Dennis Leonard vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Jimmy Nelson comes out ahead of Dennis Leonard in this starter comparison. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 100), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 98). Dennis Leonard held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 95). The edge goes to Jimmy Nelson.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Leonard and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
8.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.83
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323
5.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9149
37.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
4.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8328
34.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dennis Leonard and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Leonard and Jimmy Nelson

Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.8
-16.72
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA