Jim Nelson vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

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Jim Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Weiss 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 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. 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 Zack Weiss

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
7.95
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.63
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
1.136
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
39.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
32.42
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Nelson and Zack Weiss

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Nelson and Zack Weiss

Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
619.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
503.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
49.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
64.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA