Nellie Fox vs. Willie Norwood — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Nellie Fox posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Norwood. Nellie Fox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .291). Willie Norwood had the advantage in home run production (18 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 Willie Norwood

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
207
133.26
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.86
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151.72
66.77
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
109
70.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
59.87
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719
41.69
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.29
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
4.64
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.69
70.69

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Willie Norwood

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.01
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.37
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0