Mel Nelson vs. Basilio Rosell — Career Comparison

Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Basilio Rosell
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Basilio Rosell built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 4.64 and 1.436 for Basilio Rosell. By the career numbers, Mel Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Nelson and Basilio Rosell

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.31
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.99
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.4
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.64
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
9.54
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
10.25
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.25
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
39.52
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.92
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
5.54
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.58
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.77
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1895
34.88
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Mel Nelson and Basilio Rosell

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.32
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.99
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.71
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.57
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.14
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.86
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.164
2.164
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.34
75.34
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Nelson and Basilio Rosell

Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
226.23
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
548.36
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
154.92
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
120.49
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.59
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.38
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
13.46
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.48
65.11
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
201.64
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
186.89
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.8
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
81.15
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.29
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.42
74.81
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.51
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.67
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50