Dan Dumoulin vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Dan Dumoulin
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Dumoulin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 7.84 and 2.613 for Dan Dumoulin. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Dumoulin and Nels Potter

Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
16.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.55
16.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
47.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.419
2.419
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.9
47.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Dan Dumoulin and Nels Potter

Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Dumoulin and Nels Potter

Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dumoulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA