Joe Medwick vs. Rocky Nelson — Career Comparison

Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star
Rocky Nelson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Medwick posted the stronger offensive profile against Rocky Nelson. Joe Medwick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .702) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .322). By the career numbers, Joe Medwick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Medwick and Rocky Nelson

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
620
239.23
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1394
537.88
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
347
133.89
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
241
92.99
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
23.54
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
15.11
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.96
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
106
40.9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173.41
66.91
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
204.12
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
188.68
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
186
71.77
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
66.75
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
328
126.56
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180.16
69.51
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
50.16
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.02
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
551
40.6
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
36.27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
14.78
14.78
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.54
16.54
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.24
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.24
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.09
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.03
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70

Fielding Stats for Joe Medwick and Rocky Nelson

Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.71
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
18.54
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.31
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
19.96
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2993
19.85
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.318
7.318
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.23
34.23
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.98
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0