Nick Nelson
28-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.69
WHIP
0.75
K
3
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Nelson made 47 appearances for the Phillies in 2022, mostly as a low-leverage reliever, but he threw just a single big-league outing in 2023. He suffered a hamstring strain in mid-March, was optioned once he got healthy in early May, and promptly injured the same hamstring again 10 days later. While he was activated again in early June, he spent almost the entirety of the rest of the year with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, only getting called up to make a single bulk-relief appearance at the start of October. Nelson's performances in 20 starts for Lehigh Valley hardly indicate that he should have been called up sooner. Both his 17.7% strikeout rate and 9.9% walk rate were poor, leading to a FIP (5.31) which was far worse than his already unimpressive 4.35 ERA. With better health in 2024, Nelson could spend more time in the majors, but the Phillies are unlikely to use him in anything other than long relief. Read Past Outlooks
Nabs win as bulk reliever
Nelson (1-0) allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three over 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Mets on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Nelson handled a bulk assignment after Matt Strahm opened the game with a perfect first inning. The only run on Nelson's line was a Tim Locastro solo home run in the third inning. This was Nelson's only appearance in the majors this year, and it's likely the 27-year-old right-hander won't be included in the Phillies' postseason plans.
Nelson handled a bulk assignment after Matt Strahm opened the game with a perfect first inning. The only run on Nelson's line was a Tim Locastro solo home run in the third inning. This was Nelson's only appearance in the majors this year, and it's likely the 27-year-old right-hander won't be included in the Phillies' postseason plans.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
69
Last 10 Games
69
Last 5 Games
69
How many pitches does Nick Nelson generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Nick Nelson generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .248 | 44 | 22 | 41 | 0 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .251 | 50 | 32 | 42 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .111 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .111 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .256 | 33 | 13 | 33 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .258 | 36 | 23 | 33 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .259 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .267 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-25%
ERA at Home
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.60 | 1.38 | 47.0 | 9.2 | 5.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 6.10 | 1.74 | 41.1 | 10.0 | 5.7 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 1.69 | 0.75 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 4.05 | 1.28 | 40.0 | 7.7 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.97 | 1.78 | 28.2 | 11.0 | 4.7 | ||||
2021Home | 7.71 | 2.00 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | ||||
2021Away | 9.82 | 2.32 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 11.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Nelson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.50K/9
5.1BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.7Fastball
93.4 mphERA
1.69WHIP
0.75BABIP
.077GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
115.4%Swinging Strike
11.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
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Called up to pitch Sunday
Nelson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
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To follow opener
Nelson will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley serve as the bulk reliever behind opener Matt Strahm in Sunday's game against the Mets, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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To start season finale
Nelson will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Sunday's game against the Mets, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Activated off minor-league IL
Nelson (hamstring) was activated from the injured list Friday at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Tom Housenick of The Morning Call reports.
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Injures hamstring Saturday
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Nelson suffered a left hamstring injury during his start Saturday with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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