Nels Potter vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Nels Potter and Buzz Wetzel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nels Potter posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 7.71) and WHIP (1.366 vs 2.786). Buzz Wetzel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Buzz Wetzel

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Buzz Wetzel

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Buzz Wetzel

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
122.68
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
108.31
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.96
34.47
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
157.19
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.78
41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA