Shane Bieber vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shane Bieber a clear advantage over Jimmy Nelson across the core pitching metrics. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 108), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 105). Shane Bieber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Jimmy Nelson

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
8.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Jimmy Nelson

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Jimmy Nelson

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.8
-16.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA