Nellie Fox vs. Jim Leyritz — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jim Leyritz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Nellie Fox and Jim Leyritz 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, 111 for Jim Leyritz), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 103). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Jim Leyritz

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
182.98
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
2961
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
2527
512.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
667
135.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
468
94.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
21.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.41
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
18.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
40.32
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387.82
78.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1048
212.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1069
216.62
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
325
65.86
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
78.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
622
126.04
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400.52
81.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
8.23
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
13.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
68.29
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
581
117.73
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
5.1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.86
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
16.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.84
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Jim Leyritz

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
1.25
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.03
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13424
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4474.2
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
5.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
0.67
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3273
6.58
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3234
6.5
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.225
5.225
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.71
82.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.08
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Leyritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.4
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Leyritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17