Joe Borden vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.12 and 1.365 for Jimmy Nelson. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Jimmy Nelson

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA