Dennis Eckersley vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Jimmy Nelson comes out ahead of Dennis Eckersley in this starter comparison. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 102). Dennis Eckersley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 95). The edge goes to Jimmy Nelson.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2401
6.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
1.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
257.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA