Nellie Fox vs. Bernell Longest — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bernell Longest
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Bernell Longest are closely matched on the surface stats. Nellie Fox posted a career OPS of .712 against Bernell Longest's .716. On the surface stats, Nellie Fox and Bernell Longest are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Bernell Longest

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2367
137.23
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
47
133.65
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
543.13
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2663
154.39
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
159.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2161
125.29
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
130.81
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.75
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.69
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.03
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
29.1
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.44
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.12
77.12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3347
194.05
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
68
193.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
216.11
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1279
74.15
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
79.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
71.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.39
86.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
8.23
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
216
12.52
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47.91
47.91
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Bernell Longest

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.77
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.13
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
5.56
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0