Dick Billings vs. Dave Nilsson — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Nilsson
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats LeftOceaniaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Nilsson comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Dave Nilsson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 123 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 82). Dave Nilsson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Dave Nilsson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
159.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3153
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2779
528.83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
150.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
98.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
29.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
19.98
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
51.76
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459.65
87.47
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
243.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1119
212.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
74.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
89.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
143.48
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466.52
88.78
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
60.89
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
80.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.44
7.44
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.8
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.09
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
6.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Dave Nilsson

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
1.21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
1.09
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14624
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4874.2
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
4.61
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2980
5.5
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.36
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
5.21
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3219
5.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
5.1
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3177
5.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.865
4.865
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.66
90.66
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.28
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.45
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13