Matt Boyd vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Boyd and Jimmy Nelson are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 105 for Matt Boyd and 105 for Jimmy Nelson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 108 respectively. If forced to pick, Jimmy Nelson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Jimmy Nelson

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.57
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.78
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
8.45
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4614
38.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
4.87
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4172
34.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Jimmy Nelson

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Jimmy Nelson

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
10650
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA