Luke Nelson vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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 3.71 and 1.309 for Monty Stratton. 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 Monty Stratton

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.02
61.02
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.71
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.14
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9.03
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053
37.91
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.34
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.29
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1892
34.94
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Monty Stratton

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Monty Stratton

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
155.12
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.62
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA