Joe Beggs vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.12 and 1.365 for Jimmy Nelson. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
540
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
90
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
18.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
98.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
68.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
15.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA