P Vaughan 'Hotwire' Nelson #21
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/08/1972
P VAUGHAN 'HOTWIRE' NELSON #21 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 18 4-6 0 5.96 96.2 120 15 39 73 1.64 1.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 75 71 78 75
Movement 63 58 67 63
Control 75 73 77 75
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 82 82
Slider 51 51
Curveball 36 36
Forkball 62 62
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 65
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 31
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/22/1972 @ PRA Loss, 4-5 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 Loss
07/17/1972 HAM Loss, 4-7 X 7.0 7 4 4 2 7
07/12/1972 @ BOB Loss, 1-2 X 7.2 8 1 1 2 4
07/07/1972 MB Win, 12-5 X 4.2 4 4 4 5 6
07/01/1972 CAL Win, 9-4 X 7.0 7 2 2 3 4 Win
06/26/1972 @ ALL Loss, 0-9 X 2.2 7 6 6 1 2 Loss
06/18/1972 SUN Win, 10-8 X 4.0 9 6 6 1 3
06/12/1972 PRA Win, 8-7 X 5.2 9 4 4 1 3 Win
06/07/1972 REG Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 7 5 5 3 4 Loss
06/02/1972 BOB Win, 5-3 X 6.1 7 3 3 0 5
PERSONALITY
He is very intelligent.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Birthday:06/23/1938
Born in:Moody, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 82 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 2nd Pick in Round 1
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 18 4 6 0 5.96 96.2 120 68 64 15 39 73 0 0.0 0 6 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 14.99 11.17 6.80 3.63 5.00 1.64 98 1.4 .335        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 180 51 8 3 3 26 24 33 0 0 1 .283 .371 .411 .782      
vs. RHB 217 69 10 1 12 42 15 40 4 3 1 .318 .359 .539 .898      
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 0 1 0 5.59 19.1 24 15 12 3 6 8  
May 5 5 2 2 0 5.67 27.0 29 17 17 3 14 27  
June 5 5 1 2 0 9.13 23.2 39 24 24 8 6 17  
July 5 4 1 1 0 3.71 26.2 28 12 11 1 13 21  
Last Year 19 0 5 1 2 3.26 38.2 40 14 14 7 16 32  
2 Years Ago 24 10 4 3 0 3.69 114.2 103 47 47 8 30 108  
Career 135 100 43 32 2 4.62 733.0 771 389 376 106 235 623  
Home 13 13 3 3 0 6.01 73.1 85 52 49 11 30 60  
Road 6 5 1 3 0 5.79 23.1 35 16 15 4 9 13  
Grass 19 18 4 6 0 5.96 96.2 120 68 64 15 39 73  
Day 5 4 1 1 0 5.79 18.2 27 13 12 3 5 12  
Night 14 14 3 5 0 6.00 78.0 93 55 52 12 34 61  
As Starter 18 18 4 5 0 5.98 96.1 118 67 64 15 38 73  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 0  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1961 Chi-town - PUB 22 13 13 3 8 0 7.38 68.1 99 59 56 15 25 19 0 0 1.81 .326 6.49 -0.6 60
1962 Chi-town - PUB 23 53 8 5 7 3 3.65 116.0 113 52 47 15 41 69 0 0 1.33 .282 4.68 0.5 123
1963 Chi-town - PUB 24 4 2 0 0 0 5.87 15.1 23 10 10 1 3 13 0 0 1.70 .431 2.94 0.4 75
1964 Chi-town - PUB 25 14 14 7 3 0 3.42 100.0 96 43 38 11 30 84 1 1 1.26 .299 3.83 1.8 122
1965 Chi-town - PUB 26 28 28 12 7 0 4.11 194.2 205 97 89 18 48 168 3 0 1.30 .330 3.40 4.4 100
1966 Chi-town - PUB 27 29 23 13 7 0 3.56 179.2 170 79 71 26 46 124 7 2 1.20 .273 4.29 1.3 109
1967 Chi-town - PUB 28 21 18 11 4 0 3.67 130.0 126 53 53 21 27 93 4 1 1.18 .279 4.33 0.7 103
1968 Chi-town - PUB 29 30 29 9 14 0 3.27 223.0 196 92 81 29 52 168 13 2 1.11 .261 4.00 1.7 109
Total PUB 192 135 60 50 3 3.90 1027.0 1028 485 445 136 272 738 28 6 1.27 .292 4.19 10.3 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Vassalboro HS - HS 17 5 5 2 3 0 2.54 28.1 25 24 8 3 9 35 1 1 1.20 .278 4.06 0.9 224
1957 Vassalboro HS - HS 18 9 9 3 3 0 4.37 59.2 65 30 29 4 23 92 0 0 1.47 .436 3.80 2.5 154
1957 Buck Knob - A 18 16 16 7 7 0 4.96 101.2 118 68 56 15 45 79 0 0 1.60 .320 5.35 0.4 91
1958 Buck Knob - A 19 30 30 12 8 0 5.35 178.1 204 111 106 27 106 134 1 0 1.74 .330 5.87 -0.3 84
1959 Buck Knob - A 20 5 5 2 0 0 2.25 36.0 36 13 9 2 7 41 0 0 1.19 .340 2.80 1.4 214
1959 Albuquerque - AA 20 22 22 6 11 0 5.52 138.2 162 90 85 14 72 106 0 0 1.69 .342 4.85 2.3 93
1960 Albuquerque - AA 21 28 28 17 4 0 3.33 181.1 169 71 67 23 87 165 0 0 1.41 .291 5.10 3.1 165
1960 Tuba City - AAA 21 1 1 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 11 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 2.29 .435 5.68 0.0 97
1961 Tuba City - AAA 22 13 13 5 2 0 5.44 87.2 98 54 53 17 24 60 0 0 1.39 .307 5.85 0.8 101
1963 Sunnydale - AAA 24 22 22 13 6 0 4.40 157.2 147 81 77 21 51 139 4 0 1.26 .279 4.85 3.3 127
1964 Sunnydale - AAA 25 13 13 3 6 0 5.44 81.0 105 50 49 14 27 88 0 0 1.63 .387 4.95 1.6 103
1965 Sunnydale - AAA 26 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 4 1 1 1 1 11 1 0 0.56 .158 3.29 0.4 570
1969 Sunnydale - AAA 30 23 22 8 7 0 4.31 142.0 143 71 68 22 45 109 4 1 1.32 .290 4.93 2.4 123
1970 Sunnydale - AAA 31 24 10 4 3 0 3.69 114.2 103 47 47 8 30 108 1 0 1.16 .301 3.43 3.1 130
1971 Sunnydale - AAA 32 19 0 5 1 2 3.26 38.2 40 14 14 7 16 32 0 0 1.45 .303 5.11 0.1 153
1972 Toronto - AAA 33 19 18 4 6 0 5.96 96.2 120 68 64 15 39 73 0 0 1.64 .335 5.00 1.4 86
Total PUBAAA 135 100 43 32 2 4.62 733.0 771 389 376 106 235 623 10 1 1.37 .310 4.80 114.7
Total PUBAA 50 50 23 15 0 4.28 320.0 331 161 152 37 159 271 0 0 1.53 .314 4.99 123.6
Total PUBA 51 51 21 15 0 4.87 316.0 358 192 171 44 158 254 1 0 1.63 .327 5.35 92.6
Total PUBHS 14 14 5 6 0 3.78 88.0 90 54 37 7 32 127 1 1 1.39 .379 3.88 171.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Chi-town - PUB 25 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2.00 .800 0.00 0.1 93
1967 Chi-town - PUB 28 1 1 0 1 0 11.57 4.2 8 6 6 2 3 5 0 0 2.36 .429 8.42 -0.2 33
Total PUB 2 1 0 1 0 9.45 6.2 12 7 7 2 3 10 0 0 2.25 .526 5.89 40.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Chi-town - MLB P 13 13 4 11 0 17 2 .882 68.1 1.98 -0.4 1.014
1962 Chi-town - MLB P 53 8 2 15 1 19 2 .895 116.0 1.32 -0.7 1.018
1963 Chi-town - MLB P 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 15.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1964 Chi-town - MLB P 14 14 4 17 1 22 1 .955 100.0 1.89 +0.7 1.024
1965 Chi-town - MLB P 28 28 13 28 1 43 2 .953 194.2 1.90 -0.8 .984
1966 Chi-town - MLB P 29 23 8 16 0 27 3 .889 179.2 1.20 +1.6 .987
1967 Chi-town - MLB P 20 17 8 11 0 19 0 1.000 130.0 1.32 +1.3 1.001
1968 Chi-town - MLB P 30 29 11 20 0 33 2 .939 223.0 1.25 +0.7 1.001
1972 Toronto - AAA P 19 18 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 96.2 0.65 -0.2 1.007
TOTAL P 210 152 52 123 3 187 12 .936 1123.2 1.40 +1.9 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
05/24/1955 Joined the Vassalboro HS Avengers.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (68); Movement: 44 (70); Control: 14 (67).
04/01/1956 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Inman HS Albacores with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/16/1956 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (65); Movement: 43 (72); Control: 19 (63).
06/01/1957 Released by the Vassalboro HS Avengers.
06/01/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Charleston Riverdogs.
08/28/1957 Injured on 08/26/1957, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (65); Movement: 43 (73); Control: 29 (63).
06/20/1958 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (69); Movement: 49 (72); Control: 38 (69).
04/06/1959 Named the #75 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (74); Movement: 50 (68); Control: 48 (66).
04/04/1960 Named the #48 prospect in the PUB
06/20/1960 Was selected to the 1960 PUB Double A All-Star Game.
07/01/1960 Wins the PUBAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (76); Movement: 34 (52); Control: 62 (67).
04/03/1961 Named the #80 prospect in the PUB
11/16/1961 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (84); Movement: 43 (48); Control: 72 (72).
11/13/1962 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (83); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 72 (72).
11/18/1963 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (83); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 72 (72).
03/14/1964 Injured on 03/13/1964, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2-3 weeks.
06/07/1964 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/01/1964 Wins the PUB CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/27/1964 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (83); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 72 (72).
11/04/1965 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $37,120 with the Chi-town Coalition organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (81); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 66 (66).
07/07/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Oaks with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/03/1966 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/16/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Oaks with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (79); Movement: 48 (49); Control: 65 (65).
04/18/1967 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Redwood Pioneers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/09/1967 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
08/04/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $22,000 with the Chi-town Coalition organization.
11/22/1967 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $66,000 with the Chi-town Coalition organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (77); Movement: 49 (50); Control: 66 (67).
08/11/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/28/1968 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/02/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Harlem Hellions with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 70 (70).
05/30/1969 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/15/1969 Was selected to the 1969 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
06/21/1969 Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/02/1969 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Millbrae Fleas with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/02/1969 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3 weeks.
08/26/1969 Injured (elbow strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 72 (72).
06/30/1970 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 69 (69).
06/19/1971 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
11/24/1971 Became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 73 (73).
03/20/1972 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Iron City Eddies organization.
04/29/1972 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/03/1972 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Iron City organization.
05/03/1972 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Iron City organization.
07/22/1972 Injured (elbow strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1962 53 7
Year HLD Rank
1962 9 6
Year HRA Rank
1968 29 3
Year BABIP Rank
1966 .273 4
1968 .261 3
Year K/9 Rank
1965 7.77 10
Year CG Rank
1968 13 1
Year CGP Rank
1966 .304 5
1968 .448 1
Year SHO Rank
1966 2 9
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