Mel Nelson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 93 career appearances, with a 4.40 ERA and 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | STL | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.13 |
| 1963 | LAA | 2 | 3 | 5.30 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 52.2 | 55 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 1.65 |
| 1965 | MIN | 0 | 4 | 4.12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 54.2 | 57 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 1.46 |
| 1967 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1968 | STL | 2 | 1 | 2.91 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 52.2 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 1969 | STL | 0 | 1 | 11.81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Career Totals | — | 4 | 10 | 4.40 | 93 | 11 | 5 | 173.2 | 184 | 85 | 69 | 98 | 1.46 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | STL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | LAA | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 1965 | MIN | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 1967 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | STL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| 1969 | STL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 96 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .147 | .171 | .147 | .318 |