Jim McGlothlin vs. Gene Nelson — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gene Nelson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McGlothlin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 74), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 91). Role difference aside, Jim McGlothlin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Gene Nelson

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
4.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
8.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.87
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.98
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.48
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
5.46
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.38
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4652
38.77
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.48
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.76
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
34.32
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Gene Nelson

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.06
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.78
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.73
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Gene Nelson

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
300000
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100