Nelson Chittum vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Lake

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
38.51
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Lake

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Lake

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
27.38
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
31.86
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
161.9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
45.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
88.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100