Hank Aaron vs. Nellie Fox — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Nellie Fox across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 27), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 103), and walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 81). Nellie Fox held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 567 vs 140). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Nellie Fox

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3298
141.95
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2663
154.39
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1279
74.15
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
73
3.14
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Nellie Fox

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0