   4.2   6   3   1   1   1 
  May            1.69  0  1  0   8  0  10.2  11   2   2   4   6 
  June           0.00  0  0  0   4  0   3.1   0   0   0   1   3 
  July           6.35  0  1  0   6  0   5.2   8   6   4   4   3 
  August         0.93  0  0  2   7  0   9.2   7   2   1   4   4 
  Sep/Oct        1.29  0  0  0   3  0   7.0   7   1   1   0   3 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1965   6.46  1  4  0  28  0   0  47.1  34  28  28  LAV
  1966   4.78  4  1  1  18  0   0  32.0  17  10  17  LAV
  1967   4.37  0  1  0  12  0   0  22.2  11   8  13  LAV
  1968   5.76  0  1  1  19  0   0  29.2  19  19  14  LAV
  1969   3.34  0  0  0  18  0   0  35.0  13  18  20  LAV
 
  Total ERA   : 4.46
  Total Wins  : 5
  Total Losses: 9
  Total Saves : 4
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 112
  Total BB's  : 97
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/7/1965