Lynn Nelson vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lynn Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. By the career numbers, Jay Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jay Powell

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
9.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
40.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jay Powell

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542.1
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jay Powell

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA