How Jimmy Nelson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Nelson posted a career ERA of 4.12, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2013, posting .900, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 6.95, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.48 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.49 in 2017 to 6.95 in 2019 and 1.86 in 2021. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .900 to 6.95 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Jimmy Nelson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jimmy Nelson
| Jimmy Nelson
ERA | Jimmy Nelson
Component ERA | Jimmy Nelson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.12 | 4.2 | 3.86 |
| Season Avg. | 4.12 | 4.2 | 3.86 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.12 | 4.2 | 3.86 |
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Jimmy Nelson ERA Per Season
Jimmy Nelson's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Jimmy Nelson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Nelson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy Nelson's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jimmy Nelson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy Nelson's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy Nelson's MLB career with ERA 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.
