Lynn Nelson vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Sitton posted a stronger line than Lynn Nelson. Carl Sitton posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 5.25) and WHIP (1.320 vs 1.535). By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lynn Nelson and Carl Sitton

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Carl Sitton

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Carl Sitton

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.46
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
32.21
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA