Charlie Bowles vs. Jim Nelson — Career Comparison

Charlie Bowles
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Bowles and Jim Nelson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Bowles carried a career ERA of 4.38 against Jim Nelson's 3.06. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Charlie Bowles and Jim Nelson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Bowles and Jim Nelson

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.8
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.05
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.38
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.95
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.73
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.63
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
39.62
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
39.41
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.08
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
34.89
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Charlie Bowles and Jim Nelson

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.8
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
9
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Bowles and Jim Nelson

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
619.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
24.26
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
20.49
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
64.96
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA