Philip Humber vs. Roger Nelson — Career Comparison

Philip Humber
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Roger Nelson a clear advantage over Philip Humber across the core pitching metrics. Roger Nelson led in run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 93). Philip Humber held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 98). Roger Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Philip Humber and Roger Nelson

Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.41
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.54
47.54
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.58
52.58
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
5.31
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.06
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.65
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
7.3
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
3.13
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.69
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.6
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
39.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.41
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.31
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
35.66
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
32.88
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15

Fielding Stats for Philip Humber and Roger Nelson

Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.61
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.33
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.567
0.567
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.58
52.58
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Philip Humber and Roger Nelson

Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
4476.92
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
519.23
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.46
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.73
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
12.72
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.12
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
98.08
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.08
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-18.27
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
4.33
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
167.31
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.15
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA