Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-0, 172lb (183cm, 78kg)
Born: December 3, 1960 in Tampa, FL us
Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pasco HS (Dade City, FL).
High School: Pasco HS (Dade City, FL)
Debut:  May 4, 1981    (Age 20-152d,  14,463rd in major league history)  
   vs. CAL 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W    
Last Game: September 29, 1993  (Age 32-300d)  
   vs. OAK 2.1 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER  
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season
Full Name: Wayland Eugene Nelson
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 27 | OAK | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 1988 | 27 | OAK | AL | WS | LAD | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | |||||||||
| 1989 | 28 | OAK | AL | ALCS | TOR | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 1989 | 28 | OAK | AL | WS | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | |||||||||
| 1990 | 29 | OAK | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 1990 | 29 | OAK | AL | WS | CIN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% |