NAME     : Jim Nelson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/4/1947
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,000,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 3  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  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 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1970   4.40 11 11  0  32  0   0 186.1  91 113 112  WAS
  1971   2.81 14  3  0  27  2   1 185.2  58  75 111  WAS
  1972   3.57 16  7  0  34  1   0 204.0  81  91 108  WAS
  1973   3.47  6  6  0  17  0   0  96.0  37  46  59  WAS
  1974   3.75 12  5  0  25  0   0 146.1  61  75  79  WAS
  1975   3.70 10  7  0  26  0   0 148.1  61  78  86  WAS
  1976   4.36  9  9  0  27  1   1 159.0  77  82  79  WAS
  1977   4.60  8  8  0  24  1   0 144.2  74  85  78  WAS
  1978   3.94  2  6  0  19  0   0 102.2  45  51  44  BAL,PIT
  1979   3.09  5  1  0  14  0   0  58.1  20  25  32  BOS
  1980   3.21 10  9  0  34  1   1 162.2  58  86  70  BOS
 
  Total ERA   : 3.74
  Total Wins  : 103
  Total Losses: 72
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 6
  Total K's   : 858
  Total BB's  : 807
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by Baltimore on 4/1/1978... Injured on 7/11/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/24/1979 to a 5-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year... Injured on 6/19/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season... Pitched NO-HITTER against Baltimore on 8/31/1980, striking out 1...