Luke Nelson vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.66 and 1.454 for Connie Rector. By the career numbers, Luke Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Nelson and Connie Rector

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.53
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
54.1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.66
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.14
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
10.16
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.49
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.92
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
37.73
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
5.58
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.29
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4148
33.44
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Connie Rector

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.51
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4320
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
9
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Connie Rector

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.41
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.54
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
60.76
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
60.76
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
114.77
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.62
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100