Luke Nelson vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart 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 3.95 and 1.361 for Dave Stewart. 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 Dave Stewart

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.44
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.14
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1741
5.96
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.41
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11251
38.51
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
4.31
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9968
34.12
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Dave Stewart

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7889
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629.2
9
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.79
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.56
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.47
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Dave Stewart

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
771.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
130
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
90
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.62
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA