Sal Fasano vs. Otis Nixon — Career Comparison

Sal Fasano
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Otis Nixon
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sal Fasano and Otis Nixon are closely matched on the surface stats. Sal Fasano posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .659) and slugging (.392 vs .314). Otis Nixon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .296). By the career numbers, Sal Fasano had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sal Fasano and Otis Nixon

Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
205.78
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1709
176.79
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
1245
600
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5800
600
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1109
534.46
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5115
529.14
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
245
118.07
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1379
142.66
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
149
71.81
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
124.03
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.61
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.69
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.79
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.14
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
46.27
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
18.62
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
134.43
64.79
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655.44
67.8
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
209.64
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608
166.34
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
364
175.42
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1969
203.69
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
136
65.54
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
878
90.83
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
67.47
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
32.9
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
229
110.36
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185
122.59
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
127.99
61.68
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695.08
71.91
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.52
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
72
34.7
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
60.52
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.03
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
157.59
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
71.79
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.78
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.93
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
12.53
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.45
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
64.14
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
19.24
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806
83.38
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.92
76.92

Fielding Stats for Sal Fasano and Otis Nixon

Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.26
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
1.22
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.01
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.96
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9079
27
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33822
27
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3026.1
9
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11274
9
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
6.56
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3313
2.64
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.49
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.05
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.03
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2402
7.14
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
2.72
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2371
7.05
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
2.69
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.71
98.71
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.605
5.605
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.38
80.38
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.73
78.73
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.52
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0