Nels Potter
1936–1949 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
352G
.227AVG
.272OBP
.255SLG
128H
0HR
37RBI
0SB
92–97W–L
1,685IP
747K
3.98ERA
177GS
22SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | 627 | 564 | 25 | 128 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 144 | .227 | .272 | .255 | .527 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,685.3 | 349 | 177 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 22 | 1,721 | 841 | 746 | 122 | 589 | 747 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 1.371 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1947-05-04 to 1947-06-21
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1939-08-13 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1943-09-29 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1944-08-13 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 187 | 315 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 24 | .239 | .273 | .261 |
| Away | 165 | 312 | 62 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 28 | .215 | .244 | .250 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .179 | .273 | .205 |
| May | 63 | 111 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .280 | .279 | .330 |
| June | 55 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .189 | .218 | .189 |
| July | 79 | 126 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 12 | .216 | .246 | .252 |
| August | 80 | 150 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 12 | .275 | .313 | .304 |
| September | 50 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .165 | .202 | .188 |
| October | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 50 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .191 | .230 | .206 |
| detroit-tigers | 48 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .274 | .297 | .333 |
| cleveland-guardians | 44 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .235 | .256 | .265 |
| chicago-white-sox | 41 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .198 | .233 | .209 |
| boston-red-sox | 34 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .206 | .237 | .206 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 32 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .226 | .270 | .245 |
| st-louis-browns | 24 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .267 | .343 | .300 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 19 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .224 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1938 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 39 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .256 | 111 | 42 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 67 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .179 | 196 | 60 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 71 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .254 | 200 | 76 |
| 1941 | Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .111 | 43 | 12 |
| 1943 |  St. Louis Browns | 33 | 55 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .145 | 168 | 80 |
| 1944 | St. Louis Browns | 32 | 82 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .159 | 232 | 91 |
| 1945 | St. Louis Browns | 32 | 92 | 28 | – | 5 | – | .304 | 255 | 129 |
| 1946 | St. Louis Browns | 23 | 52 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .231 | 145 | 73 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 32 | 35 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .257 | 122 | 64 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns | 28 | 37 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .378 | 113 | 63 |
| 1949 |  Boston Braves | 41 | 25 | 3 | – | – | – | .120 | 96 | 57 |