Jimmy Nelson vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Nelson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 97). Marc Valdes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 119). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jimmy Nelson.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Marc Valdes

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Marc Valdes

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Marc Valdes

Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
8.2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-10.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA