Joe Ardner vs. Tex Nelson — Career Comparison

Joe Ardner
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Tex Nelson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Joe Ardner and Tex Nelson are closely matched on the surface stats. Tex Nelson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.549 vs .504) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .248). Joe Ardner had the advantage in batting average (.212 vs .205). By the career numbers, Tex Nelson 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 Ardner and Tex Nelson

Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
151.72
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
341.01
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
600
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
572.41
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
526.62
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.38
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
107.91
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
99.31
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
90.65
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.31
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.07
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.27
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.33
39.07
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.78
42.22
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
146.21
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
133.81
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
148.97
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
176.98
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
46.9
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.48
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.79
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.48
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
100.69
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
94.96
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.98
41.35
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.78
46.52
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
24.83
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
88.28
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
172.66
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.8
6.8
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.41
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.41
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Ardner and Tex Nelson

Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.68
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.92
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
27
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
9
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.45
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.05
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.08
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
6.09
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.52
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
5.53
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.31
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.346
5.346
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0