Bill Nelson vs John Kirby

Bill NelsonJohn Kirby

Bill Nelson and John Kirby compared on their MLB careers: Bill Nelson played 1 season, 1884 to 1884, John Kirby 5 seasons, 1884 to 1888. Bill Nelson has 1 wins to John Kirby's 18.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Nelson and John Kirby career totals
3GP75
1W18
2L50
4.5ERA4.1
26IP611.1
6K200
8BB258
1.3WHIP1.5
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • Bill Nelson: 0 championships; none on file
  • John Kirby: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Nelson and John Kirby season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1884124.501884014.09
2nd————1885583.55
3rd————188611263.30
4th————18871117.25
5th————1888144.19

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA