Phil Garner vs. Dave Nilsson — Career Comparison

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Phil Garner and Dave Nilsson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 103 for Phil Garner, 106 for Dave Nilsson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Dave Nilsson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Phil Garner and Dave Nilsson

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
162.68
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
837
159.28
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
3153
600
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6136
536.68
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
2779
528.83
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
139.42
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
150.14
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1104
96.56
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
98.38
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
26.15
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
29.88
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.17
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
9.53
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
19.98
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
42.86
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
51.76
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799.18
69.9
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
459.65
87.47
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2384
208.51
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1281
243.77
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
191.72
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1119
212.94
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
68.22
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
74.02
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
64.55
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470
89.44
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1409
123.24
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
754
143.48
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810.47
70.89
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466.52
88.78
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
49.33
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
60.89
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
6.47
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.61
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
73.64
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
80.69
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.86
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.28
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.16
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.09
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
131
11.46
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.85
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
19.68
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.85
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.43
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
6.28
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.18
68.18
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Phil Garner and Dave Nilsson

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1856
1.12
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
1.21
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
1
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
1.09
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14624
27
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4874.2
9
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2980
5.5
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4356
2.63
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.36
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
4.45
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3219
5.94
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7102
4.29
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3177
5.87
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.827
3.827
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.865
4.865
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.66
90.66
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
0.45
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.28
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Nilsson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.45
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nilsson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.13