Luis Aloma vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Luis Aloma
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aloma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aloma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.12 and 1.365 for Jimmy Nelson. By the career numbers, Luis Aloma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aloma and Jimmy Nelson

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.69
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
38.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
33.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Luis Aloma and Jimmy Nelson

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aloma and Jimmy Nelson

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
1364.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
16.74
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
8.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA