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.

What teams did Jeff Nelson play for?

Jeff Nelson played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1992–1995, 2001–2003, 2005), the New York Yankees (1996–2000, 2003), the Texas Rangers (2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2006).

Did Jeff Nelson win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jeff Nelson did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jeff Nelson win?

Jeff Nelson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jeff Nelson's career stats?

In 798 games, Jeff Nelson went 48-45 with a 3.41 ERA, 829 strikeouts, 784.2 innings pitched, and 33 saves.

What was Jeff Nelson's salary?

Jeff Nelson's last recorded salary was $400,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $3,983,333, in 2003, and his lowest was $195,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2005.

What position did Jeff Nelson play?

Jeff Nelson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jeff Nelson and how much did he weigh?

Jeff Nelson was listed at 6 feet 8 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Jeff Nelson's career ERA?

Jeff Nelson finished with a 3.41 career ERA, going 48-45 with 829 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Nelson have?

Jeff Nelson recorded 829 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jeff Nelson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jeff Nelson

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

Jeff Nelson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2006 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 15 seasons. Across 798 career appearances, he went 48-45 with a 3.41 ERA, 829 strikeouts, and 33 saves. Jeff Nelson was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13515.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

Jeff Nelson — 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	784.2	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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Jeff Nelson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	SEA	AL	1	7	66	6	81.0	71	31	44	46	3.44	3.75 (+8%)	-1776.3
1993	SEA	AL	5	3	71	1	60.0	57	29	34	61	4.35	4.19 (-4%)	79.4
1994	SEA	AL	0	0	28	0	42.1	35	13	20	44	2.76	4.51 (+39%)	591.3
1995	SEA	AL	7	3	62	2	78.2	58	19	27	96	2.17	4.45 (+51%)	3735.2
1996	NYA	AL	4	4	73	2	74.1	75	36	36	91	4.36	4.61 (+5%)	2461.9
1997	NYA	AL	3	7	77	2	78.2	53	25	37	81	2.86	4.39 (+35%)	1237.5
1998	NYA	AL	5	3	45	3	40.1	44	17	22	35	3.79	4.43 (+14%)	482.2
1999	NYA	AL	2	1	39	1	30.1	27	14	22	35	4.15	4.71 (+12%)	421.6
2000	NYA	AL	8	4	73	0	69.2	44	19	45	71	2.45	4.77 (+49%)	2255.2
2001	SEA	AL	4	3	69	4	65.1	30	20	44	88	2.76	4.42 (+38%)	1935.7
2002	SEA	AL	3	2	41	2	45.2	36	20	27	55	3.94	4.28 (+8%)	709.0
2003	SEA	AL	3	2	46	7	37.2	34	14	14	47	3.35	4.40 (+24%)	1474.7
2003	NYA	AL	1	0	24	1	17.2	17	9	10	21	4.58	4.40 (-4%)	430.8
2004	TEX	AL	1	2	29	1	23.2	17	14	19	22	5.32	4.46 (-19%)	-462.6
2005	SEA	AL	1	3	49	1	36.2	32	16	22	34	3.93	4.29 (+8%)	-60.0
2006	CHA	AL	0	1	6	0	2.2	3	1	5	2	3.38	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			48	45	798	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

Jeff Nelson — 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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Jeff Nelson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	SEA	AL	66	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SEA	AL	71	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	28	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	62	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYA	AL	73	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYA	AL	77	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	45	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	39	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	73	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	69	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SEA	AL	41	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	46	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYA	AL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TEX	AL	29	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	49	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHA	AL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			798	2	.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

Jeff Nelson — 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

Jeff Nelson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2003	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2003	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2003	WS	NYA	3	.000
2001	ALCS	SEA	2	.000
2001	ALDS1	SEA	3	.000
2000	ALCS	NYA	3	.000
2000	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2000	WS	NYA	3	.000
1999	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
1999	ALDS2	NYA	3	.000
1999	WS	NYA	4	.000
1998	ALCS	NYA	3	.000
1998	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
1998	WS	NYA	3	.000
1997	ALDS1	NYA	4	.000
1996	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
1996	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
1996	WS	NYA	3	.000
1995	ALCS	SEA	3	.000
1995	ALDS2	SEA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Nelson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	3	55	0	0	54.1	52	16	24	62	2.65

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Nelson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALCS	NYA	0	0	4	3.0	4	2	0	3	6.00
2003	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
2003	WS	NYA	0	0	3	4.0	4	0	2	5	0.00
2001	ALCS	SEA	0	0	2	2.1	1	0	1	3	0.00
2001	ALDS1	SEA	0	0	3	3.0	1	0	1	5	0.00
2000	ALCS	NYA	0	0	3	3.0	5	3	0	6	9.00
2000	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2000	WS	NYA	1	0	3	2.2	5	3	1	1	10.12
1999	ALCS	NYA	0	0	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
1999	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	3	1.2	1	0	1	3	0.00
1999	WS	NYA	0	0	4	2.2	2	0	1	3	0.00
1998	ALCS	NYA	0	1	3	1.1	3	3	1	3	20.25
1998	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	2.2	2	0	1	2	0.00
1998	WS	NYA	0	0	3	2.1	2	0	1	4	0.00
1997	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	4	4.0	4	0	2	0	0.00
1996	ALCS	NYA	0	1	2	2.1	5	3	0	2	11.57
1996	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	2	3.2	2	0	2	5	0.00
1996	WS	NYA	0	0	3	4.1	1	0	1	5	0.00
1995	ALCS	SEA	0	0	3	3.0	3	0	5	3	0.00
1995	ALDS2	SEA	0	1	3	5.2	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

Jeff Nelson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	404	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	394	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Nelson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	404	406.0	314	140	189	431	3.10
Away	394	378.2	319	157	239	398	3.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Nelson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-02	CHW	TEX	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2006-06-01	CHW	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006-05-29	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2006-05-27	CHW	TOR	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1
2006-05-24	CHW	OAK	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-23	CHW	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2005-09-07	SEA	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2005-08-31	SEA	NYY	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-08-27	SEA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-08-26	SEA	CHW	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Nelson — 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

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Nelson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	798
Left Field	1

Salary History

Jeff Nelson's recorded salaries total $21,019,999 over 13 seasons, 1993 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Nelson's career ran from 1992 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 2006.

Jeff Nelson — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$21,019,999

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Jeff Nelson: the record in brief

Jeff Nelson's major league career runs from a debut on April 16, 1992 to a final game on June 2, 2006. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (1992 to 2005), the New York Yankees (1996 to 2003), the Texas Rangers (2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2006). Nelson, born on November 17, 1966, in Baltimore, MD, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 8 inches and 225 pounds. Nelson's full given name, per the bio, is Jeffrey Allan Nelson.

Across 798 games (0 starts), Nelson recorded 48 wins against 45 losses with a 3.41 ERA. Also on Nelson's record: 829 strikeouts and 33 saves. The leagues Nelson pitched in allowed 4.42 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 22.9% better than average. No season topped the 8 wins of 2000. 1995 produced Nelson's most strikeouts, 96. 1995 was Nelson's sharpest full season, a 2.17 ERA against the league's 4.45.

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.
What teams did Jeff Nelson play for?: Jeff Nelson played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1992–1995, 2001–2003, 2005), the New York Yankees (1996–2000, 2003), the Texas Rangers (2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2006).
Did Jeff Nelson win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jeff Nelson did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jeff Nelson win?: Jeff Nelson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jeff Nelson's career stats?: In 798 games, Jeff Nelson went 48-45 with a 3.41 ERA, 829 strikeouts, 784.2 innings pitched, and 33 saves.
How much did Jeff Nelson earn in his career?: Jeff Nelson's recorded salaries total $21,019,999 over 13 seasons, 1993 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Nelson's career ran from 1992 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 2006.
What was Jeff Nelson's salary?: Jeff Nelson's last recorded salary was $400,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $3,983,333, in 2003, and his lowest was $195,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2005.
What position did Jeff Nelson play?: Jeff Nelson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Nelson and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Nelson was listed at 6 feet 8 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Jeff Nelson's career ERA?: Jeff Nelson finished with a 3.41 career ERA, going 48-45 with 829 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Nelson have?: Jeff Nelson recorded 829 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Nelson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Nelson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.