Bob Barton vs. Candy Nelson — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Candy Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationShortstop

On the career numbers, Candy Nelson posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Candy Nelson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .298). Bob Barton had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Candy 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 Bob Barton and Candy Nelson

Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
133.46
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3673
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3294
538.09
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
136.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
115.98
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.13
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
15.19
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.38
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
20.09
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368.23
60.15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989
161.56
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
197.99
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
105.85
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
34.35
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
33.98
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
139.34
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422.79
69.06
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
57.5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.35
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.62
81.62
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.49
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11.11
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
11.43
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.14
97.14

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Candy Nelson

Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
1.04
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21564
27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7188
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
1.51
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
2.61
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.65
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3809
4.77
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
4.12
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.37
86.37
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.945
3.945
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.22
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0