Jimmy Nelson vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Milt Wilcox across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 93). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Milt Wilcox

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.76
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Milt Wilcox

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.08
72.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Milt Wilcox

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA