Willie McCovey vs. Jamie Nelson — Career Comparison

Willie McCovey
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jamie Nelson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie McCovey posted the stronger offensive profile against Jamie Nelson. Willie McCovey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.906 vs .597) and on-base percentage (.391 vs .315). By the career numbers, Willie McCovey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie McCovey and Jamie Nelson

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2588
160.31
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
216.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9686
600
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8197
507.76
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
518.92
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2211
136.96
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
113.51
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
79.97
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
91.89
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
21.87
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.85
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
32.27
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
56.99
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.79
101.64
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.23
49.91
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4219
261.35
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3625
224.55
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
183.78
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.062
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
76.13
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.65
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1555
96.32
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2263
140.18
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585.8
98.23
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
51.79
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.27
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
83.32
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
16.11
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
96.01
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.86
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.25
9.25
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.34
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
176
10.9
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.61
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.36
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.97
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Willie McCovey and Jamie Nelson

Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
1.11
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.21
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
1.08
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.09
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56445
27
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18815
9
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17567
8.4
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.29
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.59
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.12
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059
9.12
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
6.94
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18803
8.99
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.79
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.105
8.105
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.74
89.74
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
0.67
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCovey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Willie McCovey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5