Jimmy Nelson vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Jimmy Nelson comes out ahead of Tony Saunders in this starter comparison. Jimmy Nelson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 102). Tony Saunders held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 105). The edge goes to Jimmy Nelson.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Tony Saunders

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.93
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
7.92
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.99
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Tony Saunders

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Tony Saunders

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
271.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA