Jimmy Nelson vs. Bob Walk — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Walk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Bob Walk across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 86). Bob Walk held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bob Walk

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1671
9.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
4.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7127
38.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
4.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.74
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6365
34.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bob Walk

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bob Walk

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
362.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
524.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
76.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
61.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.41
15.86
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
94.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
98.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
49.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
79.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
6.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
171.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.46
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0