Nellie Fox vs. Sam Leslie — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Sam Leslie
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Nellie Fox and Sam Leslie are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Nellie Fox, 109 for Sam Leslie), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 107). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Sam Leslie

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822
181.93
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2460
544.45
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2663
154.39
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
749
165.77
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
562
124.38
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
27.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.2
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.97
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
41.39
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368.57
81.57
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
229.29
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
218.66
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
311
68.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
86.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
146.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402.82
89.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.81
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
26.12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
22.97
22.97
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.66
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
15.05
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.1
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Sam Leslie

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43512
27
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14504
9
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5523
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5952
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5889
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.94
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Sam Leslie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.981
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.86
70.86
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leslie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0