Nellie Fox vs. Walt Lerian — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Walt Lerian
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Walt Lerian posted the stronger offensive profile against Nellie Fox. Walt Lerian posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .712) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .349). Nellie Fox had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .246). By the career numbers, Walt Lerian had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Walt Lerian

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
192.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
512
491.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
126
120.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
85
81.6
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
27.84
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.84
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
39.36
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79.41
76.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3347
194.05
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
187
179.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
216
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
56
53.76
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
48.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
99
95.04
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.08
79.75
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
63.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
9.47
9.47
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
1.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
12.06
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.44
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.72
48.72
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Walt Lerian

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43512
27
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14504
9
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Walt Lerian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.616
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.86
70.86
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Lerian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0