How Roger Nelson's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Roger Nelson totaled 135 career Games Pitched, below the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Games Pitched season came in 1972, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 26.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1976 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 14 in 1973 to 14 in 1974 and 3 in 1976, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 3 to 34 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Roger Nelson Lifetime Games Pitched

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Roger Nelson Games Pitched Per Season

Roger Nelson's Games 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.
Roger Nelson Games Pitched per season line chart

Roger Nelson Games Pitched by Team

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

Roger Nelson Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Roger Nelson's career Games 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.
Roger Nelson Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger Nelson Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger Nelson's seasonal Games 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.
Roger Nelson Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger Nelson Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger Nelson's MLB career with Games 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.
Roger Nelson Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table