Nelson has drawn a walk 171 times while striking out on 133 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .314 and he has a lifetime OPS of .324. He has accrued 254 runs in addition to having 236 RBIs. He has homered 50 times, as well as 713 total bases and also a .009 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,813 official at-bats in his professional career, Nelson has hit .247 in addition to having 447 base hits.
So far this year, Nelson has compiled 68 runs, knocked in 63 runs batted in and has 19 home runs. He has taken a base 41 times and has accrued an on-base percentage of .306. Nelson has accumulated 100 base hits out of 419 at-bats for an average at the plate of .239. He has struck out 39 times while compiling 184 total bases. He has tallied an OPS of 0.746 and a slugging percentage of .439.
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .249 | 31 | 347 | 130 | 186 | 173 | .317 | 1,555 | 1,394 | .696 | 84 | 61 | 14 | 620 | .379 | 7 | 7 | 529 | 94 | |
| 1961 | PIT | .197 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | .301 | 146 | 127 | .671 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 75 | .370 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 |
| 1960 | PIT | .300 | 7 | 60 | 24 | 34 | 35 | .382 | 234 | 200 | .852 | 132 | 11 | 1 | 93 | .470 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 15 |
| 1959 | PIT | .291 | 6 | 51 | 23 | 31 | 32 | .379 | 204 | 175 | .836 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 98 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 19 |
| 1956 | TOT | .217 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 23 | .262 | 164 | 152 | .664 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 69 | .401 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 16 |
| 1956 | BRO | .208 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .235 | 102 | 96 | .589 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .354 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
| 1956 | STL | .232 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | .306 | 62 | 56 | .789 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 38 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 1954 | CLE | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | BRO | .256 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .370 | 46 | 39 | .652 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 37 | .282 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 1951 | TOT | .257 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 32 | 15 | .296 | 232 | 218 | .640 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 86 | .344 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 7 |
| 1951 | TOT | .263 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 32 | 15 | .299 | 226 | 213 | .651 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 80 | .352 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 7 |
| 1951 | STL | .222 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .263 | 19 | 18 | .541 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1951 | PIT | .267 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 29 | 14 | .302 | 207 | 195 | .661 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 71 | .359 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 7 |
| 1951 | CHW | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 6 | 5 | .167 | -52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | STL | .247 | 1 | 58 | 26 | 27 | 20 | .324 | 265 | 235 | .661 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 76 | .336 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 9 |
| 1949 | STL | .221 | 4 | 54 | 11 | 28 | 32 | .258 | 260 | 244 | .594 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 82 | .336 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 12 |
1961 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 75 | 215th |
| Plate Appearances | 146 | 246th |
| At-Bats | 127 | 246th |
| Runs Scored | 15 | 245th |
| Hits | 25 | 263rd |
| Doubles | 5 | 254th |
| Triples | 1 | 235th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 175th |
| Runs Batted In | 13 | 249th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 605th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 600th |
| Walks | 17 | 213th |
| Strikeouts | 11 | 383rd |
| Batting Average | .197 | 432nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .301 | 319th |
| Slugging Percentage | .370 | 245th |
| OPS | .671 | 272nd |
| OPS+ | 78 | 279th |
| Total Bases | 47 | 247th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 256th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 132nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 663rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 619th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 134th |
1960 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 93 | 158th |
| Plate Appearances | 234 | 167th |
| At-Bats | 200 | 169th |
| Runs Scored | 34 | 134th |
| Hits | 60 | 152nd |
| Doubles | 11 | 147th |
| Triples | 1 | 205th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 111th |
| Runs Batted In | 35 | 124th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 180th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 108th |
| Walks | 24 | 139th |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 290th |
| Batting Average | .300 | 65th |
| On-Base Percentage | .382 | 63rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .470 | 72nd |
| OPS | .852 | 57th |
| OPS+ | 132 | 55th |
| Total Bases | 94 | 149th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 272nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 23rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 337th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 75th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 49th |
1959 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 98 | 140th |
| Plate Appearances | 204 | 182nd |
| At-Bats | 175 | 182nd |
| Runs Scored | 31 | 147th |
| Hits | 51 | 167th |
| Doubles | 11 | 143rd |
| Triples | 0 | 523rd |
| Home Runs | 6 | 131st |
| Runs Batted In | 32 | 127th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 515th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 501st |
| Walks | 23 | 146th |
| Strikeouts | 19 | 246th |
| Batting Average | .291 | 87th |
| On-Base Percentage | .379 | 60th |
| Slugging Percentage | .457 | 84th |
| OPS | .836 | 64th |
| OPS+ | 124 | 65th |
| Total Bases | 80 | 161st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 261st |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 60th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 335th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 136th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 69th |
1956 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 69 | 208th |
| Plate Appearances | 164 | 208th |
| At-Bats | 152 | 202nd |
| Runs Scored | 13 | 236th |
| Hits | 33 | 213th |
| Doubles | 7 | 189th |
| Triples | 0 | 551st |
| Home Runs | 7 | 119th |
| Runs Batted In | 23 | 165th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 535th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 540th |
| Walks | 10 | 250th |
| Strikeouts | 16 | 263rd |
| Batting Average | .217 | 336th |
| On-Base Percentage | .262 | 387th |
| Slugging Percentage | .401 | 146th |
| OPS | .664 | 250th |
| OPS+ | 72 | 276th |
| Total Bases | 61 | 191st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 201st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 532nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 593rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 142nd |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 138th |
1956 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 31 | 401st |
| Plate Appearances | 102 | 259th |
| At-Bats | 96 | 254th |
| Runs Scored | 7 | 302nd |
| Hits | 20 | 260th |
| Doubles | 2 | 306th |
| Triples | 0 | 552nd |
| Home Runs | 4 | 169th |
| Runs Batted In | 15 | 211th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 536th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 541st |
| Walks | 4 | 334th |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 340th |
| Batting Average | .208 | 367th |
| On-Base Percentage | .235 | 434th |
| Slugging Percentage | .354 | 228th |
| OPS | .589 | 333rd |
| OPS+ | 51 | 365th |
| Total Bases | 34 | 237th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 272nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 533rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 594th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 143rd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 206th |
1956 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 38 | 337th |
| Plate Appearances | 62 | 335th |
| At-Bats | 56 | 332nd |
| Runs Scored | 6 | 309th |
| Hits | 13 | 304th |
| Doubles | 5 | 216th |
| Triples | 0 | 553rd |
| Home Runs | 3 | 191st |
| Runs Batted In | 8 | 272nd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 537th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 542nd |
| Walks | 6 | 293rd |
| Strikeouts | 6 | 416th |
| Batting Average | .232 | 283rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .306 | 285th |
| Slugging Percentage | .482 | 63rd |
| OPS | .789 | 105th |
| OPS+ | 109 | 107th |
| Total Bases | 27 | 268th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 273rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 534th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 595th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 563rd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 207th |
1954 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 4 | 563rd |
| Plate Appearances | 4 | 530th |
| At-Bats | 4 | 520th |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 561st |
| Hits | 0 | 569th |
| Doubles | 0 | 525th |
| Triples | 0 | 481st |
| Home Runs | 0 | 494th |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 551st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 450th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 464th |
| Walks | 0 | 556th |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 527th |
| Batting Average | .000 | 569th |
| On-Base Percentage | .000 | 580th |
| Slugging Percentage | .000 | 569th |
| OPS | .000 | 576th |
| OPS+ | -100 | 1697th |
| Total Bases | 0 | 569th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 1 | 345th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 458th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 522nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 493rd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 469th |
1952 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 37 | 309th |
| Plate Appearances | 46 | 398th |
| At-Bats | 39 | 405th |
| Runs Scored | 6 | 319th |
| Hits | 10 | 353rd |
| Doubles | 1 | 406th |
| Triples | 0 | 536th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 556th |
| Runs Batted In | 3 | 396th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 535th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 525th |
| Walks | 7 | 285th |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 496th |
| Batting Average | .256 | 186th |
| On-Base Percentage | .370 | 79th |
| Slugging Percentage | .282 | 343rd |
| OPS | .652 | 246th |
| OPS+ | 81 | 246th |
| Total Bases | 11 | 383rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 614th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 526th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 594th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 441st |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 129th |
1951 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 86 | 150th |
| Plate Appearances | 232 | 170th |
| At-Bats | 218 | 163rd |
| Runs Scored | 32 | 142nd |
| Hits | 56 | 158th |
| Doubles | 8 | 174th |
| Triples | 4 | 82nd |
| Home Runs | 1 | 285th |
| Runs Batted In | 15 | 213th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 184th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 191st |
| Walks | 12 | 228th |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 391st |
| Batting Average | .257 | 246th |
| On-Base Percentage | .296 | 354th |
| Slugging Percentage | .344 | 274th |
| OPS | .640 | 305th |
| OPS+ | 70 | 322nd |
