Jim Bagby vs. Ed Nunez — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Nunez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Nunez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.19 and 1.508 for Ed Nunez. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Ed Nunez

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
5.89
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.43
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.75
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9.31
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
9.19
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.86
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
7.01
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
39.54
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.91
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2506
34.57
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Ed Nunez

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
5.89
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652.1
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.6
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Ed Nunez

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
269.34
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
600
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
546.96
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
91
75.41
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA