Candy Nelson was a shortstop in MLB history. Across 817 career games, with a .253 batting average and 3 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | BR1 | 18 | 76 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .269 | .342 | .611 |
| 1872 | TRO | 4 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .350 | .350 | .700 |
| 1873 | NY2 | 36 | 168 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .327 | .331 | .363 | .694 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 65 | 297 | 55 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .246 | .268 | .303 | .571 |
| 1875 | NY2 | 70 | 276 | 28 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .199 | .225 | .232 | .456 |
| 1878 | IN1 | 19 | 84 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .131 | .180 | .143 | .323 | |
| 1879 | TRN | 28 | 106 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | .264 | .316 | .349 | .665 | |
| 1881 | WOR | 24 | 103 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | .282 | .315 | .320 | .635 | |
| 1883 | NY4 | 97 | 417 | 75 | 127 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 31 | .305 | .353 | .379 | .732 | |||
| 1884 | NY4 | 111 | 432 | 114 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 74 | .255 | .375 | .310 | .685 | |||
| 1885 | NY4 | 107 | 420 | 98 | 107 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 61 | .255 | .353 | .310 | .663 | ||
| 1886 | NY4 | 109 | 413 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 64 | .225 | .332 | .252 | .584 | |
| 1887 | NY1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1887 | NY4 | 68 | 257 | 61 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 48 | 11 | .245 | .380 | .272 | .653 |
| 1890 | BR4 | 60 | 223 | 44 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 35 | .251 | .365 | .283 | .648 | |
| Career Totals | — | 817 | 3294 | 648 | 833 | 93 | 27 | 3 | 208 | 68 | 352 | 45 | .253 | .330 | .300 | .630 |