Gid Gardner vs. Jamie Nelson — Career Comparison

Gid Gardner
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Jamie Nelson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Gid Gardner and Jamie Nelson are closely matched on the surface stats. Gid Gardner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .597) and slugging (.339 vs .281). Jamie Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 vs .298). By the career numbers, Gid Gardner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gid Gardner and Jamie Nelson

Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
142.82
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
216.22
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
600
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
549.04
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
518.92
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
127.75
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
113.51
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
88.28
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
91.89
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
23.68
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.92
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.87
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
39.47
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.68
60.06
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.23
49.91
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
185.89
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
178.71
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
183.78
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.062
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
81.1
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.65
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
21.53
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
99.76
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.27
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.99
64.58
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
51.79
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.44
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
49.52
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.27
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.48
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.25
52.25
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.25
9.25
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
4.31
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
1.08
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.02
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.02
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Gid Gardner and Jamie Nelson

Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.02
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.21
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.09
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5442
27
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
9
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.79
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.29
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.2
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.46
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
3.44
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
6.94
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
2.99
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.79
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.74
86.74
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.937
2.937
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gid Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Gid Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5