Lynn Nelson vs. Derek Thompson — Career Comparison

Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Derek Thompson
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Derek Thompson posted a stronger line than Lynn Nelson. Derek Thompson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.25) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.14). By the career numbers, Derek Thompson 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 Derek Thompson

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.21
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
37
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.01
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
31
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Derek Thompson

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Derek Thompson

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Derek Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Derek Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA