| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 9 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 |
| 2019 | USL League One (United States) | 7 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | — |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 13 | 849 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 6.94 |
| 2021 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 10 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 24 | 1206 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.72 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 17 | 1267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 28 | 1600 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 6.99 |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 31 | 2061 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.65 |
| 2026 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 14 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-25
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rapids | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dallas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portland Timbers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Seattle Sounders | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Austin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sporting KC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Houston Dynamo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Real Salt Lake | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Louis City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SJ Earthquakes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tigres UANL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toluca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Herediano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sporting San Miguelito | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mount Pleasant Academy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2026 brought John Nelson 14 appearances in the Major League Soccer (United States) (859 minutes), with no direct goal involvement recorded. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.36.
His ratings range from 6.36 (2026) up to 6.99 in 2024, Major League Soccer (United States). Compared with his earlier career average, the last two rated seasons are down by 0.32.
