Jimmy Nelson vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Mike Smithson across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 87). Mike Smithson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Mike Smithson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.91
46.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Mike Smithson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Mike Smithson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.8
-16.72
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA