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John Nelson

John Nelson
(Old Hoss)

Born: birthplace unknown

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Notes:

• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1887	GOR	NCL		SP	2	2	.500	4	3		2	0	0	26.2	31	17	45	0	2	12	1		1	130	5.74	62
1888	GOR	IND		SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	4	1	10	0	0	6	0		0	38	1.00	124
1891	CBG	IND/NvM		SP	2	4	.333	6	6		6	1	0	51.0	65	25	73	11	14	16	5		2	253	4.41	69
1894	CBG	IND/NvH		1B	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	18	3	20	0	3	0	0		0	54	3.00	103
1897	CXG	IND		SP	1	1	.500	2	2		2	0	0	18.0	15	6	28	1	1	9	0		0	87	3.00	194
1898	CXG	IND		RF	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	10	0	21	2	2	5	0		0	52	0.00
1899	CXG	IND		RF	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	6	5	9	0	0	0	0		0	34	5.00	74
1899-00	CXG	NvC		CF	2	1	.667	5	3		1	0	1	21.0	13	6	23	0	6	5	0		0	96	2.57	104
1901	CXG	NvM		SP	0	0		1	1		1	0	0	11.0	4	2	12	1	1	2	0		2	46	1.64	91
1906	NCO	EAS		SP	0	2	.000	2	2		2	0	0	17.0	10	8	21	0	1	12	0	0	1	76	4.24	71
1908	CBG	NAC		LF	1	2	.333	3	3		2	0	0	20.1	23	20	34	1	4	4	0		0	96	8.85	42
10	4			SP	10	14	.417	27	24		20	1	1	201.0	199	93	296	16	34	71	6	0	6	962	4.16	76
162 Game Average					13	19	.417	36	32		27	1	1	268.0	265	124	395	21	45	95	8	0	8	1283	4.16	76

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
8	Negro Leagues				8	11	.421	19	18		16	1	0	152.0	153	78	226	15	23	59	3	0	3	725	4.62	75
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	1	.667	5	3		1	0	1	21.0	13	6	23	0	6	5	0		0	96	2.57	104
2	vs Major Leagues				0	1	.000	2	2		2	0	0	19.0	15	6	27	1	2	7	3		3	87	2.84	57
1	vs High Minors				0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	18	3	20	0	3	0	0		0	54	3.00	103

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
2	New York Gorhams			SP	2	3	.400	5	4		3	0	0	35.2	35	18	55	0	2	18	1		1	168	4.54	71
3	Cuban Giants I			SP	3	7	.300	10	10		9	1	0	80.1	106	48	127	12	21	20	5		2	403	5.38	59
4	Cuban X Giants			SP	5	2	.714	10	8		6	0	1	68.0	48	19	93	4	10	21	0		2	315	2.51	126
1	New York Colored Giants I			-	0	2	.000	2	2		2	0	0	17.0	10	8	21	0	1	12	0	0	1	76	4.24	71

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1887	GOR	NCL		SP	26.2		1.76	1.75		9.2%	9.5%		1.5%	5.8%		6.00	1.64		0.0%	0.3%
1888	GOR	IND		SP	9.0		1.11	0.77		15.8%	30.4%		0.0%	2.1%			14.47		0.0%	1.1%
1891	CBG	IND/NvM		SP	51.0		1.71	1.63		6.3%	14.1%		5.5%	9.9%		1.14	1.30		4.3%	1.6%
1894	CBG	IND/NvH		1B	9.0		2.56	1.59		0.0%	15.6%		5.6%	13.3%		0.00	1.17		0.0%	2.7%
1897	CXG	IND		SP	18.0		1.61	1.69		10.3%	10.0%		1.1%	9.2%		9.00	1.09		1.1%	2.8%
1898	CXG	IND		RF	9.0		2.56	1.33		9.6%	10.6%		3.8%	5.7%		2.50	1.87		3.8%	1.1%
1899	CXG	IND		RF	9.0		1.00	1.31		0.0%	7.3%		0.0%	5.7%			1.28		0.0%	1.7%
1899-00	CXG	NvC		CF	21.0		1.38	1.30		5.2%	8.9%		6.3%	8.2%		0.83	1.09		0.0%	0.4%
1901	CXG	NvM		SP	11.0		1.18	1.08		4.3%	12.1%		2.2%	11.5%		2.00	1.05		2.2%	2.4%
1906	NCO	EAS		SP	17.0		1.29	1.28		15.8%	9.1%		1.3%	7.2%		12.00	1.27		0.0%	0.4%
1908	CBG	NAC		LF	20.1		1.87	1.35		4.2%	9.0%		4.2%	6.5%		1.00	1.39		1.0%	0.3%
10	4			SP	201.0		1.64	1.46		7.4%	11.5%		3.5%	8.1%		2.09	1.91		1.7%	1.4%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
8	Negro Leagues				152.0		1.64	1.50		8.1%	11.3%		3.2%	7.3%		2.57	2.14		2.1%	1.3%
1	vs Latin Leagues				21.0		1.38	1.30		5.2%	8.9%		6.3%	8.2%		0.83	1.09		0.0%	0.4%
2	vs Major Leagues				19.0		1.53	1.27		8.0%	14.0%		2.3%	10.8%		3.50	1.28		1.1%	1.7%
1	vs High Minors				9.0		2.56	1.59		0.0%	15.6%		5.6%	13.3%		0.00	1.17		0.0%	2.7%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
2	New York Gorhams			SP	35.2		1.60	1.51		10.7%	14.2%		1.2%	5.0%		9.00	4.88		0.0%	0.5%
3	Cuban Giants I			SP	80.1		1.84	1.55		5.0%	12.2%		5.2%	9.4%		0.95	1.31		3.0%	1.7%
4	Cuban X Giants			SP	68.0		1.51	1.38		6.7%	9.8%		3.2%	8.3%		2.10	1.21		1.3%	1.6%
1	New York Colored Giants I			-	17.0		1.29	1.28		15.8%	9.1%		1.3%	7.2%		12.00	1.27		0.0%	0.4%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1887	GOR	NCL		SP	4	130	127	31	45	4	3	0	3		2	12		1	0		1	.354	.369	.433	.802
1888	GOR	IND		SP	1	38	38	4	10	0	1	0	0		0	6		0	0		0	.263	.263	.316	.579
1891	CBG	IND/NvM		SP	6	253	228	65	73	6	2	11	16	1	14	16		2	9		6	.320	.365	.509	.874
1894	CBG	IND/NvH		1B	1	54	51	18	20	4	2	0	3		3	0		0	0		0	.392	.426	.549	.975
1897	CXG	IND		SP	2	87	82	15	28	5	2	1	0		1	9		0	4		1	.341	.349	.488	.837
1898	CXG	IND		RF	1	52	47	10	21	2	0	2	0		2	5		0	3		0	.447	.469	.617	1.086
1899	CXG	IND		RF	1	34	33	6	9	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	1		0	.273	.273	.333	.606
1899-00	CXG	NvC		CF	5	96	89	13	23	1	2	0	1		6	5		0	1		0	.258	.305	.315	.620
1901	CXG	NvM		SP	1	46	43	4	12	3	1	1	0		1	2		2	0		2	.279	.326	.465	.791
1906	NCO	EAS		SP	2	76	72	10	21	2	0	0	6		1	12		1	2		1	.292	.311	.319	.630
1908	CBG	NAC		LF	3	96	87	23	34	3	4	1	1		4	4		0	5		1	.391	.418	.552	.969
10	4			SP	27	962	897	199	296	30	18	16	30	1	34	71		6	25		12	.330	.359	.457	.816

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8	Negro Leagues				19	725	678	153	226	20	13	15	22	1	23	59		3	21		9	.333	.358	.468	.826
1	vs Latin Leagues				5	96	89	13	23	1	2	0	1		6	5		0	1		0	.258	.305	.315	.620
2	vs Major Leagues				2	87	79	15	27	5	1	1	4		2	7		3	3		3	.342	.381	.468	.849
1	vs High Minors				1	54	51	18	20	4	2	0	3		3	0		0	0		0	.392	.426	.549	.975

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2	New York Gorhams			SP	5	168	165	35	55	4	4	0	3		2	18		1	0		1	.333	.345	.406	.751
3	Cuban Giants I			SP	10	403	366	106	127	13	8	12	20	1	21	20		2	14		7	.347	.386	.525	.910
4	Cuban X Giants			SP	10	315	294	48	93	11	6	4	1		10	21		2	9		3	.316	.343	.435	.779
1	New York Colored Giants I			-	2	76	72	10	21	2	0	0	6		1	12		1	2		1	.292	.311	.319	.630

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