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Given Name: John Nelson
Date of Birth: 7-15-1858
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Height: 70"
Weight: 177 lbs
Bats: R
Throws: R
Age: 60
| League | Award | Years |
|---|
| Year | Team | AB | H | HR | BA | R | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 364 | 78 | 6 | 0.214 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | 456 | 111 | 3 | 0.243 | 65 | 51 | 0 |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | 487 | 131 | 4 | 0.269 | 113 | 50 | 26 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | 476 | 140 | 5 | 0.294 | 101 | 57 | 49 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 319 | 75 | 2 | 0.235 | 38 | 41 | 16 |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0.283 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 1889 | Louisville Colonels | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.333 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1890 | St. Louis Browns | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0.127 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| - | Career Totals | 2227 | 561 | 20 | 0.252 | 392 | 217 | 95 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SHO | SV | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | Louisville Colonels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 | St. Louis Browns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Career Totals | 0 | 0 | NAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Position | G | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 1B | 87 | 41 | 27 | 20 |
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | OF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 96 | 28 | 56 | 47 |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | C | 19 | 44 | 9 | 5 |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | C | 65 | 157 | 46 | 12 |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 47 | 19 | 16 | 25 |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | SS | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 74 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | C | 35 | 93 | 32 | 7 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 47 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | C | 33 | 63 | 35 | 4 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 1B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 2B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1889 | Louisville Colonels | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 17 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| 1890 | St. Louis Browns | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Career Totals | - | 575 | 502 | 285 | 161 |