Terry Francona vs. Joe Nolan — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Nolan
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe Nolan posted the stronger offensive profile against Terry Francona. Joe Nolan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .306). Terry Francona had the advantage in batting average (.274 vs .263). By the career numbers, Joe Nolan 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 Joe Nolan

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
621
225.96
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
600
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
529.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
382
138.99
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
279
101.52
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.64
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.82
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
37.48
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.78
69.42
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
549
199.76
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
201.21
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
56.76
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
64.77
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
111.7
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199.59
72.62
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.55
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
59.67
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
183
66.59
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.82
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.29
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.91
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.86
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.64
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.89
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.46
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Joe Nolan

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
1.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9420
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3140
9
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
5.56
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.42
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
6.08
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
5.98
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.362
4.362
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1.09
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29