Fred Kendall vs. Bill Nicholson — Career Comparison

Fred Kendall
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Nicholson comes out clearly ahead of Fred Kendall across most offensive categories. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 47), slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 83), and walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 79). Fred Kendall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 64). Bill Nicholson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Kendall and Bill Nicholson

Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
877
186.4
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2823
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2576
547.5
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
603
128.16
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
100.96
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
86
18.28
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.34
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.59
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
128
27.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
223.58
47.52
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
804
170.88
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
798
169.61
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
170
36.13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
244
51.86
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
383
81.4
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
235.58
50.07
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.28
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
189
40.17
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.16
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
51.01
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.74
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.31
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
83
17.64
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.06
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.52
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.62
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43

Fielding Stats for Fred Kendall and Bill Nicholson

Fred Kendall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
1.16
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
0.99
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18957
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6319
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3839
5.47
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.49
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4240
6.04
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4186
5.96
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.08
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.05
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
0.71
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.32
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0