Roger Nelson
1967–1976 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals
135G
.128AVG
.177OBP
.139SLG
More career statistics
23H
0HR
8RBI
0SB
29–32W–L
636.1IP
371K
3.06ERA
77GS
4SV
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,556 | 2,557 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 208 | 180 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .128 | .177 | .139 | .316 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636.3 | 135 | 77 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 516 | 234 | 216 | 44 | 190 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.109 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1971-08-20 to 1972-05-17
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1968-05-10 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1972-08-23 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1968-09-18 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .123 | .143 | .151 |
| Away | 74 | 124 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 33 | .131 | .177 | .131 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .190 | .231 | .190 |
| May | 22 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .135 | .154 | .135 |
| June | 23 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .120 | .133 | .120 |
| July | 23 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .081 | .136 | .081 |
| August | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .103 | .125 | .103 |
| September | 25 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .179 | .235 | .250 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .211 | .250 | .211 |
| california-angels | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .167 |
| detroit-tigers | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .231 | .235 | .385 |
| cleveland-guardians | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| athletics | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| chicago-white-sox | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .250 | .111 |
| baltimore-orioles | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .231 | .182 |
| boston-red-sox | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Chicago White Sox | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 |
| 1968 |  Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | .062 | 71 | 70 |
| 1969 |  Kansas City Royals | 29 | 58 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .138 | 193 | 82 |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 3 |
| 1971 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 34 | 29 |
| 1972 | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 54 | 5 | – | – | – | .093 | 173 | 120 |
| 1973 |  Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 18 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 54 | 17 |
| 1974 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 28 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .179 | 85 | 42 |
| 1976 | Kansas City Royals | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 |