Nellie Fox vs. Jim Lyttle — Career Comparison

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

On the career numbers, Nellie Fox posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Lyttle. Nellie Fox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .317). Jim Lyttle had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Nellie Fox 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 Jim Lyttle

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
297.72
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
788
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
540.61
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
176
134.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
125
95.18
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.81
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.85
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
38.83
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151.72
66.77
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
76.44
58.2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3347
194.05
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
250
190.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
238
181.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
71
54.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
132
100.51
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
76.95
58.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
46.45
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.66
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
105.84
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.09
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.61
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.05
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
4.64
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.47
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.72
48.72
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 600 PA
21.05
21.05

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Jim Lyttle

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
1.43
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4773
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1591
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
2.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
2.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.38
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Jim Lyttle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.86
70.86
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.64
62.64
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lyttle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0