Eric Gagne vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gagne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Gagne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. By the career numbers, Eric Gagne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Gagne and Lynn Nelson

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.47
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2664
37.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.76
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Eric Gagne and Lynn Nelson

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.67
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.89
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gagne and Lynn Nelson

Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
86
521.21
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72.73
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.24
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
18.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
19
115.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.42
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
2.85
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
151.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50