Joe Nelson vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Joe Nelson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Joe Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nelson and Hub Pruett

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.05
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
4.78
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
9.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
40.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.43
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.91
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
34.34
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Joe Nelson and Hub Pruett

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.83
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.127
0.127
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nelson and Hub Pruett

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
94200
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0