How Roger Nelson's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Roger Nelson totaled 636 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 1969, posting 193, well above the starting pitcher average of 135.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 120.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 54 in 1973 to 85 in 1974 and 8 in 1976, 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 7 to 193 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Roger Nelson Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Roger Nelson Innings Pitched Per Season

Roger 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.
Roger Nelson Innings Pitched per season line chart

Roger Nelson Innings Pitched by Team

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

Roger Nelson Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

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

Roger Nelson Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Roger Nelson Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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