Cliff Lee vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Jimmy Nelson across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 105). Jimmy Nelson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Jimmy Nelson

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA