Joe Altobelli vs. Bill Nicholson — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Nicholson posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Bill Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .277). By the career numbers, Bill Nicholson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bill Nicholson

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
531.72
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
85.73
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
5.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bill Nicholson

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3139
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0