Candy Nelson

John W. Nelson

Born: March 14, 1849 in Portland, ME
Died: September 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY
(61 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'6"

Wt: 145

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• Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery (Brooklyn, NY)
• Played in the Major Leagues

Compared to Contemporary Shortstops (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	HoF	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Sol White	SS	15	1887-1907	✔	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.1
2	Abe Harrison	SS	5	1886-1897		1.5	1.5	-0.2	0.0	0.3
3	William Woods	SS	2	1887-1891		0.6	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0
4	Franklin Lang	SS	2	1886-1887		0.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
5	William Wilson	SS	1	1887		0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
6	Frank Fennelly	SS	2	1886-1887		0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
7	Dan Penno	SS	2	1887-1898		0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	Candy Nelson	SS	1	1887		0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
9	Napoleon Ricks	SS	1	1887		0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	John Ward	SS	1	1887		0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
11	Jack Rowe	SS	2	1887-1888		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	Frank Garrett	SS	1	1887		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	Jack Glasscock	SS	2	1887-1891		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	Dude Esterbrook	SS	1	1887		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Winslow Terrill	SS	5	1887-1897		-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
16	Babe Smith	SS	1	1887		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0