Bill Lee vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Bill Lee across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 51), home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 91). Bill Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
9.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7585
35.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
181.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA