Jonathan Aro vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Jonathan Aro
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jonathan Aro 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 6.55 and 1.909 for Jonathan Aro. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jonathan Aro and Nels Potter

Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
43.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Jonathan Aro and Nels Potter

Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathan Aro and Nels Potter

Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Aro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA