Jose Bautista vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Jose Bautista
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Bautista as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 80). Jose Bautista held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 95). Role difference aside, Jimmy Nelson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Bautista and Jimmy Nelson

Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.71
15.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
4.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
9.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2925
38.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
4.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Bautista and Jimmy Nelson

Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.71
15.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Bautista and Jimmy Nelson

Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
3436.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
50
545.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.96
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.32
-14.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
185.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA