Terry Francona vs. Dave Nicholson — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Nicholson
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Dave Nicholson posted the stronger offensive profile against Terry Francona. Dave Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .306). Terry Francona had the advantage in batting average (.274 vs .212). By the career numbers, Dave Nicholson 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 Dave Nicholson

Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
538
194.34
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1661
600
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1419
512.58
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
301
108.73
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
70.8
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.56
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.33
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
22.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
37.93
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.43
69.15
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
540
195.06
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
190.37
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
66.47
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
64.66
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
109.09
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
67.34
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.53
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
79.11
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.53
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
573
206.98
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.29
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.33
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.7
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.17
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.61
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.89
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.78
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Dave Nicholson

Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
1.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.98
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10477
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3492.1
9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
1.78
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
1.91
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.86
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0