Sonny Jackson vs. Willie Norwood — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sonny Jackson and Willie Norwood are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Norwood posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .613) and slugging (.367 vs .303). Sonny Jackson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .291). By the career numbers, Willie Norwood had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Willie Norwood

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3055
540.71
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
207
133.26
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.86
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91.8
59.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
181.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
70.09
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
70.17
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
59.87
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.13
58.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
44.25
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.29
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.08
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
22.3
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
9.03
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
31.33
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.19
71.19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Willie Norwood

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.15
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
0.99
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.37
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
4.46
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3212
4.25
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.783
3.783
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0