Lefty Gomez vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Gomez posted a stronger line than Lynn Nelson. Lefty Gomez posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 5.25) and WHIP (1.352 vs 1.535). By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Lynn Nelson

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.21
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
3.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
5.28
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10729
38.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.01
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9615
34.57
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Lynn Nelson

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Lynn Nelson

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
215.63
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
415.5
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
600
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
529.69
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
77.93
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
71.48
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
27.34
16.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
84.38
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
108.4
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
34.57
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
33.98
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
68.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
10.17
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
252
147.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.93
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50