Nels Potter vs. Jerrod Riggan — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerrod Riggan
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerrod Riggan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 5.19 and 1.835 for Jerrod Riggan. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Jerrod Riggan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.85
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
41.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
35.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Jerrod Riggan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Jerrod Riggan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
20100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA