John Lackey vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over John Lackey across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 97). John Lackey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Jimmy Nelson

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
3.92
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
7.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12030
38.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
4.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
0.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Jimmy Nelson

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Jimmy Nelson

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
534.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
10.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
74.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
79.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
219.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA