Nelson Cruz vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Charley Wilson

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Charley Wilson

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Charley Wilson

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA