Dick Billings vs. Dave Nelson — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Nelson comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Dave Nelson led in contact rate (K%+ 113 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 66), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 98 vs 86). Dick Billings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 42). Dave Nelson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Dave Nelson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
169.67
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2578
538.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
131.48
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
107.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.97
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
4.17
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265.61
55.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
168
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
180.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
70.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
44.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
110.82
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
57.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.71
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
45.91
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.09
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
392
81.81
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
10.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.34
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
10.64
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.92
71.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Dave Nelson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
1.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16696
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5565.1
9
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
1.99
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
2.49
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
4.62
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
4.47
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.935
3.935
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.34
88.34
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.52
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0