Al Aber vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Jimmy Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Jimmy Nelson

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Jimmy Nelson

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Jimmy Nelson

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA