Players · N · Pitcher · 2010 regular season
Joe Nelson
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #46
- Born
- October 25, 1974 in Alameda, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- June 13, 2001
- dbWAR
- .7 Regular season, 2006–2010 only
- IP
- 8.1
- ERA
- 9.72
- FIP
- 6.20
- K/9
- 9.7
- FIP−
- 152 100 = avg
Joe Nelson was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2010 he struck out 9 batters over 8.1 innings across 8 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 9.72 was 138.3% higher than the league average of 4.08. Stripping out defence, his 6.20 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.0% of swings (8.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.0%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2010 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only. Seasons on file run 2006–2010; his career began in 2001, and earlier seasons are not in this data yet.
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only. Seasons on file run 2006–2010; his career began in 2001, and earlier seasons are not in this data yet.
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| 2008 | FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -129 | -0.0 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 26 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .440 | .462 | .800 | .547 | 15.4% |
| vs RHB | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .214 | .421 | .286 | .352 | 26.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Joe Nelson throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 125 | 88.2 | 2,138 | 47.2% | 12.2% | 26 | .346 | 1.105 | |
| Changeup | 42 | 77.7 | 1,616 | 40.5% | 31.8% | 11 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.