Norm Lehr vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Norm Lehr
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Lehr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.023 compared to 4.12 and 1.365 for Jimmy Nelson. By the career numbers, Norm Lehr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Lehr and Jimmy Nelson

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
35.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
33.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Norm Lehr and Jimmy Nelson

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Lehr and Jimmy Nelson

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.8
-16.72
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA