How Nelson Norman's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Nelson Norman posted a career OPS of .519, well below the league average of .725 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best OPS season came in 1978, posting .588, below the league average of .708 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at .000, well below the league average of .729 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .574 in 1981 to .000 in 1982 and .000 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the OPS profile — ranging from .000 to .588 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Nelson Norman Lifetime OPS

Stats similar to OPS for Nelson Norman
Nelson Norman
OPS
Career0.519
Season Avg.0.519
162 Game Avg.0.519
More InfoSee More

Nelson Norman OPS Per Season

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

Nelson Norman OPS by Team

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

Nelson Norman OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Nelson Norman's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Nelson Norman OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Nelson Norman OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nelson Norman's seasonal OPS 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.
Nelson Norman OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nelson Norman OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nelson Norman's MLB career with OPS 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.
Nelson Norman OPS season-by-season breakdown table