Jimmy Nelson vs. Craig Swan — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Craig Swan across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 99). Craig Swan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Craig Swan

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.04
45.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
8.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
4.9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4686
34.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Craig Swan

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Craig Swan

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
329.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
510.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
71.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.1
17.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
85.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
112.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.9
12.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
186.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0