Nellie Fox vs. Joe Nolan — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Joe Nolan
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe Nolan posted the stronger offensive profile against Nellie Fox. Joe Nolan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .712) and slugging (.378 vs .363). Nellie Fox had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .263). By the career numbers, Joe Nolan 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 Joe Nolan

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
621
225.96
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
529.05
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
382
138.99
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
279
101.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.64
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.82
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
37.48
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190.78
69.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
199.76
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
553
201.21
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
156
56.76
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
64.77
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
307
111.7
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
199.59
72.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
59.67
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
8
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
66.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.82
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.91
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
11.64
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.46
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.72
48.72
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Joe Nolan

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
1.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9420
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3140
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
5.56
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.42
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
6.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
5.98
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.703
4.703
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1.09
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29