Mel Nelson vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Mel Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.4 and 1.526 for Mel Nelson. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Nelson and Jake Weimer

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.42
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.4
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
9.54
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.98
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
40.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.92
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
36.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Mel Nelson and Jake Weimer

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.71
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Nelson and Jake Weimer

Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
1600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
554.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
13.46
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
36.99
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
83.22
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.29
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Mel Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100