Terry Francona vs. Candy Nelson — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Candy Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationShortstop

On the career numbers, Terry Francona posted the stronger offensive profile against Candy Nelson. Terry Francona posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .630) and slugging (.351 vs .300). Candy Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .306). By the career numbers, Terry Francona had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Terry Francona and Candy Nelson

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
133.46
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3673
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3294
538.09
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
136.07
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
115.98
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
15.19
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.26
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
31.54
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
20.09
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368.23
60.15
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989
161.56
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
197.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
105.85
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
46.99
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
33.98
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
139.34
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422.79
69.06
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.41
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
57.5
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
119
39.1
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.35
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15.34
15.34
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.62
81.62
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.49
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11.11
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
11.43
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.14
97.14

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Candy Nelson

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
1.04
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
0.92
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21564
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7188
9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
1.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.56
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
2.61
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.65
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3809
4.77
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
4.12
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.37
86.37
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.945
3.945
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.9
60.9
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0