How Nick Nelson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Nick Nelson posted a career ERA of 5.2, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.69 to 8.79 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Nick Nelson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Nick Nelson
| Nick Nelson
ERA | Nick Nelson
Component ERA | Nick Nelson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.2 | 4.53 | 3.55 |
| Season Avg. | 5.2 | 4.53 | 3.55 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.2 | 4.53 | 3.55 |
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Nick Nelson ERA Per Season
Nick 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nick Nelson ERA by Team
Nick Nelson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nick Nelson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Nick 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.
Nick Nelson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Nick 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.
Nick Nelson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Nick 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.
