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Jon
Nelson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 245
 
Born: January 16, 1980 in Azua Dr
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2010   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 27 SEA AL     38 38 39 73 72 72 40 40 40 63 63 63 70 70 70
2008 28 HOU NL $ 300,000   41 41 42 79 77 78 40 40 40 62 62 62 76 76 76
2009 29 HOU NL $ 300,000   47 47 48 81 79 80 42 42 42 68 68 68 77 77 77
2010 30 HOU NL $ 580,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
2011 31 HOU NL $ 2,022,857   6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
2012 32 HOU NL $ 3,207,143   5 5 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
2013 33 HOU NL $ 4,130,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
2014 34 KCA AL $ 4,130,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,130,000   47 47 48 81 79 80 42 42 42 68 68 68 77 77 77
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 27 AAA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
    AA   137 547 82 155 24 0 29 83 6 8 54 71 .283 .348 .486 .834 89.3  
2008 28 HOU NL 74 115 17 28 6 0 3 15 3 0 14 13 .243 .323 .374 .697 15.1 2.1
2009 29 HOU NL 80 127 22 27 4 0 10 15 0 1 13 20 .213 .286 .480 .766 18.0 2.2
    AAA   29 101 18 22 3 0 9 20 5 2 19 8 .218 .342 .515 .857 19.3  
2010 30 HOU NL 133 264 41 62 5 0 16 48 2 1 24 29 .235 .308 .436 .743 37.3 3.9
2011 31 HOU NL 151 535 92 152 28 2 32 86 13 7 69 50 .284 .367 .523 .890 97.7 16.8
2012 32 HOU NL 137 353 55 96 21 5 18 65 4 2 41 35 .272 .348 .513 .861 62.2 9.9
2013 33 HOU NL 145 437 49 86 17 0 22 64 6 4 41 57 .197 .268 .387 .655 43.8 2.6
2014 34 AAA   137 536 87 140 19 0 33 94 12 14 77 72 .261 .354 .481 .835 91.0  
6 Years Sim 720 1831 276 451 81 7 101 293 28 15 202 204 .246 .323 .464 .787 274.1 37.5
3 Years AAA 167 638 105 162 22 0 42 114 17 16 96 80 .254 .354 .486 .840 110.2  
1 Years AA 137 547 82 155 24 0 29 83 6 8 54 71 .283 .349 .486 .836 89.3  
4 Years Minors 304 1185 187 317 46 0 71 197 23 24 150 151 .268 .352 .486 .838 199.5  
162 Game Average 411 62 101 18 1 22 65 6 3 45 45 .246 .323 .464 .787 61.7  
Career Highs 151 535 92 152 28 5 32 86 13 7 69 57 .284 .367 .523 .890 97.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1014 145 240 48 5 47 157 16 13 115 99 .237 .318 .433 .751 141.0
vs LH   817 131 211 33 2 54 136 12 2 87 105 .258 .331 .502 .833 137.5
Home 360 894 144 239 45 5 51 145 16 8 96 105 .267 .342 .500 .842 150.1
Away 360 937 132 212 36 2 50 148 12 7 106 99 .226 .306 .429 .735 128.4
RISP   457 0 106 20 3 20 176 0 0 58 58 .232 .312 .420 .732 63.8
Pinch Hitting   236 38 55 11 1 9 45 2 2 22 26 .233 .302 .403 .704 28.7
Close/Late   268 35 58 8 0 12 35 0 0 31 32 .216 .300 .381 .681 32.4
Mar/Apr 122 334 37 78 12 2 17 54 2 5 37 31 .234 .311 .434 .745 45.5
May 140 377 67 96 20 0 22 56 6 3 40 43 .255 .328 .483 .811 59.8
June 127 332 51 78 16 1 21 50 6 1 44 39 .235 .326 .479 .805 54.1
July 100 252 35 54 8 1 11 29 7 2 27 29 .214 .299 .385 .684 30.4
August 120 295 53 81 15 0 20 57 1 3 28 33 .275 .337 .529 .866 50.8
Sep/Oct 111 241 33 64 10 3 10 47 6 1 26 29 .266 .338 .456 .795 37.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2008 28 HOU NL 1B 26 24 180.0 158 19 0 13 1.000 8.85   0.1
2009 29 HOU NL 1B 26 26 189.0 178 16 2 15 .990 9.24   0.2
2010 30 HOU NL 1B 81 55 523.0 500 42 5 42 .991 9.33   1.9
2011 31 HOU NL 1B 148 146 1267.7 1214 82 6 94 .995 9.20   2.3
2012 32 HOU NL 1B 93 77 711.3 753 51 5 64 .994 10.17   1.4
2013 33 HOU NL 1B 132 116 1032.0 1111 72 2 101 .998 10.32   2.5
Career Totals   506 444 3903.0 3914 282 20 329 .995 9.68   8.3
Career Highs   148 146 1267.7 1214 82 6 101 1.000 10.32    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 28 HOU NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2010 30 HOU NL 14 26 10 11 3 1 2 8 2 0 1 2 .423 .464 .846 1.310
2011 31 HOU NL 10 36 8 9 1 0 5 9 0 0 5 7 .250 .357 .694 1.052
2012 32 HOU NL 12 27 6 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 .222 .323 .370 .693
Career Post-Season Batting 37 90 24 26 6 2 7 18 2 0 9 11 .289 .373 .633 1.006
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns
2011-8-32
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 8)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 47)
 
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  1. John Barber (936)
  2. Jeff Bailey (932)
  3. Richard Freeze (930)
  4. Erubiel Durazo (925)
  5. Paul Konerko (921)
  6. Ryan Klesko (919)
  7. Steve Smitherman (916)
  8. Dustin Yount (915)
  9. Richard Bouley (915)
  10. Ramon Martinez (913)
History
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 2nd round, by Houston in 2008
Had first career hit on 4/5/2008, off Tim Hudson (SFN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/2008, off Phil Seibel (SLN)
Won World Championship with Houston in 2010
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
5/17/2012: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $4,130,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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