How Joe Nelson's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Joe Nelson totaled 152 career Innings Pitched, well below the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2008, posting 54, well above the relief pitcher average of 44.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 49.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 54 in 2008 to 40 in 2009 and 8 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 2 to 54 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Joe Nelson Innings Pitched Per Season

Joe Nelson's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Joe Nelson Innings Pitched by Team

Joe Nelson's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Nelson career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Joe Nelson Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Nelson's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Nelson Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Nelson's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Nelson Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Nelson's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Joe Nelson Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table