How Candy Nelson's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Candy Nelson totaled 27 career Hit By Pitch, below the league average of 33.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Hit By Pitch season came in 1884, posting 9, well above the league average of 6.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1872 at 0. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 2 in 1886 to 8 in 1887 and 5 in 1890, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 9 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Candy Nelson Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch Per Season

Candy Nelson's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch by Team

Candy Nelson's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Candy Nelson career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Candy Nelson Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Candy Nelson's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Candy Nelson's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Candy Nelson's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Candy Nelson Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table