Forrest Cady vs. Jamie Nelson — Career Comparison

Forrest Cady
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jamie Nelson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Forrest Cady and Jamie Nelson are closely matched on the surface stats. Forrest Cady posted stronger numbers in OPS (.616 vs .597) and slugging (.320 vs .281). Jamie Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 vs .297). By the career numbers, Forrest Cady had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Forrest Cady and Jamie Nelson

Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
212.15
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
216.22
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
600
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
538.45
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
518.92
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
129.08
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
113.51
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
93.82
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
91.89
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28.09
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.57
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
35.26
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.22
53.32
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.23
49.91
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
172.11
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
172.71
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
183.78
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.062
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
49.6
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.65
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
44.22
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
93.23
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.27
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.48
58.26
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
51.79
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.18
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
39.44
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.27
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
63.94
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.25
9.25
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
17.93
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.39
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.99
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.38
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Forrest Cady and Jamie Nelson

Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.21
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.09
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
27
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.29
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
6.94
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.79
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.99
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.167
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Forrest Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5