Brad Nelson
1B · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2008
- B/T
- L/R
- Size
- 6' 2", 255 lb
- Born
- 1982-12-23 · Algona, IA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2001, round 4, pick 118, by Milwaukee Brewers
- MLB debut
- 2008-09-01
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2001AZL Brewers
- ROK2001Ogden Raptors
- ROK2001
- A2002Beloit Snappers
- A+2002High Desert Mavericks
- A+2003High Desert Mavericks
- AA2003Huntsville Stars
- AA2004Huntsville Stars
- AA2005Huntsville Stars
- AAA2005Nashville Sounds
- AA2006Huntsville Stars
- AAA2006Nashville Sounds
- AAA2007Nashville Sounds
- AAA2008Nashville Sounds
- AAA2009Tacoma Rainiers
- AAA2010Tacoma Rainiers
- AAA2011Round Rock Express
- AAA2012Round Rock Express
- AAA2013Iowa Cubs
- AAA2014Rochester Red Wings
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ROK | AZL Brewers | 18 | 17 | 75 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .302 | .392 | .429 | .821 | .127 | 24.0% | 10.7% | .413 |
| 2001 | ROK | Ogden Raptors | 18 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .262 | .298 | .357 | .655 | .095 | 19.1% | 6.4% | .314 |
| 2001 | ROK | — | 18 | 30 | 122 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 0 | .286 | .355 | .400 | .755 | .114 | 22.1% | 9.0% | .370 |
| 2002 | A | Beloit Snappers | 19 | 106 | 459 | 124 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 99 | 34 | 86 | 4 | .297 | .353 | .520 | .873 | .223 | 18.7% | 7.4% | .336 |
| 2002 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 19 | 26 | 114 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .255 | .333 | .451 | .784 | .196 | 24.6% | 10.5% | .324 |
| 2003 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 20 | 41 | 182 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 2 | .311 | .363 | .395 | .758 | .084 | 12.1% | 6.6% | .352 |
| 2003 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 20 | 39 | 157 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 2 | .210 | .274 | .315 | .589 | .105 | 21.7% | 7.0% | .266 |
| 2004 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 21 | 137 | 558 | 127 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 47 | 146 | 11 | .254 | .321 | .434 | .755 | .180 | 26.2% | 8.4% | .317 |
| 2005 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 22 | 55 | 238 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 42 | 1 | .293 | .370 | .428 | .798 | .135 | 17.6% | 10.9% | .337 |
| 2005 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 22 | 81 | 331 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 45 | 74 | 4 | .253 | .359 | .399 | .758 | .146 | 22.4% | 13.6% | .318 |
| 2006 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 23 | 80 | 332 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 39 | 63 | 62 | 6 | .264 | .401 | .392 | .793 | .128 | 18.7% | 19.0% | .318 |
| 2006 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 23 | 40 | 152 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 4 | .215 | .316 | .362 | .678 | .147 | 23.7% | 11.8% | .269 |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 24 | 116 | 445 | 108 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 65 | 31 | 98 | 9 | .263 | .317 | .470 | .787 | .207 | 22.0% | 7.0% | .299 |
| 2008 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 25 | 132 | 553 | 136 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 77 | 13 | .286 | .380 | .480 | .860 | .194 | 13.9% | 13.2% | .307 |
| 2009 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 26 | 78 | 307 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 0 | .244 | .319 | .447 | .766 | .203 | 17.9% | 9.8% | .252 |
| 2010 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 27 | 114 | 479 | 106 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 2 | .259 | .353 | .447 | .800 | .188 | 16.3% | 12.7% | .277 |
| 2011 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 28 | 121 | 533 | 130 | 28 | 1 | 24 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 101 | 3 | .281 | .360 | .501 | .861 | .220 | 18.9% | 11.3% | .306 |
| 2012 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 29 | 132 | 579 | 140 | 31 | 1 | 24 | 85 | 81 | 70 | 123 | 2 | .279 | .364 | .488 | .852 | .209 | 21.2% | 12.1% | .321 |
| 2013 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 30 | 126 | 485 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 71 | 49 | 90 | 2 | .271 | .346 | .467 | .813 | .196 | 18.6% | 10.1% | .297 |
| 2014 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 31 | 71 | 260 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 43 | 0 | .229 | .312 | .344 | .656 | .115 | 16.5% | 10.8% | .257 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Milwaukee Brewers | 25 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .571 | .946 | .285 | 0.0% | 12.5% | .286 |
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .000 | .087 | .000 | .087 | .000 | 39.1% | 8.7% | .000 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.