Nellie Fox vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Dave Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Nellie Fox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .326). Dave Thomas had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .363). 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 Dave Thomas

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
143.89
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1951
541.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
522
145
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
382
106.11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
25.56
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
6.49
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
38.89
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251.04
69.73
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
731
203.06
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
692
192.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1279
74.15
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
79.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
66.39
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
117.92
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.35
76.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277.16
76.99
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
42.22
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
216
12.52
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47.91
47.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
39
10.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Dave Thomas

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.47
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.13
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12696
7.88
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12487
7.75
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.422
5.422
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.55
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0