Boom-Boom Beck vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Boom-Boom Beck and Jimmy Nelson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jimmy Nelson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.12 vs 4.3) and WHIP (1.365 vs 1.415). Boom-Boom Beck had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.55 per nine innings vs 0.94). By the career numbers, Jimmy Nelson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.