Dick Billings vs. Candy Nelson — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Candy Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationShortstop

On the career numbers, Candy Nelson posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Billings. Candy Nelson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .589) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .285). Dick Billings had the advantage in home run production (16 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 Dick Billings and Candy Nelson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
133.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3673
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3294
538.09
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
136.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
115.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
15.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
20.09
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368.23
60.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
166.84
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989
161.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
197.99
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
105.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
33.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
139.34
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422.79
69.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.01
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
57.5
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.35
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.62
81.62
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.23
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.49
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11.11
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
11.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.14
97.14

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Candy Nelson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
1.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21564
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7188
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
1.51
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
2.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.65
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3809
4.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
4.12
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.37
86.37
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.945
3.945
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.22
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0