Nellie Fox vs. Hector Villanueva — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Hector Villanueva
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Hector Villanueva are closely matched on the surface stats. Hector Villanueva posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .712) and slugging (.442 vs .363). Nellie Fox had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .301). By the career numbers, Hector Villanueva 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 Hector Villanueva

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
222.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
516
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9232
535.24
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
550
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
109
126.74
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.93
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
20.58
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.81
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.11
73.39
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
243.02
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
151
175.58
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.63
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
83.72
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
100
116.28
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
58.79
68.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.51
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.39
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.98
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
113.95
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
5.27
5.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.78
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.28
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Hector Villanueva

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.31
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
1.01
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.08
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
6.26
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.56
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
6.92
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
6.82
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.215
5.215
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.55
82.55
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.31