Luke Nelson vs. Rob Tejeda — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rob Tejeda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Tejeda 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 4.42 and 1.477 for Rob Tejeda. 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 Rob Tejeda

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.42
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.14
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.08
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.01
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.55
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.63
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
39.62
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
4.89
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.67
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.29
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
33.54
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Rob Tejeda

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.2
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Rob Tejeda

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
771.43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
3487.5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
6.52
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
5.62
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-10.59
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
243.75
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA