Gene Brabender vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Gene Brabender
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Gene Brabender across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gene Brabender and Jimmy Nelson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.87
44.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.98
52.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
4.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.26
8.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
6.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2672
38.72
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2364
34.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Gene Brabender and Jimmy Nelson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.98
52.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Brabender and Jimmy Nelson

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
449.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
203
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
552.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
56.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
14
41.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
13.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.3
-12.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
319.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA