Hank Erickson vs. Bill Nicholson — Career Comparison

Hank Erickson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Nicholson posted the stronger offensive profile against Hank Erickson. Bill Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .698) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .323). By the career numbers, Bill Nicholson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Erickson and Bill Nicholson

Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
228.87
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
544.33
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
142.27
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
105.15
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.56
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
5.61
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.84
67.07
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
204.12
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
191.75
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
55.67
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
74.23
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.96
74
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
24.25
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.52
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.09
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.62
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43

Fielding Stats for Hank Erickson and Bill Nicholson

Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3139
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Hank Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.12
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0