Lynn Nelson
1930–1940 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics
267G
.281AVG
.313OBP
.372SLG
103H
5HR
55RBI
0SB
33–42W–L
677IP
256K
5.25ERA
60GS
6SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267 | 386 | 366 | 42 | 103 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136 | .281 | .313 | .372 | .685 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 677.3 | 166 | 60 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 6 | 777 | 445 | 395 | 87 | 261 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 1.532 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1937-07-05 to 1937-07-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1930-08-20 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1939-09-20 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | 1937-05-24 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 146 | 217 | 60 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 22 | .297 | .332 | .396 |
| Away | 121 | 169 | 43 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 25 | .262 | .278 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| May | 50 | 69 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .328 | .333 | .343 |
| June | 50 | 80 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | .351 | .400 | .405 |
| July | 53 | 80 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 10 | .273 | .300 | .468 |
| August | 59 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | .280 | .289 | .440 |
| September | 40 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | .190 | .242 | .207 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 33 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .305 | .333 | .458 |
| new-york-yankees | 30 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .264 | .365 |
| detroit-tigers | 28 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .367 | .400 | .400 |
| cleveland-guardians | 28 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | .275 | .293 | .350 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .300 | .364 | .400 |
| st-louis-browns | 26 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | .234 | .280 | .298 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .222 | .222 | .250 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .312 | .467 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Chicago Cubs | 37 | 18 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 81 | 29 |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 21 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .238 | 76 | 20 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1937 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 74 | 113 | 40 | 4 | 29 | – | .354 | 116 | 50 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 111 | 31 | – | 15 | – | .279 | 191 | 75 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Athletics | 40 | 80 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .188 | 197 | 75 |
| 1940 |  Detroit Tigers | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .348 | 14 | 7 |