Scott Baker vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Baker a clear advantage over Jimmy Nelson across the core pitching metrics. Scott Baker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 105). Jimmy Nelson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 97). Scott Baker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Jimmy Nelson

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
7.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Jimmy Nelson

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Jimmy Nelson

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-15.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA