How Lynn Nelson's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Lynn Nelson totaled 676 career Innings Pitched, below the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1939, posting 197, well above the starting pitcher average of 92.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1934 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 110.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 191 in 1938 to 197 in 1939 and 14 in 1940, 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 1 to 197 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Lynn Nelson Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched Per Season

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

Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched by Team

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

Lynn Nelson Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Lynn 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.
Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lynn 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.
Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lynn 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.
Lynn Nelson Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table