How Candy Nelson's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Candy Nelson totaled 85 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 0.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1874, posting 65. The lowest point came in 1873 at 0. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 0 in 1886 to 0 in 1887 and 0 in 1890, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 65 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Candy Nelson Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Candy Nelson Starts as Fielder Per Season

Candy Nelson's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Candy Nelson Starts as Fielder by Team

Candy Nelson's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Candy Nelson career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Candy Nelson Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Candy Nelson's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Candy Nelson Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Candy Nelson's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Candy Nelson Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Candy Nelson's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table