James Jacob Nelson (born June 5, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Nelson was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 39th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft out of the Niceville High School in Niceville, Florida, but did not sign and attended the University of Alabama. In 2010, his junior year, he went 9-3 with a 4.01 ERA in 18 games (17 starts).
On March 25, 2021, Nelson was selected to the 40-man roster. Nelson pitched in 28 games for the Dodgers with a 1–2 record and a 1.86 ERA with 44 strikeouts and only 13 walks but he was unable to remain healthy.
He missed 18 games with forearm inflammation and another 14 with a left lumbar strain before he was shut down in early August when it was determined that he would need both Tommy John surgery and a flexor tendon repair in his right arm.
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Nelson throws four pitches. He relies primarily on his sinker (95 mph), fourseam fastball (94 mph), and slider (84 mph). He also occasionally throws a change-up (88 mph).
Jimmy Nelson Stats
Career Stats
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HEL | PIO | ROK | 2 | 0 | 3.71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26.2 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 243 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 33 | .268 | 1.61 | 2.19 |
| 2011 | WIS | MID | A(Full) | 8 | 9 | 4.38 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 | 146 | 81 | 71 | 9 | 1119 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 120 | .266 | 1.45 | 1.65 |
| 2012 | 2 teams | – | Minors | 6 | 8 | 2.83 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 | 97 | 49 | 40 | 5 | 1384 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 119 | .213 | 1.25 | 1.98 |
| 2012 | BRV | FSL | A(Adv) | 4 | 4 | 2.21 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 63 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 582 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 77 | .216 | 1.08 | 2.27 |
| 2012 | HVL | SOU | AA | 2 | 4 | 3.91 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 802 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 42 | .206 | 1.54 | 1.58 |
| 2013 | 2 teams | – | Minors | 10 | 10 | 3.25 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.1 | 137 | 73 | 55 | 7 | 2478 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 163 | .241 | 1.33 | 1.57 |
| 2013 | HVL | SOU | AA | 5 | 4 | 2.74 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 63 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1039 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 72 | .241 | 1.13 | 1.50 |
| 2013 | NAS | PCL | AAA | 5 | 6 | 3.67 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.1 | 74 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 1439 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 91 | .240 | 1.49 | 1.64 |
| 2014 | NAS | PCL | AAA | 10 | 2 | 1.46 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111.0 | 70 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1632 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 114 | .179 | 0.92 | 2.01 |
| 2019 | 2 teams | – | Minors | 3 | 2 | 4.79 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.1 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 750 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 58 | .224 | 1.43 | 0.63 |
| 2019 | WIS | MID | A(Full) | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | SA | PCL | AAA | 3 | 2 | 4.69 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40.1 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 729 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 57 | .219 | 1.41 | 0.65 |
| Minors Career | – | – | Minors | 39 | 31 | 3.23 | 122 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 604.2 | 515 | 272 | 217 | 30 | 7606 | 34 | 261 | 0 | 607 | .231 | 1.28 | 1.70 |
| – | – | ROK | 2 | 0 | 3.71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26.2 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 243 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 33 | .268 | 1.61 | 2.19 | |
| – | – | AAA | 18 | 10 | 2.80 | 48 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 234.2 | 177 | 86 | 73 | 9 | 3800 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 262 | .208 | 1.21 | 1.61 | |
| – | – | AA | 7 | 8 | 3.21 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 97 | 59 | 41 | 7 | 1841 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 114 | .228 | 1.30 | 1.53 | |
| – | – | A+ | 4 | 4 | 2.21 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 63 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 582 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 77 | .216 | 1.08 | 2.27 | |
| – | – | A | 8 | 9 | 4.41 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.0 | 148 | 82 | 72 | 9 | 1140 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 121 | .268 | 1.45 | 1.64 |