Was Jamie Nelson a pitcher?

No. Jamie Nelson was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jamie Nelson hit?

Jamie Nelson hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.

Jamie Nelson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983)

AVG .219

HR 1

RBI 5

H 21

OPS .590

PIV -235

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 9/5/1959 in Clinton, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-07-21
Last Game: 1983-10-01

Full name: James Victor Nelson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
40	96	9	21	3	0	1	5	4	13	12	.219	.309	.281	.590	-235

Career AVG .219 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .281 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 27.7% below league average.

Career OPS .590 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 17.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	SEA	AL	40	96	9	21	3	0	1	5	4	13	12	.219	.260 (-16%)	.324 (-5%)	.389 (-28%)	.714 (-17%)	-235.3
Career · 1 season			40	96	9	21	3	0	1	5	4	13	12	.219	—	—	—	—	-235

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	24	59	8	13	1	3	.220
Away	16	37	1	8	0	2	.216

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1983-10-01	SEA	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983-09-30	SEA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-29	SEA	KCR	W	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
1983-09-27	SEA	KCR	W	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
1983-09-26	SEA	KCR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-23	SEA	TEX	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983-09-15	SEA	CHW	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1983-09-13	SEA	TOR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-09	SEA	TEX	W	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
1983-09-06	SEA	KCR	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	39	35	202	16	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	SEA	C	39	35	202	16	5	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	39

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	CA	1978

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamie Nelson

Was Jamie Nelson a pitcher?: No. Jamie Nelson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jamie Nelson hit?: Jamie Nelson hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.