Jim Lonborg vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Jim Lonborg across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 84). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lonborg and Jimmy Nelson

Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.4
53.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
3.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
8.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9468
34.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Lonborg and Jimmy Nelson

Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lonborg and Jimmy Nelson

Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
283.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
69.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.76
17.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
104.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
28.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
8.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
219.51
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA