C Steve Nelson #35
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/31/1977
C STEVE NELSON #35 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
49 156 23 5 0 0 6 4 26 .147 .173 .179 0 -1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 65
BABIP 35 35 35 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 80
Gap 30 30 30 35
Power 25 25 25 35
Eye 30 30 25 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 25 45
Arm: 60 60 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 65 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1977 @ BOS Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1977 @ DET Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1977 BOS Loss, 7-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/1977 NYE Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1977 @ SFS Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/27/1977 @ LAP Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1977 @ NYE Win, 8-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1977 @ NYE Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1977 @ NYE Win, 9-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/1977 SFS Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a man among boys in terms of leadership.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/02/1950
Born in:Vienna, WV
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 8th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 156 23 5 0 0 6 8 4 26 .147 .173 .179 .352 .159 .032 -16
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 164 1 0 0 5 2 1 28 5 0 1 0.0 4.1 0.79 -1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 16 2 0 0 4 5 3 12 1 1 1 .193 .227 .217 .444
Versus Right   73 7 3 0 0 2 3 1 14 0 1 0 .096 .108 .137 .245
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   22 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
June   40 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 1 .125 .205 .150 .355
July   38 6 2 0 0 3 2 1 5 1 1 0 .158 .175 .211 .386
August   44 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .159 .159 .182 .341
September   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   41 8 1 0 0 4 2 1 10 0 1 0 .195 .214 .220 .434
Last Year   38 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 2 0 0 .158 .150 .158 .308
2 Years Ago   81 18 0 0 0 11 5 4 12 2 0 0 .222 .253 .222 .475
Career   292 49 5 0 0 20 15 9 46 5 3 1 .168 .192 .185 .377
Home   69 12 4 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 0 1 .174 .208 .232 .440
Road   87 11 1 0 0 4 4 2 14 1 2 0 .126 .144 .138 .282
Grass   156 23 5 0 0 6 8 4 26 1 2 1 .147 .173 .179 .352
Day   110 17 5 0 0 6 7 3 15 1 0 0 .155 .175 .200 .375
Night   46 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 2 1 .130 .167 .130 .297
As Starter   146 21 4 0 0 6 7 4 24 1 2 1 .144 .171 .171 .342
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   38 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 .105 .128 .105 .233
Inning 1-3   42 7 1 0 0 2 3 2 9 1 0 1 .167 .217 .190 .408
Inning 4-6   57 10 4 0 0 3 5 1 9 0 0 0 .175 .190 .246 .435
Inning 7-9   54 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 2 0 .111 .127 .111 .238
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   48 6 1 0 0 1 4 1 10 1 2 1 .125 .157 .146 .303
1 Outs   53 10 3 0 0 3 4 2 7 0 0 0 .189 .218 .245 .463
2 Outs   55 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 .127 .143 .145 .288
Scoring Position   43 6 1 0 0 6 2 2 4 1 2 1 .140 .191 .163 .354
Bases Empty   87 13 3 0 0 0 5 2 18 0 0 0 .149 .169 .184 .352
Runner on 1st   26 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 .192 .346
Runner on 2nd   18 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 .167 .211 .167 .377
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   80 10 1 0 0 1 4 2 26 0 0 1 .125 .157 .138 .294
First Pitch   24 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .167 .160 .208 .368
Count 0-1   15 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-1   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   19 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-2   29 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 .138 .167 .138 .305
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Full Count   21 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 .048 .130 .048 .178
Behind in Count   45 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 10 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Ahead in Count   19 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .105 .190 .158 .348
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   150 22 4 0 0 6 7 4 25 1 2 1 .147 .173 .173 .346
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   73 12 2 0 0 2 3 2 13 0 1 0 .164 .187 .192 .378
Medium Leverage   57 8 2 0 0 1 3 2 11 1 1 0 .140 .167 .175 .342
High Leverage   26 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 .115 .148 .154 .302
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Toronto - MLB 23 6 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284 -16 -28 -0.2
1975 Toronto - MLB 24 27 81 18 0 0 0 11 5 4 0 2 12 2 0 .222 .253 .222 .475 36 36 -0.3
1976 Toronto - MLB 25 16 38 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 .158 .150 .158 .308 -9 -23 -0.4
1977 Toronto - MLB 26 49 156 23 5 0 0 6 8 4 1 1 26 0 1 .147 .173 .179 .352 -6 -16 -1.1
Total MLB 98 292 49 5 0 0 20 15 9 1 5 46 2 1 .168 .192 .185 .377 4 -3 -2.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Total - 22 68 302 90 18 1 8 52 62 34 1 3 35 0 0 .298 .368 .444 .811 100 100 1.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Toronto - MLB C 6 5 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 46.0 6.46 -0.4 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1975 Toronto - MLB C 27 21 106 22 2 131 3 .977 202.0 5.70 +0.5 1.164 1 27 8 29.6
1976 Toronto - MLB C 16 9 57 5 1 62 0 1.000 93.0 6.00 -0.2 .718 0 7 2 28.6
1977 Toronto - MLB C 46 42 204 27 0 231 0 1.000 376.0 5.53 +1.1 1.021 1 38 14 36.8
TOTAL C 95 77 400 54 3 457 3 .993 717.0 5.70 +1.1 1.042 4 72 24 33.3
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 64th overall pick) by the Toronto Hurons, out of college Ball State
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (40).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (40).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
04/11/1977 Injured (allergic reaction),out for 4 days.
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