Roger Nelson vs. Francisco Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Francisco Rodriguez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roger Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Francisco Rodriguez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 98). Francisco Rodriguez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 98). Role difference aside, Roger Nelson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roger Nelson and Francisco Rodriguez

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
8.74
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.48
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.54
47.54
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.52
49.52
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.03
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.06
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.86
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2928
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
7.3
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
6.81
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.69
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
3.59
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142
10.53
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.53
10.53
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.63
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4011
36.99
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
6.24
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.31
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.1
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.44
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2325
32.88
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3559
32.82
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99

Fielding Stats for Roger Nelson and Francisco Rodriguez

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
8.74
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2928
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.61
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.65
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.6
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.28
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.24
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Nelson and Francisco Rodriguez

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
284400
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
519.23
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
63.46
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
12.72
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.12
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
98.08
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.08
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
4.33
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
167.31
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Francisco Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Francisco Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA