Andy Carey vs. Joe Nolan — Career Comparison

Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Nolan
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Andy Carey and Joe Nolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Carey posted stronger numbers in slugging (.396 vs .378) and home run production (64 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Nolan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .330). By the career numbers, Andy Carey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy Carey and Joe Nolan

Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
174.95
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
621
225.96
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
600
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2850
531.55
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
529.05
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
138.2
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
138.99
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
96.98
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
101.52
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
22.19
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.01
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.09
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.64
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.94
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
9.82
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
41.22
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
103
37.48
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.04
68.83
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190.78
69.42
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128
210.38
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
549
199.76
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
193.22
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
201.21
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
69.19
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
156
56.76
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
65.28
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
178
64.77
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
122.54
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
307
111.7
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385.32
71.87
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199.59
72.62
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
49.98
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
59.67
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.36
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
389
72.55
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
66.59
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.82
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
5.22
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.91
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
75
13.99
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
11.64
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.29
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.92
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.46
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.27
52.27
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Andy Carey and Joe Nolan

Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
1.2
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
1.01
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9420
27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3140
9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
5.56
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.42
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.15
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
6.08
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
5.98
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
84.1
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.18
80.18
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.26
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1.09
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29