Dave Nelson
1968–1977 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
813G
.244AVG
.305OBP
.312SLG
More career statistics
630H
20HR
211RBI
187SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,875 | 2,874 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 187 | 186 |
| Batting · Walks | 220 | 219 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813 | 2,875 | 2,578 | 340 | 630 | 77 | 19 | 20 | 211 | 220 | 392 | 187 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Stealing the Cycle | 1974-08-30 | 1 in 3,787 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1973-06-17 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1968-08-23 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |