How Lynn Nelson's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Lynn Nelson totaled 42 career Losses, near the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Losses season came in 1934, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.3 that year. The highest point came in 1939 at 13, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.2 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 11 in 1938 to 13 in 1939 and 1 in 1940, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 1 to 13 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Lynn Nelson Lifetime Losses

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Lynn Nelson Losses Per Season

Lynn Nelson's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Lynn Nelson Losses by Team

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

Lynn Nelson Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Lynn Nelson's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Lynn Nelson Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lynn Nelson's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lynn Nelson Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lynn Nelson's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table