Nelson Cruz vs. Emil Levsen — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Emil Levsen
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Emil Levsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emil Levsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Emil Levsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Emil Levsen

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.68
44.68
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.75
63.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1212
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
3.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
39.88
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
35.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Emil Levsen

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.538
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Emil Levsen

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
80
326.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
551.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
22.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
118.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.99
20.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Emil Levsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Levsen
Career
Per 600 PA