| Total Bases | 75 | 171st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 160th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 515th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 236th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 435th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 506th |
1951 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 80 | 166th |
| Plate Appearances | 226 | 174th |
| At-Bats | 213 | 167th |
| Runs Scored | 32 | 143rd |
| Hits | 56 | 159th |
| Doubles | 8 | 175th |
| Triples | 4 | 83rd |
| Home Runs | 1 | 286th |
| Runs Batted In | 15 | 214th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 185th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 192nd |
| Walks | 11 | 237th |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 392nd |
| Batting Average | .263 | 217th |
| On-Base Percentage | .299 | 347th |
| Slugging Percentage | .352 | 259th |
| OPS | .651 | 290th |
| OPS+ | 73 | 306th |
| Total Bases | 75 | 172nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 161st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 516th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 237th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 436th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 507th |
1951 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 9 | 557th |
| Plate Appearances | 19 | 500th |
| At-Bats | 18 | 490th |
| Runs Scored | 3 | 413th |
| Hits | 4 | 473rd |
| Doubles | 1 | 415th |
| Triples | 0 | 524th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 544th |
| Runs Batted In | 1 | 501st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 512th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 518th |
| Walks | 1 | 507th |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 666th |
| Batting Average | .222 | 359th |
| On-Base Percentage | .263 | 427th |
| Slugging Percentage | .278 | 384th |
| OPS | .541 | 404th |
| OPS+ | 46 | 408th |
| Total Bases | 5 | 472nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 1 | 384th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 517th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 581st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 437th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 508th |
1951 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 71 | 188th |
| Plate Appearances | 207 | 186th |
| At-Bats | 195 | 183rd |
| Runs Scored | 29 | 153rd |
| Hits | 52 | 170th |
| Doubles | 7 | 193rd |
| Triples | 4 | 84th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 287th |
| Runs Batted In | 14 | 227th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 186th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 193rd |
| Walks | 10 | 253rd |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 393rd |
| Batting Average | .267 | 199th |
| On-Base Percentage | .302 | 335th |
| Slugging Percentage | .359 | 248th |
| OPS | .661 | 274th |
| OPS+ | 76 | 292nd |
| Total Bases | 70 | 176th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 187th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 518th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 238th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 438th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 509th |
1951 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 6 | 592nd |
| Plate Appearances | 6 | 587th |
| At-Bats | 5 | 590th |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 642nd |
| Hits | 0 | 658th |
| Doubles | 0 | 609th |
| Triples | 0 | 525th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 545th |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 625th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 513th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 519th |
| Walks | 1 | 508th |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 667th |
| Batting Average | .000 | 658th |
| On-Base Percentage | .167 | 560th |
| Slugging Percentage | .000 | 658th |
| OPS | .167 | 606th |
| OPS+ | -52 | 1677th |
| Total Bases | 0 | 658th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 599th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 519th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 582nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 439th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 510th |
1950 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 76 | 166th |
| Plate Appearances | 265 | 154th |
| At-Bats | 235 | 155th |
| Runs Scored | 27 | 160th |
| Hits | 58 | 162nd |
| Doubles | 10 | 155th |
| Triples | 4 | 90th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 248th |
| Runs Batted In | 20 | 182nd |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 57th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 169th |
| Walks | 26 | 154th |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 307th |
| Batting Average | .247 | 234th |
| On-Base Percentage | .324 | 236th |
| Slugging Percentage | .336 | 247th |
| OPS | .661 | 249th |
| OPS+ | 71 | 247th |
| Total Bases | 79 | 165th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 224th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 157th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 178th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 389th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 66th |
1949 Stats for Rocky Nelson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 82 | 160th |
| Plate Appearances | 260 | 165th |
| At-Bats | 244 | 155th |
| Runs Scored | 28 | 162nd |
| Hits | 54 | 174th |
| Doubles | 8 | 172nd |
| Triples | 4 | 76th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 135th |
| Runs Batted In | 32 | 134th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 182nd |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 81st |
| Walks | 11 | 232nd |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 269th |
| Batting Average | .221 | 335th |
| On-Base Percentage | .258 | 399th |
| Slugging Percentage | .336 | 263rd |
| OPS | .594 | 330th |
| OPS+ | 55 | 337th |
| Total Bases | 82 | 167th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 175th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 149th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 160th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 380th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 457th |