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Jeff Nelson
	Jeffrey Allan Nelson
	(Nellie)

	Born: November 17, 1966 in Baltimore, MD
	46 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 6'8"	Wt: 225

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Notes:
- Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984 - (Round 22)
- High School: Catonsville (Catonsville, MD)

Comparison

Relief Pitchers				All Positions
Contemporaries	All-Time	Hall of Famers		Contemporaries	All-Time

#	Player	Yrs	Pos	WAR	DQ	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Mariano Rivera	1995 - 2013	RP	55.5		0.5	0.9	55.0	0.9
2	Trevor Hoffman	1993 - 2010	RP	28.4		0.4	-0.0	28.0	-0.0
3	Billy Wagner	1995 - 2010	RP	28.1		0.4	-0.0	27.7	-0.0
4	Joe Nathan	1999 - 2013	RP	24.4		0.6	0.4	23.8	0.4
5	John Franco	1984 - 2005	RP	24.2		0.5	0.3	23.7	0.3
6	Jesse Orosco	1979 - 2003	RP	23.9		1.0	0.8	22.9	0.8
7	Rick Aguilera	1985 - 2000	RP	22.3		1.6	0.4	20.7	0.4
8	Doug Jones	1982 - 2000	RP	21.8		0.5	0.6	21.3	0.6
9	Jeff Montgomery	1987 - 1999	RP	20.9		0.4	0.6	20.6	0.6
10	Keith Foulke	1997 - 2008	RP	20.9		0.2	0.6	20.7	0.6
11	Mike Timlin	1991 - 2008	RP	19.6		0.4	0.8	19.2	0.8
12	John Wetteland	1989 - 2000	RP	19.6		0.5	0.5	19.2	0.5
13	Mike Jackson	1986 - 2004	RP	19.4		0.5	0.7	18.8	0.7
14	Roberto Hernandez	1991 - 2007	RP	19.0		0.5	0.5	18.5	0.5
15	Paul Quantrill	1992 - 2005	RP	18.1		0.1	0.6	18.0	0.6
16	Steve Reed	1992 - 2005	RP	18.0		0.3	0.2	17.7	0.2
17	Armando Benitez	1994 - 2008	RP	17.7		0.3	0.2	17.4	0.2
18	Dan Plesac	1986 - 2003	RP	17.6		0.4	0.6	17.2	0.6
19	Troy Percival	1995 - 2009	RP	17.5		0.3	0.6	17.2	0.6
20	Bob Wickman	1992 - 2007	RP	17.2		0.4	0.5	16.9	0.5
21	Francisco Cordero	1999 - 2012	RP	17.2		0.3	0.4	16.9	0.4
22	LaTroy Hawkins	1995 - 2013	RP	16.1		0.3	0.4	15.7	0.4
23	Randy Myers	1985 - 1998	RP	15.7		0.6	0.5	15.1	0.5
24	Octavio Dotel	1999 - 2013	RP	15.5		-0.3	0.3	15.7	0.3
25	Arthur Rhodes	1991 - 2011	RP	15.4		0.4	0.6	15.0	0.6
26	Robb Nen	1993 - 2002	RP	15.4		0.2	-0.0	15.2	-0.0
27	Jeff Nelson	1992 - 2006	RP	15.1		0.4	0.6	14.8	0.6
28	Mike Stanton	1989 - 2007	RP	14.8	PEDm	1.1	0.7	13.8	0.7
29	Jeff Shaw	1990 - 2001	RP	13.9		0.1	0.0	13.8	0.0
30	Eric Plunk	1986 - 1999	RP	13.8		0.4	0.5	13.4	0.5
31	Paul Assenmacher	1986 - 1999	RP	13.7		0.5	0.6	13.2	0.6
32	Eddie Guardado	1993 - 2009	RP	13.6		0.4	0.8	13.2	0.8
33	Ugueth Urbina	1995 - 2005	RP	13.4		0.2	0.1	13.2	0.2
34	Gregg Olson	1988 - 2001	RP	13.2		0.5	0.3	12.8	0.3
35	Jason Isringhausen	1995 - 2012	RP	13.2		1.1	0.2	12.1	0.2
36	Dave Veres	1994 - 2003	RP	13.1		0.5	-0.0	12.6	-0.0
37	Curt Leskanic	1993 - 2004	RP	12.4		0.5	0.1	11.9	0.1
38	Jose Mesa	1987 - 2007	RP	12.2		0.5	0.4	11.7	0.4
39	Eric Gagne	1999 - 2008	RP	11.9	PEDm	0.2	0.1	11.7	0.1
40	Ryan Franklin	1999 - 2011	RP	11.8	PEDs	0.2	0.2	11.6	0.2
41	Shigetoshi Hasegawa	1997 - 2005	RP	11.8		0.3	0.4	11.5	0.4
42	B.J. Ryan	1999 - 2009	RP	11.8		0.3	0.5	11.5	0.5
43	Rod Beck	1991 - 2004	RP	11.6		0.4	0.2	11.2	0.2
44	Jeff Brantley	1988 - 2001	RP	11.6		0.1	0.2	11.5	0.2
45	Steve Karsay	1993 - 2006	RP	11.2		0.2	0.2	11.0	0.2
46	Bobby Howry	1998 - 2010	RP	11.0		0.4	0.4	10.7	0.4
47	Dennis Cook	1988 - 2002	RP	10.9		1.4	0.2	9.5	0.2
48	Doug Brocail	1992 - 2009	RP	10.9		0.6	0.3	10.3	0.3
49	Mike Remlinger	1991 - 2006	RP	10.9		-0.4	-0.0	11.3	0.0
50	Todd Jones	1993 - 2008	RP	10.9		0.6	0.5	10.4	0.5

	Jeff Nelson	1992 - 2006	RP	15.1		0.4	0.6	14.8	0.6

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com