Nellie Fox vs. Tom Needham — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Nellie Fox holds a real edge over Tom Needham in this comparison. Nellie Fox led in contact rate (K%+ 567 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 79), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 81). Tom Needham held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 27). The edge belongs to Nellie Fox.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Tom Needham

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
20.58
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.91
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
29.1
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151.72
66.77
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3347
194.05
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
45.8
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
8.23
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719
41.69
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
109
39.61
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
67.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8.83
8.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Tom Needham

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.39
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
1.95
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.13
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
7.69
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2575
7.4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.331
5.331
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.71
73.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16