Dave Brain vs. Matt Nokes — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Matt Nokes
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Dave Brain and Matt Nokes are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Dave Brain, 95 for Matt Nokes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Matt Nokes, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Matt Nokes

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
902
180.58
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2997
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2735
547.55
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
139.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
459
91.89
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
21.22
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
96
19.22
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.8
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
27.23
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
47.25
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375.22
75.12
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1207
241.64
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
184.38
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
62.06
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
84.48
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
119.32
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373.42
74.76
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.21
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
40.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.41
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
395
79.08
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
7.59
7.59
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.21
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
72
14.41
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.6
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Matt Nokes

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.18
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
1.02
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15989
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5329.2
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3459
5.84
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.45
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3764
6.36
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3725
6.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.087
4.087
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.321
5.321
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.43
86.43
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.07
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.08
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Nokes
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
0.83
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Nokes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.33