Jeff Nelson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2006)

W–L 48–45
ERA 3.41
WHIP 1.35
SO 829
Pitcher PIV 13515.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'8" / 225 lb
Born
11/17/1966 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1992-04-16
Last Game
2006-06-02
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jeffrey Allan Nelson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
48 45 798 0 0 0 33 784.7 633 297 55 428 829 3.41 13515.7

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 22.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 SEA AL 1 7 66 0 0 0 6 81.0 71 31 44 46 3.44 3.75 (+8%) -1776.3
1993 SEA AL 5 3 71 0 0 0 1 60.0 57 29 34 61 4.35 4.19 (-4%) 79.4
1994 SEA AL 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 42.3 35 13 20 44 2.76 4.51 (+39%) 591.3
1995 SEA AL 7 3 62 0 0 0 2 78.7 58 19 27 96 2.17 4.45 (+51%) 3735.2
1996 NYA AL 4 4 73 0 0 0 2 74.3 75 36 36 91 4.36 4.61 (+5%) 2461.9
1997 NYA AL 3 7 77 0 0 0 2 78.7 53 25 37 81 2.86 4.39 (+35%) 1237.5
1998 NYA AL 5 3 45 0 0 0 3 40.3 44 17 22 35 3.79 4.43 (+14%) 482.2
1999 NYA AL 2 1 39 0 0 0 1 30.3 27 14 22 35 4.15 4.71 (+12%) 421.6
2000 NYA AL 8 4 73 0 0 0 0 69.7 44 19 45 71 2.45 4.77 (+49%) 2255.2
2001 SEA AL 4 3 69 0 0 0 4 65.3 30 20 44 88 2.76 4.42 (+38%) 1935.7
2002 SEA AL 3 2 41 0 0 0 2 45.7 36 20 27 55 3.94 4.28 (+8%) 709.0
2003 SEA AL 3 2 46 0 0 0 7 37.7 34 14 14 47 3.35 4.40 (+24%) 1474.7
2003 NYA AL 1 0 24 0 0 0 1 17.7 17 9 10 21 4.58 4.40 (-4%) 430.8
2004 TEX AL 1 2 29 0 0 0 1 23.7 17 14 19 22 5.32 4.46 (-19%) -462.6
2005 SEA AL 1 3 49 0 0 0 1 36.7 32 16 22 34 3.93 4.29 (+8%) -60.0
2006 CHA AL 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 1 5 2 3.38 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 48 45 798 0 0 0 33 784.2 633 297 428 829 3.41 — 13,516

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
798 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1992 SEA AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 SEA AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 SEA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 SEA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYA AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYA AL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 NYA AL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYA AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYA AL 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 SEA AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 SEA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SEA AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CHA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 798 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS1 SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS1 NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 WS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 3 55 0 0 54.3 52 16 24 62 2.65

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 ALCS NYA 0 0 4 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 3 6.00
2003 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.00
2003 WS NYA 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 4 0 2 5 0.00
2001 ALCS SEA 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 0 1 3 0.00
2001 ALDS1 SEA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 5 0.00
2000 ALCS NYA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 5 3 0 6 9.00
2000 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2000 WS NYA 1 0 3 0 0 2.7 5 3 1 1 10.12
1999 ALCS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00
1999 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 1.7 1 0 1 3 0.00
1999 WS NYA 0 0 4 0 0 2.7 2 0 1 3 0.00
1998 ALCS NYA 0 1 3 0 0 1.3 3 3 1 3 20.25
1998 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 2 0 1 2 0.00
1998 WS NYA 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 2 0 1 4 0.00
1997 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 4 0 0 4.0 4 0 2 0 0.00
1996 ALCS NYA 0 1 2 0 0 2.3 5 3 0 2 11.57
1996 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 2 0 0 3.7 2 0 2 5 0.00
1996 WS NYA 0 0 3 0 0 4.3 1 0 1 5 0.00
1995 ALCS SEA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 0 5 3 0.00
1995 ALDS2 SEA 0 1 3 0 0 5.7 7 2 3 7 3.18

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home40400000—
Away39420000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home404406.03141401894313.10
Away394378.23191572393983.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-06-02 CHWTEX — 0.0100100
2006-06-01 CHWCLE — 0.1000100
2006-05-29 CHWCLE — 1.0000110
2006-05-27 CHWTOR L 1.0111111
2006-05-24 CHWOAK — 0.0100000
2006-05-23 CHWOAK — 0.1000100
2005-09-07 SEAOAK — 0.1000100
2005-08-31 SEANYY — 0.1100000
2005-08-27 SEACHW — 1.0000000
2005-08-26 SEACHW L 0.1111000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 798 0 27 118 10 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 SEA P 66 0 3 12 2 2
1993 SEA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 SEA P 71 0 3 12 0 2
1994 SEA P 28 0 1 5 2 1
1995 SEA P 62 0 1 10 1 1
1996 NYA P 73 0 4 15 1 1
1997 NYA P 77 0 4 17 0 0
1998 NYA P 45 0 3 9 0 0
1999 NYA P 39 0 3 5 1 2
2000 NYA P 73 0 0 10 1 1
2001 SEA P 69 0 2 6 2 1
2002 SEA P 41 0 2 4 0 0
2003 SEA P 46 0 0 3 0 0
2003 NYA P 24 0 0 1 0 0
2004 TEX P 29 0 0 2 0 0
2005 SEA P 49 0 1 7 0 1
2006 CHA P 6 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 798
Left Field 1

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 SEA AL $400,000
2004 TEX AL $1,800,000
2003 SEA AL $3,983,333
2002 SEA AL $3,333,333
2001 SEA AL $3,333,333
2000 NYA AL $1,916,667
1999 NYA AL $1,816,666
1998 NYA AL $1,766,667
1997 NYA AL $1,090,000
1996 NYA AL $860,000
1995 SEA AL $275,000
1994 SEA AL $250,000
1993 SEA AL $195,000
Total Career Earnings $21,019,999

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jeff Nelson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Adam Ottavino
    41-43, 3.48 ERA
  2. 93
    Mike Remlinger
    53-55, 3.90 ERA
  3. 92
    Jason Frasor
    35-35, 3.49 ERA
  4. 91
    Brad Brach
    38-29, 3.55 ERA
  5. 89
    Jake Diekman
    27-34, 3.91 ERA
  6. 89
    Norm Charlton
    51-54, 3.71 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Nelson

What years did Jeff Nelson play?
Jeff Nelson played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2006.
Was Jeff Nelson a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Nelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 829 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Nelson hit?
Jeff Nelson hit 0 career home runs.