Nels Potter vs. Charlie Roy — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Roy
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Roy 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 4.91 and 1.582 for Charlie Roy. 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 Charlie Roy

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
40.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.95
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.89
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
37.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Charlie Roy

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Charlie Roy

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.68
-50.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Charlie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA