What years did Red Nelson play?

Red Nelson played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1913.

Was Red Nelson a pitcher?

Yes. Red Nelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 68 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Red Nelson hit?

Red Nelson hit 1 career home runs with 12 hits.

Red Nelson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1913)

W–L 10–12

ERA 4.54

WHIP 1.62

SO 68

Pitcher PIV -2188.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 5/19/1886 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died: 10/26/1956 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-09-09
Last Game: 1913-06-09

Full name: Albert Francis Nelson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	12	39	24	13	1	1	188.3	221	95	4	85	68	4.54	-2188.2

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 3.15 across their career seasons — 44.3% worse 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
1910	SLA	AL	5	1	7	6	6	1	0	60.0	57	17	14	30	2.55	2.79 (+9%)	816.3
1911	SLA	AL	3	9	16	13	6	0	0	81.0	103	47	44	24	5.22	3.37 (-55%)	-1790.9
1912	SLA	AL	0	2	8	3	0	0	1	18.0	21	14	13	9	7.00	3.36 (-108%)	-302.5
1912	PHI	NL	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	19.3	25	8	6	2	3.72	3.36 (-11%)	-911.0
1913	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8.3	9	2	4	3	2.16	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.7	6	7	4	0	37.80	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			10	12	39	24	13	1	1	188.1	221	95	85	68	4.54	—	-2,188

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
39	66	10	12	2	0	1	5	0	4	19	.182	.229	.258	.486	0

Career AVG .182 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OBP .229 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Career SLG .258 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OPS .486 vs. league average .676 across their career seasons — 28.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	SLA	AL	7	23	2	6	1	1	3	1	7	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	SLA	AL	16	27	5	3	1	0	2	1	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLA	AL	8	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	PHI	NL	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	PHI	NL	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			39	66	10	12	2	1	5	4	19	.182	—	—	—	—	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.

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	32	5	8	1	4	.250
Away	15	33	5	4	0	2	.121

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	24	107.2	126	61	48	43	5.10
Away	15	80.2	96	47	39	25	5.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1913-06-09	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1913-05-24	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1913-05-14	PHI	PIT	L	1	1	1	0
1913-04-24	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	0	2
1912-10-03	PHI	BSN	W	5	1	1	0
1912-09-11	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1912-09-06	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1912-08-27	PHI	STL	W	4	0	0	2
1912-06-30	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1912-06-30	SLA	CLE	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-06-09	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1
1913-05-24	CIN	STL	—	0.2	3	4	4	3	0	0
1913-05-14	PHI	PIT	—	2.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1913-04-24	PHI	NY1	—	6.0	6	0	0	3	3	0
1912-10-03	PHI	BSN	W	9.0	12	4	4	2	1	1
1912-09-11	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0
1912-09-06	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1912-08-27	PHI	STL	W	7.1	8	5	5	2	0	1
1912-06-30	SLA	CLE	L	1.1	3	5	5	3	2	0
1912-06-30	SLA	CLE	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	39	6	4	67	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	SLA	P	7	6	4	36	1	1
1911	SLA	P	16	0	0	19	2	0
1912	SLA	P	8	0	0	3	1	0
1912	PHI	P	4	0	0	5	0	0
1913	PHI	P	2	0	0	4	0	0
1913	CIN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	39

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Nelson

What years did Red Nelson play?: Red Nelson played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1913.
Was Red Nelson a pitcher?: Yes. Red Nelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 68 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Nelson hit?: Red Nelson hit 1 career home runs with 12 hits.