Candy Nelson

1872–1890 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'6", 145 lb · b. 1849 Portland, ME

Career 817 G · 833 H · 3 HR · 208 RBI · .253 AVG

Seasons leading his league

2 best in baseball 1 league only

11 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

1 Categories led

1874 Best season

Spanning 1874–1885, peaking at 1 titles in 1874.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
392nd Best in baseball 2
1,015th Top-5 finishes 11

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks	3	1st	2 yrs (1884–1885)	1874 9 1884 74 1885 AA 61 1875 #2 1883 #2
On-Base Percentage	—	#2	—	1884 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1885	1	BB 61
1884	1	BB 74
1874	1	BB 9

Batting

13 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1872	BR1 +1	NA	22	96	14	26	5	1	0	13	2	5	1	.271	.286	.344	.630
1873	NY2	NA	36	168	28	55	4	1	0	22	1	2	2	.327	.331	.363	.695
1874	NY2	NA	65	297	55	73	7	5	0	31	9	5	6	.246	.268	.303	.571
1875	NY2	NA	70	276	28	55	7	1	0	23	9	0	4	.199	.225	.232	.457
1878	IN1	NL	19	84	12	11	1	0	0	5	5	11	0	.131	.180	.143	.323
1879	TRN	NL	28	106	17	28	7	1	0	10	8	4	0	.264	.316	.349	.665
1881	WOR	NL	24	103	13	29	1	0	1	15	5	6	0	.282	.315	.320	.635
1883	NY4	AA	97	417	75	127	19	6	0	0	31	0	0	.305	.353	.379	.732
1884	NY4	AA	111	432	114	110	15	3	1	0	74	0	0	.255	.375	.310	.685
1885	NY4	AA	107	420	98	107	12	4	1	30	61	0	0	.255	.353	.310	.663
1886	NY4	AA	109	413	89	93	7	2	0	23	64	0	14	.225	.332	.252	.584
1887	NY4 +1	AA	69	259	61	63	5	1	0	24	48	12	29	.243	.378	.270	.648
1890	BR4	AA	60	223	44	56	3	2	0	12	35	0	12	.251	.365	.283	.648
Career	—	—	817	3,294	648	833	93	27	3	208	352	45	68	.253	.330	.300	.630

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
SS	560	668	1,680	346	134	.872
2B	137	303	320	113	29	.846
OF	100	175	16	24	8	.888
3B	35	53	70	36	1	.774
1B	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
C	1	2	1	0	0	1.000