Joe Nelson

Joseph George Nelson
Born: October 25, 1974
Alameda, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 52 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 57 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 4 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Notre Dame HS (Alameda, CA)
Seminole Junior College
San Francisco
Career: 1996-2010
Major League Statistics

Joe Nelson compiled a career record of 37 wins and 36 losses, with 59 saves, and a 3.93 ERA in his 326-game pitching career with the Eugene Emeralds, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Braves, Jamestown Jammers, Trenton Thunder, Portland Sea Dogs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Springfield Cardinals, Omaha Royals, Albuquerque Isotopes and Tacoma Rainiers. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2010 campaign.

Eugene Emeralds	Durham Bulls	Greenville Braves	Richmond Braves	Jamestown Jammers	Braves
Trenton Thunder	Portland Sea Dogs	Pawtucket Red Sox	Springfield Cardinals	Omaha Royals	Albuquerque Isotopes
Tacoma Rainiers

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1996	Short Season A	NORW	Eugene Emeralds	5	3	.625	4.37	14	13	0	0	0	0	70.0	69	43	34	5	29	1	67	5	0	6	309
1997	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	10	6	.625	4.76	25	24	0	0	0	0	124.7	114	74	66	17	61	1	99	12	0	5	543
1998	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	6	9	.400	4.98	45	12	15	1	1	2	108.3	124	76	60	9	69	2	74	5	1	11	506
1999	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	2	3	.400	4.54	12	3	2	0	0	1	33.7	33	18	17	2	15	0	31	0	0	3	150
1999	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	1	1	.500	2.37	25	0	15	0	0	8	30.3	19	15	8	2	14	2	37	3	0	0	130
2000	R	GULF	Braves	1	0	1.000	2.25	4	0	1	0	0	1	4.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	18
2000	Short Season A	NYPL	Jamestown Jammers	0	0		2.25	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	3	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	16
2001	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	1	2	.333	1.13	29	0	12	0	0	8	39.7	23	5	5	1	14	2	40	0	0	3	152
2002	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	0	0		14.54	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.3	9	8	7	1	2	0	3	1	0	2	25
2004	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	0	0		4.64	16	0	2	0	0	0	21.3	27	14	11	1	9	0	31	2	0	1	102
2004	AA	EL	Portland Sea Dogs	3	2	.600	1.78	25	0	22	0	0	13	30.3	16	8	6	1	15	0	49	1	0	1	123
2005	AA	TL	Springfield Cardinals	0	0		2.02	9	0	6	0	0	1	13.3	4	3	3	1	7	0	22	1	0	1	52
2005	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	0	3	.000	4.11	35	0	14	0	0	6	46.0	41	25	21	9	21	1	62	1	0	6	203
2006	AAA	PCL	Omaha Royals	2	2	.500	1.97	24	0	19	0	0	7	32.0	19	9	7	4	12	2	39	4	0	2	126
2008	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	1	1	.500	2.10	19	0	19	0	0	11	25.7	17	6	6	1	6	0	36	1	0	1	98
2009	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	2	2	.500	6.23	13	0	4	0	0	0	17.3	22	14	12	4	11	1	14	2	0	0	85
2010	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	3	2	.600	2.49	16	0	3	0	0	1	21.7	18	7	6	1	14	1	21	1	0	1	93
2010	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	0	0		6.75	8	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	10	6	6	0	7	0	8	0	0	1	41
Totals				37	36	.507	3.93	326	52	137	1	1	59	634.7	571	335	277	59	310	13	647	39	1	44	2772

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP
1998	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	45	10	9	1	1	1	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	1
1999	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	13	6	6	1	1	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0
1999	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	25	2	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2001	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	29	2	2	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2008	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Totals				131	21	20	2	2	1	5	.100	.143	.100	.243	2	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1996	Short Season A	NORW	Eugene Emeralds	P	14	7	4	1	0	.917	.786
1997	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	P	25	20	30	1	5	.980	2.000
1998	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	P	45	11	22	3	0	.917	.733
1999	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	P	25	3	2	0	0	1.000	.200
1999	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	P	12	3	5	0	0	1.000	.667
2000	R	GULF	Braves	P	4	1	1	0	0	1.000	.500
2000	Short Season A	NYPL	Jamestown Jammers	P	3	1	1	2	0	.500	.667
2001	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	P	29	4	4	1	0	.889	.276
2002	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	P	4	1	0	2	0	.333	.250
2004	AA	EL	Portland Sea Dogs	P	25	3	2	0	0	1.000	.200
2004	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	P	16	0	1	1	0	.500	.062
2005	AA	TL	Springfield Cardinals	P	9	3	1	0	0	1.000	.444
2005	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	P	35	5	3	2	1	.800	.229
2006	AAA	PCL	Omaha Royals	P	24	1	3	1	0	.800	.167
2008	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	P	19	2	7	0	0	1.000	.474
2009	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	P	13	1	2	0	0	1.000	.231
2010	AAA	PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	P	8	0	0	0	0		.000
2010	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	P	16	0	5	0	1	1.000	.312
Totals					326	66	93	14	7	.919	.488

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1996	Short Season A	Northwest League	Eugene Emeralds	ATL
1997	Advanced A	Carolina League	Durham Bulls	ATL
1998	AA	Southern League	Greenville Braves	ATL
1999	AA	Southern League	Greenville Braves	ATL
1999	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
2000	R	Gulf Coast League	Braves	ATL
2000	Short Season A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Jamestown Jammers	ATL
2001	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
2002	AA	Eastern League	Trenton Thunder	BOS
2004	AA	Eastern League	Portland Sea Dogs	BOS	April 8, 2004	June 26, 2004
2004	AAA	International League	Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	June 30, 2004	September 4, 2004
2005	AAA	International League	Durham Bulls	TBA	April 21, 2005	July 24, 2005
2005	AA	Texas League	Springfield Cardinals	SLN	July 31, 2005	August 21, 2005
2006	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Omaha Royals	KCA	April 7, 2006	July 15, 2006
2008	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Albuquerque Isotopes	FLO	April 4, 2008	May 21, 2008
2009	AAA	International League	Durham Bulls	TBA	August 4, 2009	September 7, 2009
2010	AAA	International League	Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS	April 8, 2010	May 17, 2010
2010	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Tacoma Rainiers	SEA	June 24, 2010	July 25, 2010

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