How Jimmy Nelson's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Nelson totaled 1 career Complete Games, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Complete Games season came in 2017, posting 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 1 in 2017 to 0 in 2019 and 0 in 2021, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Jimmy Nelson Complete Games Per Season

Jimmy Nelson's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jimmy Nelson Complete Games per season line chart

Jimmy Nelson Complete Games by Team

Jimmy Nelson's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Nelson career Complete Games by team bar chart

Jimmy Nelson Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Jimmy Nelson's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jimmy Nelson Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Nelson Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Nelson's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jimmy Nelson Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Nelson Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Nelson's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jimmy Nelson Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table