Player

Nellie Fox HOF 1997

Player Info
Full Name
Jacob Nelson
Born
December 25, 1927
St. Thomas, PA, USA
Died
December 1, 1975
Size
5'10" / 160 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
June 8, 1947
Final Game
July 25, 1965
Career
19 years
Teams
Honors
12 x All-Star
1963, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951
1960 - Gold Glove (AL)
1959 - Sporting News Player of the Year (AL)
1959 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1959 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1959 - Gold Glove (AL)
1958 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1957 - Gold Glove (ML)
1956 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1955 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
2,367
G
.288
AVG
2,663
H
35
HR
790
RBI
.702
OPS
100
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1965 Houston Astros 21 41 11 2 0 0 3 .268
1964 Houston Colt .45's 133 442 117 12 6 0 45 .265
1963 Chicago White Sox 137 539 140 19 0 2 54 .260
1962 Chicago White Sox 157 621 166 27 7 2 79 .267
1961 Chicago White Sox 159 606 152 11 5 2 67 .251
1960 Chicago White Sox 150 605 175 24 10 2 85 .289
1959 Chicago White Sox 156 624 191 34 6 2 84 .306
1958 Chicago White Sox 155 623 187 21 6 0 82 .300
1957 Chicago White Sox 155 619 196 27 8 6 110 .317
1956 Chicago White Sox 154 649 192 20 10 4 109 .296
1955 Chicago White Sox 154 636 198 28 7 6 100 .311
1954 Chicago White Sox 155 631 201 24 8 2 111 .319
1953 Chicago White Sox 154 624 178 31 8 3 92 .285
1952 Chicago White Sox 152 648 192 25 10 0 76 .296
1951 Chicago White Sox 147 604 189 32 12 4 93 .313
1950 Chicago White Sox 130 457 113 12 7 0 45 .247
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 88 247 63 6 2 0 42 .255
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 3 13 2 0 0 0 0 .154
1947 Philadelphia Athletics 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1965 NL 42 .049 .282 0.0 4.8 76 0.0
1964 NL 502 .054 .271 5.4 2.6 88 0.0
1963 AL 582 .046 .264 4.1 2.9 77 2.0 ✓
1962 AL 684 .076 .268 5.6 1.8 84 2.0 ✓
1961 AL 696 .045 .250 8.5 1.7 73 2.0 ✓
1960 AL 684 .083 .291 7.3 1.9 103 2.1 ✓
1959 AL 716 .083 .308 9.9 1.8 120 2.1 ✓
1958 AL 698 .053 .303 6.7 1.6 103 0.0 ✓
1957 AL 718 .099 .315 10.4 1.8 132 6.3 ✓
1956 AL 721 .080 .296 6.1 1.9 98 4.2 ✓
1955 AL 709 .094 .310 5.4 2.1 115 6.3 ✓
1954 AL 706 .073 .321 7.2 1.7 118 2.1 ✓
1953 AL 692 .090 .290 7.1 2.6 100 3.1 ✓
1952 AL 700 .069 .303 4.9 2.0 102 0.0 ✓
1951 AL 681 .113 .314 6.3 1.6 121 4.2 ✓
1950 AL 504 .057 .257 6.9 3.4 61 0.0 ✓
1949 AL 296 .041 .265 10.8 3.0 78 0.0
1948 AL 14 .000 .154 7.1 0.0 2 0.0
1947 AL 4 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 -25 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2B 2,295 6,090 6,373 209 1,619 .984
3B 6 4 11 0 1 1.000
1B 2 8 1 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1965 Houston Astros 1B 2 8 1 0 1 1.000
1965 Houston Astros 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1965 Houston Astros 3B 6 4 11 0 1 1.000
1964 Houston Colt .45's 2B 115 231 317 13 51 .977
1963 Chicago White Sox 2B 134 305 342 8 71 .988
1962 Chicago White Sox 2B 154 376 428 8 93 .990
1961 Chicago White Sox 2B 159 413 407 15 97 .982
1960 Chicago White Sox 2B 149 412 447 13 126 .985
1959 Chicago White Sox 2B 156 364 453 10 93 .988
1958 Chicago White Sox 2B 155 444 399 13 117 .985
1957 Chicago White Sox 2B 155 453 453 13 141 .986
1956 Chicago White Sox 2B 154 478 396 12 124 .986
1955 Chicago White Sox 2B 154 399 483 24 110 .974
1954 Chicago White Sox 2B 155 400 392 9 103 .989
1953 Chicago White Sox 2B 154 451 426 15 101 .983
1952 Chicago White Sox 2B 151 406 433 13 111 .985
1951 Chicago White Sox 2B 147 413 449 17 112 .981
1950 Chicago White Sox 2B 121 340 344 18 100 .974
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 2B 77 191 196 7 68 .982
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 2B 3 13 6 1 1 .950
1947 Philadelphia Athletics 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 6 24 9 0 0 .375
1959 World Series Chicago White Sox 6 24 9 0 0 .375