Jamie Nelson
James Victor Nelson
Born: September 5, 1959
Clinton, OK US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 8 (1978 January Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 1 (1983 Rule V Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
School: Orange Coast CC
N/A
Career: 1978-1994
Major League Statistics
Jamie Nelson compiled a career batting average of .269 with 64 home runs and 379 RBI in his 923-game career with the Wausau Mets, Bakersfield Outlaws, Lynchburg Mets, Lynn Sailors, Salt Lake City Gulls, Vancouver Canadians, Memphis Chicks, Omaha Royals, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Columbus Clippers, Midland Angels, Edmonton Trappers, Portland Beavers and Mobile Baysharks. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Ind | UL | Mobile Baysharks | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.94 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45.7 | 47 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 30 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49.7 | 50 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 64 | 232 | 202 | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 41 | .267 | .346 | .421 | .767 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Outlaws | 116 | 449 | 378 | 58 | 106 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 75 | .280 | .383 | .439 | .823 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 25 | 79 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .231 | .338 | .323 | .661 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 90 | 288 | 246 | 33 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 29 | .272 | .364 | .398 | .762 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 111 | 399 | 316 | 48 | 90 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 35 | .285 | .420 | .434 | .853 | 137 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 80 | 292 | 231 | 41 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 38 | .247 | .389 | .364 | .753 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 107 | 394 | 330 | 36 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 33 | .276 | .386 | .358 | .743 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 68 | 287 | 228 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 46 | .289 | .429 | .465 | .893 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .222 | .440 | .278 | .718 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 28 | 89 | 73 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .151 | .287 | .192 | .479 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 44 | 160 | 132 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | .242 | .369 | .402 | .770 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 44 | 137 | 127 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | .220 | .270 | .323 | .593 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 16 | 47 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .275 | .362 | .450 | .812 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 76 | 239 | 217 | 25 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 31 | .253 | .301 | .350 | .651 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Ind | UL | Mobile Baysharks | 41 | 135 | 119 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | .387 | .459 | .504 | .963 | 60 | |||||
| Totals | 923 | 3266 | 2734 | 396 | 735 | 127 | 15 | 64 | 379 | 35 | 35 | 472 | 441 | .269 | .376 | .396 | .772 | 1084 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | C | 33 | 166 | 33 | 8 | 2 | .961 | 6.030 | 9 | |||
| 1978 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 3B | 13 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.308 | ||||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Outlaws | C | 94 | 468 | 77 | 16 | 9 | .971 | 5.798 | 19 | |||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Outlaws | 1B | 7 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .955 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Outlaws | 3B | 10 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .806 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | C | 16 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 5.375 | 3 | |||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | C | 43 | 233 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 6.186 | 10 | |||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 3B | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 1B | 12 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .981 | 8.583 | ||||
| 1982 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | C | 86 | 510 | 43 | 11 | 2 | .980 | 6.430 | 11 | |||
| 1982 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | OF | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1982 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 1B | 21 | 145 | 14 | 2 | 15 | .988 | 7.571 | ||||
| 1982 | AA | EL | Lynn Sailors | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | C | 64 | 360 | 48 | 18 | 6 | .958 | 6.375 | 7 | |||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3B | 15 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 2.400 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 1B | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | C | 95 | 518 | 58 | 8 | 5 | .986 | 6.063 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | C | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 | 1 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | C | 6 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 6.167 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | C | 52 | 300 | 24 | 8 | 3 | .976 | 6.231 | 4 | |||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 1B | 17 | 131 | 10 | 5 | 8 | .966 | 8.294 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | C | 25 | 153 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 7.000 | 3 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 24 | 133 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 6.125 | 3 | |||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 1B | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | C | 37 | 210 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .987 | 6.108 | 3 | |||
| 1989 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | C | 16 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .986 | 4.562 | 3 | |||
| 1989 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 67 | 338 | 37 | 7 | 8 | .982 | 5.597 | 16 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .976 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 790 | 4090 | 541 | 115 | 89 | .976 | 5.862 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | Midwest League | Wausau Mets | NYN | ||
| 1979 | A | California League | Bakersfield Outlaws | |||
| 1980 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1981 | AA | Eastern League | Lynn Sailors | SEA | ||
| 1982 | AA | Eastern League | Lynn Sailors | SEA | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | ML4 | ||
| 1985 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | ML4 | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Memphis Chicks | KCA | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1988 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1989 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | CAL | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | CAL | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1994 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Mobile Baysharks |
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