Tom Hume vs. Gene Nelson — Career Comparison

Tom Hume
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Gene Nelson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Hume and Gene Nelson are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 72 for Tom Hume and 74 for Gene Nelson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 78 and 79 respectively. If forced to pick, Gene Nelson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hume and Gene Nelson

Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
4.11
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.47
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.59
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.76
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
3.85
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
9.17
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
8.84
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.73
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.98
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.72
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.44
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
5.46
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.38
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4645
38.49
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4652
38.77
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.28
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.32
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
4.48
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.76
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4131
34.23
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
34.32
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Tom Hume and Gene Nelson

Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
4.11
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.67
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.62
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.06
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.17
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.78
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.11
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.73
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hume and Gene Nelson

Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
1584.47
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500
300000
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
535.92
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.08
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.51
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.91
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.56
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
12.26
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.47
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
75.73
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.3
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.86
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
58.25
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.07
-6.04
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
71
206.8
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100