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| Name | Candy Nelson |
| Given Name | John W. |
| Birth Date | 1849-3-14 |
| Birth City | Portland, ME |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Weight | 145 lbs. |
| Batting Hand | Left |
| Pitching Hand | Right |
| Alive | No |
| Age | 61 |
| Year | Team | Hits | At Bats | Home Runs | Runs Batted | Batting Average | Wins | Losses | # of Pitching Games | Strikeouts | # of Shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | |||||
| 1872 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 19 | 76 | 0 | 8 | 0.25 | |||||
| 1872 | Troy Haymakers | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | |||||
| 1872 | Troy Haymakers | 19 | 76 | 0 | 8 | 0.25 | |||||
| 1873 | New York Mutuals | 55 | 168 | 0 | 22 | 0.327381 | |||||
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | 73 | 297 | 0 | 32 | 0.245791 | |||||
| 1875 | New York Mutuals | 55 | 276 | 0 | 23 | 0.199275 | |||||
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | 11 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 0.130952 | |||||
| 1879 | Troy Trojans | 28 | 106 | 0 | 10 | 0.264151 | |||||
| 1881 | Worcester Ruby Legs | 29 | 103 | 1 | 15 | 0.281553 | |||||
| 1883 | New York Metropolitans | 127 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0.304556 | |||||
| 1884 | New York Metropolitans | 110 | 432 | 1 | 0 | 0.25463 | |||||
| 1885 | New York Metropolitans | 107 | 420 | 1 | 30 | 0.254762 | |||||
| 1886 | New York Metropolitans | 93 | 413 | 0 | 23 | 0.225182 | |||||
| 1887 | New York Giants | 63 | 257 | 0 | 24 | 0.245136 | |||||
| 1887 | New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1887 | New York Metropolitans | 63 | 257 | 0 | 24 | 0.245136 | |||||
| 1887 | New York Metropolitans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1890 | Brooklyn Gladiators | 56 | 223 | 0 | 12 | 0.251121 |
| Year | Position | Errors | Double Plays | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 2nd Base | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 1872 | 3rd Base | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1872 | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | Outfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1st Base | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | 2nd Base | 17 | 4 | 54 |
| 1873 | 3rd Base | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 1873 | Catcher | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1873 | Outfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | 2nd Base | 47 | 8 | 105 |
| 1874 | Outfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1874 | Shortstop | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 1875 | 2nd Base | 42 | 14 | 139 |
| 1875 | 3rd Base | 22 | 1 | 50 |
| 1875 | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | Shortstop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | Shortstop | 13 | 1 | 50 |
| 1879 | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1879 | Shortstop | 25 | 8 | 89 |
| 1881 | Shortstop | 13 | 6 | 94 |
| 1883 | Shortstop | 47 | 18 | 232 |
| 1884 | 2nd Base | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | Shortstop | 56 | 16 | 292 |
| 1885 | 3rd Base | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | Shortstop | 63 | 33 | 370 |
| 1886 | Outfielder | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1886 | Shortstop | 54 | 17 | 216 |
| 1887 | 2nd Base | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | 3rd Base | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | Outfielder | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 1887 | Shortstop | 17 | 12 | 100 |
| 1890 | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | Shortstop | 40 | 20 | 198 |