Nellie Fox vs. Marv Throneberry — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Marv Throneberry
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Marv Throneberry are closely matched on the surface stats. Marv Throneberry posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .712) and slugging (.416 vs .363). Nellie Fox had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .314). By the career numbers, Marv Throneberry 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 Marv Throneberry

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
216.38
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1331
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
534.64
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
281
126.67
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
183
82.49
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
20.58
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
37
16.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.61
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.89
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
44.18
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159.42
71.87
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
222.24
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
412
185.73
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
143
64.46
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
76.63
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
260
117.21
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
157.9
71.18
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
58.6
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
295
132.98
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
4.51
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.25
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
10.82
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.72
48.72
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Marv Throneberry

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.23
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.99
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7720
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2573.1
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
8.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.71
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12696
7.88
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
8.89
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12487
7.75
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2509
8.78
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.422
5.422
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.128
7.128
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.4
80.4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.92
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0