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Candy Nelson

Full Name: John W. Nelson

Positions: Shortstop, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-6, 145lb

Team: Philadelphia Quakers

Born: March 14, 1849 in Portland, ME

Died: September 4, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PHI @ PIT, box score) • Age 36

Real-life MLB career: 1872–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Silver Slugger Award (SS)
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.3
2.9
AB
42
617
H
6
165
HR
0
0
BA
.143
.267
R
3
126
RBI
7
55
SB
0
90
OBP
.250
.365
SLG
.143
.326
OPS
.393
.691
OPS+
18
103

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188536PHINL 153664575 123159 2270 489041 8825 .277.373.339.713 110195 1 SSAS,SS
188637PHINL 305142 36 000 700 60 .143.250.143.393 186 00300 LF-SS-RF
2 Yrs 183715617126165 2270559041 9425.267.365.326.691 10320101 300
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188536PHINL664 9.3-0.85.013.51.222.736.23.23.20.4 SSAS,SS
188637PHINL51 -4.10.1-0.5-4.5-0.41.6-2.9-0.3-0.3-0.0 LF-SS-RF
2 Yrs715 5.2-0.74.59.00.824.333.32.92.90.4
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188536PHINL664 .289.0630.03.813.3 4.418.2 68.7
188637PHINL51 .143.0000.00.011.8 0.00.0 1.4459.0 3.272.1 .23557.4-0.1
2 Yrs715 .279.0580.03.513.1 4.117.61.4459.0 68.70.232.1-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home17342724 000700 40.148.258.148.406.148
1886Away13171512 000000 20.133.235.133.369.133
1886vs LH Starter44400 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs RH Starter22443806 000000 60.158.273.158.431.158
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188536PHINL153144153146 146
188637PHINL3093024 13929
2 Yrs183153183170 159929
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188536 PHI NLSS1461441218.0 8443034538819 .896.8705.595.37 5.1856
188637 PHI NLSS13029.0 166821 .875.8954.345.63 1.0800
188637 PHI NLLF9762.3 2222000 1.000.9173.182.27 2.4400
188637 PHI NLRF2216.0 11000 1.000.8760.561.57 0.5000
CareerSS1591441247.0 8603094619020 .8955.56 4.8456
CareerLF9762.3 2222000 1.0003.18 2.4400
CareerRF2216.0 11000 1.0000.56 0.5000
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

WAR for Position Players

  • 1885 NL  3.2 (10th)

On-Base %

  • 1885 NL  .373 (6th)

Runs Scored

Bases on Balls

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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