John Papa vs Mel Nelson

John PapaMel Nelson

John Papa and Mel Nelson compared on their MLB careers: John Papa played 2 seasons, 1961 to 1962, Mel Nelson 6 seasons, 1960 to 1969. John Papa has 0 wins to Mel Nelson's 4.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Papa and Mel Nelson career totals
3GP93
0W4
0L10
22.5ERA4.4
2IP173.2
3K98
4BB69
4.5WHIP1.5
0SV5

Titles and awards

  • John Papa: 0 championships; none on file
  • Mel Nelson: 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.

John Papa and Mel Nelson 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.
1st19610018.001960013.38
2nd19620027.001963235.30
3rd————1965044.12
4th————19670054.00
5th————1968212.91
6th————19690111.81

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA