Jimmy Nelson vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Earl Wilson across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 93). Earl Wilson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 105). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Earl Wilson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.49
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
6.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8677
38.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7842
34.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Earl Wilson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.47
73.47
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Earl Wilson

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
289.98
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
529.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
103.1
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
65.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.9
58.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
195.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
154.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.81
54.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.97
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
194.03
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
15.75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA