How Nellie Fox's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Nellie Fox totaled 12,487 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,085.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1957, posting 906, well above the league average of 177.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 1, well below the league average of 220.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 647 in 1963 to 548 in 1964 and 26 in 1965, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 1 to 906 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Nellie Fox Lifetime Chances Accepted

Stats similar to Chances Accepted for Nellie Fox
Nellie Fox
Chances Accepted
Career12487
Season Avg.657.21
162 Game Avg.878.37
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Nellie Fox Chances Accepted Per Season

Nellie Fox's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nellie Fox Chances Accepted per season line chart

Nellie Fox Chances Accepted by Team

Nellie Fox's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nellie Fox career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Nellie Fox Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Nellie Fox's career Chances Accepted, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Nellie Fox Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Nellie Fox Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nellie Fox's seasonal Chances Accepted alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Nellie Fox Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nellie Fox Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nellie Fox's MLB career with Chances Accepted alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Nellie Fox Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table