Jimmy Nelson vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Travis Wood across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 84). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Travis Wood

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.34
44.34
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.26
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
8.49
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.35
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
7.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4240
38.39
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
34.2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
34.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Travis Wood

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.71
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.95
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Travis Wood

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
605.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
546.79
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
179.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
211.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
36.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100