Lance McCullers vs. Joe Nelson — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Nelson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Nelson a clear advantage over Lance McCullers across the core pitching metrics. Joe Nelson led in run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 127), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 118). Lance McCullers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 80). Joe Nelson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers and Joe Nelson

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.23
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
8.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.56
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
9.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
40.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.65
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
34.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers and Joe Nelson

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.23
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers and Joe Nelson

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
3172.88
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
94200
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA