Alan Ashby vs. Bill Nicholson — Career Comparison

Alan Ashby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Nicholson comes out clearly ahead of Alan Ashby across most offensive categories. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 111), slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 99), and walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 108). Alan Ashby held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 64). Bill Nicholson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Alan Ashby and Bill Nicholson

Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1370
175.23
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
4691
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4123
527.35
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
129.18
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
92.6
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.41
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.66
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
90
11.51
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
286
36.58
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
485.41
62.09
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
190.45
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
189.55
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
397
50.78
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
513
65.62
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
820
104.88
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
497.25
63.6
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
461
58.96
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.44
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
79.56
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
7.54
7.54
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.03
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.24
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
125
15.99
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.52
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.28
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.17
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.62
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43

Fielding Stats for Alan Ashby and Bill Nicholson

Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.12
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
1.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31592
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10530.2
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
6.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
0.59
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7895
6.75
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7781
6.65
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.963
5.963
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.34
91.34
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
0.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.38
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0