Nellie Fox vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Nellie Fox posted the stronger offensive profile against Herb Thomas. Nellie Fox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .285). Herb Thomas had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Herb Thomas

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
170.77
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
542.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
52
120
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
83.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.38
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
6.49
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151.72
66.77
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23.14
53.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3347
194.05
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.77
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
73
168.46
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
62.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
45.8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
34.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
41
94.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
24.08
55.57
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
8.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719
41.69
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
34.62
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
41.54
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14.44
14.44
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
175
10.15
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
4.64
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
9.04
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Herb Thomas

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43512
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14504
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6102
3.79
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.683
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.86
70.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0