Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Chris Nelson — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Chris Nelson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Chris Nelson. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .704) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .315). Chris Nelson had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Chris Nelson

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
187.79
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
834
555.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
147.17
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
158
105.22
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
25.97
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
41.95
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96.88
64.52
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
324
215.76
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
185.79
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
63.93
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
66.59
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
119.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
99.73
66.41
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
36.63
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
135.18
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.32
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.29
64.29

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Chris Nelson

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.98
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.98
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.31
77.31
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0