Bubba Nelson
Kenneth Daniel Nelson
Born: August 26, 1981
Clinton, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 2 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Riverdale Baptist HS (Upper Marlboro, MD)
Career: 2000-2009
Bubba Nelson compiled a career record of 54 wins and 64 losses, with 17 saves, and a 3.97 ERA in his 285-game pitching career with the Braves, Macon Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Bats, Mesa Solar Sox, Mobile BayBears, Reading Phillies, Ottawa Lynx, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Syracuse Chiefs and Pensacola Pelicans. He began playing during the 2000 season and last took the field during the 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | GULF | Braves | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 40 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 190 |
| 2001 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.93 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.0 | 144 | 76 | 66 | 16 | 57 | 1 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 649 |
| 2002 | R | GULF | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2002 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.72 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.7 | 98 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 105 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 547 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.18 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 106 | 47 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 496 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.88 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.08 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 61 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 223 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7.09 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.7 | 74 | 56 | 47 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 268 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.61 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68.3 | 67 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 303 |
| 2005 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.59 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.80 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.0 | 67 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 359 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.67 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.3 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 298 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 0 | 0 | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.64 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.7 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 86 |
| 2009 | Ind | AA | Pensacola Pelicans | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.65 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 62 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 262 |
| Totals | 54 | 64 | .458 | 3.97 | 285 | 122 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 935.0 | 861 | 479 | 412 | 83 | 363 | 10 | 797 | 50 | 2 | 70 | 3987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 23 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .091 | .118 | .091 | .209 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 52 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 186 | 84 | 70 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .100 | .137 | .114 | .251 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .333 |
| 2001 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | P | 25 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .906 | 1.160 |
| 2002 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 23 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .939 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 23 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1.043 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .545 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1.167 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .600 | .600 |
| 2005 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | P | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 42 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .455 | .119 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .192 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .542 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.167 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .273 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2009 | Ind | AA | Pensacola Pelicans | P | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .824 | .933 |
| Totals | 285 | 60 | 131 | 33 | 5 | .853 | .670 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 2001 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Braves | ATL | ||
| 2002 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 2002 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | ATL | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 13, 2004 | June 16, 2004 |
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | June 28, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | April 8, 2005 | September 3, 2005 |
| 2005 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 4, 2005 | November 10, 2005 | |
| 2006 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | April 7, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | April 5, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | PHI | May 28, 2007 | August 24, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | April 5, 2008 | May 12, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | June 18, 2008 | June 18, 2008 |
| 2009 | Ind | American Association | Pensacola Pelicans |
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