Dave Nelson
1968–1977 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
813G
.244AVG
.305OBP
.312SLG
630H
20HR
211RBI
186SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813 | 2,874 | 2,578 | 340 | 630 | 77 | 19 | 20 | 211 | 219 | 392 | 186 | 73 | 13 | 16 | 805 | .244 | .305 | .312 | .617 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1973-08-17 to 1973-08-28
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-08-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1974-06-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1972-10-04 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 413 | 1446 | 310 | 8 | 98 | 113 | 203 | .240 | .293 | .308 |
| Away | 400 | 1428 | 320 | 12 | 113 | 106 | 189 | .249 | .298 | .317 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 87 | 320 | 66 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 43 | .237 | .287 | .313 |
| May | 100 | 283 | 71 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 51 | .277 | .314 | .367 |
| June | 120 | 419 | 95 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 57 | .251 | .310 | .319 |
| July | 156 | 592 | 125 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 74 | .230 | .272 | .281 |
| August | 185 | 644 | 142 | 4 | 49 | 47 | 87 | .246 | .293 | .308 |
| September | 158 | 594 | 128 | 4 | 29 | 52 | 80 | .242 | .303 | .318 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .188 | .364 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 85 | 302 | 75 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 37 | .276 | .318 | .375 |
| baltimore-orioles | 82 | 293 | 71 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 30 | .270 | .324 | .354 |
| minnesota-twins | 81 | 299 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 38 | .234 | .294 | .264 |
| california-angels | 80 | 312 | 51 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 58 | .187 | .260 | .223 |
| athletics | 79 | 262 | 57 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 28 | .241 | .290 | .338 |
| boston-red-sox | 76 | 258 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 28 | .209 | .248 | .274 |
| new-york-yankees | 69 | 239 | 59 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 36 | .271 | .314 | .339 |
| detroit-tigers | 66 | 230 | 59 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 41 | .286 | .326 | .340 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Cleveland Guardians | 88 | 189 | 44 | – | 19 | 22 | .233 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 123 | 25 | – | 6 | 4 | .203 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 47 | 107 | 17 | – | 4 | 2 | .159 | – | – |
| 1971 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 85 | 329 | 92 | 5 | 33 | 17 | .280 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Texas Rangers | 145 | 499 | 113 | 2 | 28 | 51 | .226 | – | – |
| 1973 | Texas Rangers | 142 | 576 | 165 | 7 | 48 | 43 | .286 | – | – |
| 1974 | Texas Rangers | 121 | 474 | 112 | 3 | 42 | 25 | .236 | – | – |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .212 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Kansas City Royals | 78 | 153 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 15 | .235 | – | – |
| 1977 | Kansas City Royals | 27 | 48 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .188 | – | – |