Luke Nelson vs. Lonnie Torian — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lonnie Torian
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lonnie Torian 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 and 1.667 for Lonnie Torian. 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 Lonnie Torian

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
8.14
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
33.29
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Lonnie Torian

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Lonnie Torian

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.62
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Lonnie Torian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lonnie Torian
Career
Per 600 PA