Nellie Fox vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Nellie Fox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Nellie Fox and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Nellie Fox posted a career OPS of .712 against Jerry Willard's .706. On the surface stats, Nellie Fox and Jerry Willard are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Nellie Fox and Jerry Willard

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2367
137.23
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10349
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9232
535.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
154.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2161
125.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
20.58
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
29.1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151.72
66.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.64
66.87
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
194.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3524
204.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
74.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
45.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
117.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312.35
76.09
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.23
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
41.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
12.52
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.91
47.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
12.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
2.78
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
10.15
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.41
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.64
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
9.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Nellie Fox and Jerry Willard

Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43512
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14504
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
3.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
3.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12696
7.88
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.94
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12487
7.75
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
5.86
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.422
5.422
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.673
4.673
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.86
70.86
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
1.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nellie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Nellie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31