How Joe Nelson's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Joe Nelson totaled 58 career Games Finished, below the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Games Finished season came in 2006, posting 20, well above the relief pitcher average of 13.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 14.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 20 in 2008 to 13 in 2009 and 4 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 20 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Joe Nelson Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Joe Nelson
| Joe Nelson
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 58 |
| Season Avg. | 9.67 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 59.85 |
| More Info | See More |
Joe Nelson Games Finished Per Season
Joe Nelson's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Nelson Games Finished by Team
Joe Nelson's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Nelson Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Nelson's career Games Finished, 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.
Joe Nelson Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Nelson's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Joe Nelson Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Nelson's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
