Jimmy Nelson vs. Dennis Santana — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana led in home run suppression (HR9+ 214 vs 119), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 105). Jimmy Nelson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 92). Role difference aside, Dennis Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dennis Santana

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
8.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dennis Santana

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dennis Santana

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA