Herb Hash vs. Mel Nelson — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash 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. Mel Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Mel Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Mel Nelson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
9.54
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.58
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.74
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
776
40.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.92
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Mel Nelson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173.2
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.71
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.07
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Mel Nelson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
560
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
22.68
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
13.46
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.85
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA