Elbert Andrews vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Elbert Andrews
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Elbert Andrews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 10.13 and 2.875 for Elbert Andrews. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elbert Andrews and Nels Potter

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Elbert Andrews and Nels Potter

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elbert Andrews and Nels Potter

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA