Candy Nelson vs. Juan Samuel — Career Comparison

Candy Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationShortstop
Juan Samuel
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Juan Samuel posted the stronger offensive profile against Candy Nelson. Juan Samuel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.739 vs .630) and slugging (.420 vs .300). Candy Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .319). By the career numbers, Juan Samuel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Candy Nelson and Juan Samuel

Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
817
133.46
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1720
154.86
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3673
600
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6664
600
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3294
538.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6081
547.51
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
833
136.07
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
142.08
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
115.98
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
92.56
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
93
15.19
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
25.84
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.41
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.18
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.5
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
20.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
49.52
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
368.23
60.15
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.51
76.49
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
989
161.56
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2552
229.77
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1212
197.99
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2092
188.36
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
648
105.85
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873
78.6
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
33.98
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
63.3
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
139.34
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
127.4
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
422.79
69.06
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846.05
76.18
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.41
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.66
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
352
57.5
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
39.62
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.42
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.35
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
1442
129.83
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.62
81.62
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.43
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.78
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.49
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
81
7.29
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
11.11
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
35.65
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.33
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
12.88
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
11.43
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
48.53
Candy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.14
97.14
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
73.47
73.47

Fielding Stats for Candy Nelson and Juan Samuel

Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
1.04
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1544
1.09
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
1.02
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21564
27
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38206
27
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7188
9
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12735.1
9
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
1.51
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3572
2.52
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
2.61
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
2.32
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.65
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.13
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3809
4.77
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7048
4.98
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3290
4.12
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6860
4.85
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.37
86.37
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.945
3.945
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.443
4.443
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.22
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
0.48
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0