Pedro Baez vs. Jim Nelson — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.592 compared to 3.08 and 1.125 for Pedro Baez. By the career numbers, Jim Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Jim Nelson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.08
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
7.95
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.63
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
1.136
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
39.41
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.58
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
33.18
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Jim Nelson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Jim Nelson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
619.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
64.96
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA