Jim Bronstad vs. Mel Nelson — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Nelson posted a stronger line than Jim Bronstad. Mel Nelson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.4 vs 5.48) and WHIP (1.526 vs 1.591). By the career numbers, Mel Nelson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mel Nelson

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
9.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.61
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
35.94
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mel Nelson

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mel Nelson

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
47
1566.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
13.46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.29
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
216.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA