Lynn Nelson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 166 career appearances, with a 5.25 ERA and 255 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CHC | 3 | 2 | 5.09 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 81.1 | 97 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 1.54 |
| 1933 | CHC | 5 | 5 | 3.21 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 75.2 | 65 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 1.26 |
| 1934 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 1937 | PHA | 4 | 9 | 5.90 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 116.0 | 140 | 76 | 51 | 49 | 1.65 |
| 1938 | PHA | 10 | 11 | 5.65 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 191.0 | 215 | 120 | 79 | 75 | 1.54 |
| 1939 | PHA | 10 | 13 | 4.78 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 197.2 | 233 | 105 | 64 | 75 | 1.50 |
| 1940 | DET | 1 | 1 | 10.93 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2.29 |
| Career Totals | — | 33 | 42 | 5.25 | 166 | 60 | 6 | 676.2 | 777 | 395 | 262 | 255 | 1.54 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CHC | 37 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .389 | .611 |
| 1933 | CHC | 29 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .238 | .273 | .381 | .654 |
| 1934 | CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | PHA | 74 | 113 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .354 | .387 | .549 | .935 |
| 1938 | PHA | 67 | 112 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .277 | .319 | .277 | .596 |
| 1939 | PHA | 40 | 80 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .188 | .217 | .213 | .429 |
| 1940 | DET | 19 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .348 | .348 | .478 | .826 |
| Career Totals | — | 268 | 367 | 42 | 103 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16 | 48 | .281 | .313 | .371 | .683 |