Jimmy Nelson vs. Dave Wickersham — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wickersham
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Dave Wickersham across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 111). Dave Wickersham held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 95). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dave Wickersham

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.4
54.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3369
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
8.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.08
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
5.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4761
38.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4321
34.63
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dave Wickersham

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Dave Wickersham

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
469.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
537.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
41.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
6.64
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.64
4.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
61.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.49
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.8
-16.72
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
-12.72
-21.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
179.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
46.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0