Jim Nelson vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.592 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Nelson and Joe Strong

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
1.136
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
39.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Nelson and Joe Strong

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Nelson and Joe Strong

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
619.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
64.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA