Jack Flaherty vs. Mel Nelson — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 4.4 and 1.526 for Mel Nelson. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mel Nelson

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.4
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
9.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.92
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mel Nelson

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.07
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mel Nelson

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
792
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
23.85
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
13.46
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
100
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
19.19
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.29
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
184
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA