Sal Fasano vs. Lou Nordyke — Career Comparison

Sal Fasano
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lou Nordyke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Sal Fasano and Lou Nordyke are closely matched on the surface stats. Sal Fasano posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .629) and slugging (.392 vs .264). Lou Nordyke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.365 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 Lou Nordyke

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
205.78
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
234.38
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1245
600
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1109
534.46
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
53
496.88
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
118.07
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
121.88
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
71.81
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.61
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
46.27
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.43
64.79
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
64.44
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
209.64
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
175.42
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
65.54
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
67.47
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
110.36
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127.99
61.68
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
72.81
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.65
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
34.7
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
327
157.59
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
5.78
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.41
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
26
12.53
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.41
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sal Fasano and Lou Nordyke

Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.26
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.11
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.01
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.02
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9079
27
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026.1
9
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
6.56
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
11.6
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.49
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2402
7.14
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
12.71
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
7.05
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
11.97
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.605
5.605
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.38
80.38
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Fasano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.52
Lou Nordyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Fasano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Lou Nordyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0