Mel Nelson
1960–1969 · bats R / throws L · Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals
96G
.152AVG
.176OBP
.152SLG
More career statistics
5H
0HR
3RBI
0SB
4–10W–L
173.2IP
98K
4.40ERA
11GS
5SV
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .152 | .176 | .152 | .328 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173.7 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 184 | 94 | 85 | 19 | 69 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 1.457 |
Streaks
1longest hitting streak · 1960-10-02 to 1960-10-02
1longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 8 | 7 |
| 1963 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 39 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 52 | 41 |
| 1965 |  Minnesota Twins | 28 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | 54 | 31 |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 52 | 16 |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 |