Justin James vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 2.750 compared to 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. By the career numbers, Justin James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin James and Lynn Nelson

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
10.33
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.33
10.33
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3046
40.51
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
36.82
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Justin James and Lynn Nelson

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Justin James and Lynn Nelson

Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
415.5
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
600
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
74.42
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50