Max Lanier vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Max Lanier posted a stronger line than Jimmy Nelson. Max Lanier posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.12) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.365). By the career numbers, Max Lanier 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 Max Lanier and Jimmy Nelson

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
4.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Jimmy Nelson

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Jimmy Nelson

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA