Edwin Jackson vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Edwin Jackson and Lynn Nelson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Edwin Jackson had the edge in ERA (4.78 vs 5.25). By the career numbers, Edwin Jackson 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 Edwin Jackson and Lynn Nelson

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.21
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.49
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
4.78
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
9.62
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
3.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8569
39.35
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.01
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
5.21
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.32
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628
35.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Edwin Jackson and Lynn Nelson

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.89
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5880
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.86
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.66
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.44
91.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Jackson and Lynn Nelson

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
768.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
531.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
87.76
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.01
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.78
22.89
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
105.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.84
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.99
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.28
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
62.69
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.92
17.76
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
229.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.19
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.1
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50