Jimmy Nelson vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison
The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Jason Simontacchi across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 86). Jason Simontacchi held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.
Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Simontacchi
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.47
60.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.21
55.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
8.45
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
5.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.99
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Simontacchi
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.78
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.64
54.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Jason Simontacchi
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
18.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
21
108.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
14.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
34
175.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0