Nellie Fox vs. Joe Sewell — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Joe Sewell
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstop

Nellie Fox and Joe Sewell are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Nellie Fox, 113 for Joe Sewell), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 108). The overall lean goes to Joe Sewell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Joe Sewell

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2367
137.23
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
1903
137.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
8329
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
7132
513.77
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2663
154.39
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2226
160.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
1673
120.52
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
31.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.53
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
39.84
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216.23
87.61
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2945
212.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3524
204.31
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3148
226.77
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1279
74.15
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1141
82.19
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
76
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2147
154.66
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315.77
94.79
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.76
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
60.66
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
216
12.52
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
8.21
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47.91
47.91
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.06
73.06
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
208
12.06
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
19.81
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.33
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
4.64
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.19
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.52
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
50.68

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Joe Sewell

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1875
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43512
27
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14504
9
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3273
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5230
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8911
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8503
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.535
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.86
70.86
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0