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Gene Nelson 2026 Season · TEX

Career: 53-64, 4.13 ERA, 655 K in 1080.0 IP.

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Gene Nelson

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-4.2Career NUT

+2.2 to Weak

Career

4.13ERA1.37WHIP53W655K1080.0IP28SV

R/R · 6' 0", 175 lb · b. Dec 3, 1960 · Tampa, FL · Signed Undrafted FA, 1981

Player Overview

Year by Year


1981	20	NYY	-0.8	3	1	4.81	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	179	39.1	40	21	23	1	16	1.60
1982	21	SEA	-1.3	6	9	4.62	22	19	2	1	2	0	0	545	122.2	133	63	60	2	71	1.57
1983	22	SEA	-1.0	0	3	7.88	10	5	1	0	2	0	0	153	32.0	38	28	21	1	11	1.84
1984	23	CWS	-0.3	3	5	4.46	20	9	2	0	4	1	1	304	74.2	72	37	17	1	36	1.19
1985	24	CWS	-1.7	10	10	4.26	46	18	1	0	11	2	2	643	145.2	144	69	67	7	101	1.45
1986	25	CWS	+0.6	6	6	3.85	54	1	0	0	26	6	6	488	114.2	118	49	41	3	70	1.39
1987	26	OAK	+1.0	6	5	3.93	54	6	0	0	15	3	3	530	123.2	120	54	35	5	94	1.25
1988	27	OAK	+0.0	9	6	3.06	54	1	0	0	20	3	3	456	111.2	93	38	38	3	67	1.17
1989	28	OAK	+0.7	3	5	3.26	50	0	0	0	15	3	3	335	80.0	60	29	30	2	70	1.13
1990	29	OAK	+0.3	3	3	1.57	51	0	0	0	17	5	5	291	74.2	55	13	17	3	38	0.96
1991	30	OAK	-1.6	1	5	6.84	44	0	0	0	11	0	0	229	48.2	60	37	23	3	23	1.71
1992	31	OAK	-0.4	3	1	6.45	28	2	0	0	8	0	0	234	51.2	68	37	22	0	23	1.74
1993	32	LAA	+0.1	0	5	3.08	46	0	0	0	20	4	4	231	52.2	50	18	23	2	31	1.39
1993	32	TEX	—	0	0	3.38	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	34	8.0	10	3	1	0	4	1.38
1993	32	TOT	+0.3	0	5	3.12	52	0	0	0	22	5	5	265	60.2	60	21	24	2	35	1.38
Career	—	13 yrs	-4.2	53	64	4.13	493	68	6	1	153	28	28	4652	1080.0	1061	496	418	33	655	1.37

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Nelson's career NUT of -4.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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-1.3

-1.0

-0.3

-1.7

+0.6

+1.0

+0.0

+0.7

+0.3

-1.6

-0.4

+0.3

Awards

1982AL Player of the Week

1989World Series Championship

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