Brad Lesley vs. Jim Nelson — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.592 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Jim Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Nelson

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
7.95
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
39.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
32.85
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Nelson

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.57
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Jim Nelson

Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
619.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
503.23
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
45.83
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.36
64.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA