Candy Nelson
John W. Nelson
Born: March 14, 1849
Portland, ME USA
Deceased: 1910
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145
Career: 1872-1890
Minor League Statistics
Candy Nelson compiled a career batting average of .253 with 3 home runs and 208 RBI in his 815-game career with the Troy Haymakers, Brooklyn Eckfords, New York Mutuals, Indianapolis Blues, Troy Trojans, Worcester Ruby Legs, New York Metropolitans, New York Giants and Brooklyn Gladiators. He began playing during the 1872 season and last took the field during the 1890 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | NA | Troy Haymakers | 4 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .350 | .350 | .700 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Eckfords | 18 | 78 | 76 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .269 | .342 | .611 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 36 | 169 | 168 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .327 | .331 | .363 | .694 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | 65 | 306 | 297 | 55 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .246 | .268 | .303 | .571 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | 70 | 285 | 276 | 28 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .199 | .225 | .232 | .456 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | 19 | 89 | 84 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .131 | .180 | .143 | .323 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | 28 | 114 | 106 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .264 | .316 | .349 | .665 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 24 | 108 | 103 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .282 | .315 | .320 | .635 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 97 | 448 | 417 | 75 | 127 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .305 | .353 | .379 | .732 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 111 | 515 | 432 | 114 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | .255 | .375 | .310 | .685 | 134 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 107 | 484 | 420 | 98 | 107 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | .255 | .353 | .310 | .663 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 109 | 479 | 413 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 64 | 0 | .225 | .332 | .252 | .584 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 68 | 313 | 257 | 61 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 48 | 11 | .245 | .380 | .272 | .653 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | NL | New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | AA | Brooklyn Gladiators | 60 | 263 | 223 | 44 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 0 | .251 | .365 | .283 | .648 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 817 | 3673 | 3294 | 648 | 833 | 93 | 27 | 3 | 208 | 68 | 2 | 352 | 45 | .253 | .330 | .300 | .630 | 989 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Eckfords | OF | 8 | 6 | 70.0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .760 | 2.443 | 2.375 |
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Eckfords | 2B | 8 | 7 | 62.0 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | .837 | 5.226 | 4.500 |
| 1872 | NA | Troy Haymakers | OF | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.100 | 2.333 |
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Eckfords | 3B | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4.320 | 3.000 |
| 1872 | NA | Troy Haymakers | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 2B | 27 | 0 | 226.0 | 58 | 53 | 17 | 4 | .867 | 4.420 | 4.111 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 3B | 6 | 0 | 44.0 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 4.091 | 3.333 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 6 | 0 | 44.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .818 | .667 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | 2B | 51 | 51 | 442.0 | 115 | 105 | 47 | 8 | .824 | 4.480 | 4.314 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | SS | 14 | 14 | 141.0 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 3 | .771 | 3.447 | 3.857 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.636 | 2.000 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | 2B | 49 | 0 | 422.0 | 109 | 139 | 42 | 14 | .855 | 5.289 | 5.061 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | 3B | 23 | 0 | 185.0 | 41 | 50 | 22 | 1 | .805 | 4.427 | 3.957 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | SS | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .500 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | SS | 19 | 0 | 173.0 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 1 | .841 | 3.590 | 3.632 |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | SS | 24 | 0 | 231.0 | 37 | 89 | 25 | 8 | .834 | 4.909 | 5.250 |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | OF | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 1.500 |
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | SS | 24 | 0 | 219.0 | 20 | 94 | 13 | 6 | .898 | 4.685 | 4.750 |
| 1883 | AA | New York Metropolitans | SS | 97 | 0 | 872.0 | 98 | 232 | 47 | 18 | .875 | 3.406 | 3.402 |
| 1884 | AA | New York Metropolitans | SS | 110 | 0 | 970.0 | 113 | 292 | 56 | 16 | .879 | 3.758 | 3.682 |
| 1884 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 7.000 |
| 1885 | AA | New York Metropolitans | SS | 107 | 0 | 923.0 | 153 | 370 | 63 | 33 | .892 | 5.100 | 4.888 |
| 1885 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1886 | AA | New York Metropolitans | SS | 73 | 0 | 618.0 | 103 | 216 | 54 | 17 | .855 | 4.646 | 4.370 |
| 1886 | AA | New York Metropolitans | OF | 36 | 0 | 294.0 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .908 | 1.806 | 1.639 |
| 1887 | AA | New York Metropolitans | OF | 37 | 0 | 350.0 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 6 | .895 | 2.186 | 2.297 |
| 1887 | AA | New York Metropolitans | SS | 32 | 0 | 261.0 | 46 | 100 | 17 | 12 | .896 | 5.034 | 4.563 |
| 1887 | AA | New York Metropolitans | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1890 | AA | Brooklyn Gladiators | SS | 57 | 0 | 469.0 | 60 | 198 | 40 | 20 | .866 | 4.951 | 4.526 |
| 1890 | AA | Brooklyn Gladiators | OF | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 834 | 85 | 7188.0 | 1203 | 2087 | 519 | 172 | .864 | 4.119 | 3.945 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | AA | New York Metropolitans | WS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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