Babe Doty vs. Joe Nuxhall — Career Comparison

Babe Doty
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Nuxhall
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Nuxhall built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Doty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Doty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1 and WHIP 1.111 compared to 3.9 and 1.359 for Joe Nuxhall. By the career numbers, Babe Doty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Doty and Joe Nuxhall

Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.06
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.12
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.53
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.46
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.56
54.56
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.32
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
3.9
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908
27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2302.2
9
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
9.03
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.82
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
3.03
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
5.36
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.18
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9813
38.35
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.39
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
4.27
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8967
35.05
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Babe Doty and Joe Nuxhall

Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.29
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.15
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6203
27
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2067.2
9
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.41
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.48
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.04
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.9
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.16
93.16
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.38
50.38
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Doty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Doty and Joe Nuxhall

Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
386.76
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861
600
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
533.8
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
105.92
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
78.75
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.63
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.09
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.45
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.18
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.5
39.37
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
156.1
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
136.59
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
52.96
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
54.36
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
96.86
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.3
37.14
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
27.87
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
199
138.68
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
29.97
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.57
Babe Doty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.06
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
Babe Doty
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50