Nellie Fox vs. Billy Otterson — Career Comparison
On the career numbers, Nellie Fox posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Otterson. Nellie Fox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .259). Billy Otterson had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Billy Otterson
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
166.67
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
555.56
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
38.89
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
57.86
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
177.78
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
155.56
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
161.11
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
55.98
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
216
12.52
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
94.44
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47.91
47.91
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.44
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Billy Otterson
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
1.43
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6385
3.96
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.46
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12696
7.88
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.8
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12487
7.75
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.98
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.422
5.422
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.467
4.467
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
1.01
Billy Otterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41