Doc Cook vs. Joe Nolan — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Doc Cook and Joe Nolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Nolan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .687) and slugging (.378 vs .329). Doc Cook had the advantage in on-base percentage (.359 vs .345). By the career numbers, Joe Nolan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Doc Cook and Joe Nolan

Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
288
145.82
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
225.96
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1185
600
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1649
600
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
520.51
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
529.05
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
142.78
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
138.99
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
122.03
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
101.52
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.68
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.01
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.56
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.64
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.52
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.82
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
41
20.76
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
37.48
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
128.25
64.94
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.78
69.42
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
338
171.14
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
199.76
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
211.14
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
201.21
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
69.87
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
56.76
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
75
37.97
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
64.77
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
210
106.33
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
111.7
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
142.87
72.34
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199.59
72.62
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.62
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.73
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
59.67
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
55.19
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
183
66.59
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.14
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.82
Doc Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.91
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.64
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
28.35
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.32
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
53.67
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.46
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.83
52.83
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Cook and Joe Nolan

Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.27
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9420
27
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
9
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
5.56
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.42
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
6.08
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
5.98
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1.09
Doc Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29