Jimmy Nelson and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jimmy Nelson or Hoyt Wilhelm? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Jimmy Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Jimmy Nelson Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
108
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
41.46
41.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
41.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
303
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
632
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.12
4.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
4.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.2
4.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
4.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.86
3.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
3.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
1987
919
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
919
Career
162 Game Avg.
662.33
306.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
306.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
643
297
Career
162 Game Avg.
1757
297
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.74
8.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
8.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
69
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.94
0.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.47
0.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
253
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.44
3.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
3.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
622
288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.45
8.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.43
8.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.321
1.321
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.059
1.321
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
53
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2856
1321
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1321
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
341
158
Career
162 Game Avg.
773
158
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.63
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
73
34
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.353
1.353
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.353
Career
162 Game Avg.
2517
1164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
1164
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.32
2.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
2.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.305
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.81
38.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
7.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
108
119.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
119.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
1987
2189.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
2189.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
662.33
729.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
729.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
34.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
34.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
78.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
78.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
11.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
11.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
112
123.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
123.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
112.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
487
112.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
91.07
91.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
91.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.694
0.694
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
0.694
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5.51
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
5.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
208
229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
229
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
210
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
210
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.099
0.099
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.099
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.284
0.284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.284
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.3
2.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.22
2.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.111
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.077
0.077
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.145
0.145
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.145
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
-5.8
-6.39
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
-6.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
116
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.79
1.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.97
1.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0