Matt Ginter vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Matt Ginter
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ginter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lynn Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.25 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.43 and 1.522 for Matt Ginter. By the career numbers, Lynn Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ginter and Lynn Nelson

Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.79
19.79
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.43
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.25
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
10.44
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
10.33
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.33
10.33
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.14
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.91
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.12
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
39.84
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.05
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.97
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.93
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.09
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
35.73
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Matt Ginter and Lynn Nelson

Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.354
0.354
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.79
19.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ginter and Lynn Nelson

Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
442.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.5
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.46
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
45.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
49.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50