How Roger Nelson's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Roger Nelson totaled 234 career Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 1967, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 50.0 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 78, well above the starting pitcher average of 60.7 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 25 in 1973 to 36 in 1974 and 2 in 1976, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 1 to 78 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Roger Nelson Runs Per Season

Roger Nelson's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Roger Nelson Runs by Team

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

Roger Nelson Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Roger Nelson's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger Nelson Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger Nelson's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger Nelson Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger Nelson's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table