Sid Monge vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Sid Monge
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Monge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sid Monge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. By the career numbers, Sid Monge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sid Monge and Lynn Nelson

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.06
55.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.53
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.34
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.93
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
38.78
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
33.57
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Sid Monge and Lynn Nelson

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2292
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.05
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.61
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Monge and Lynn Nelson

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
10440
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-9.48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
192
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50