Chris Nelson vs. Larry Whisenton — Career Comparison

Chris Nelson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Larry Whisenton
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Chris Nelson and Larry Whisenton are closely matched on the surface stats. Chris Nelson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.388 vs .371) and batting average (.265 vs .234). Larry Whisenton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .315). By the career numbers, Chris Nelson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chris Nelson and Larry Whisenton

Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
187.79
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
293.67
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
555.38
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
205
518.99
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
147.17
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
121.52
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
105.22
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
78.48
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.97
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.32
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
5.33
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.65
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.13
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
41.95
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
43.04
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.88
64.52
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.84
67.94
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
215.76
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
76
192.41
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
185.79
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
194.94
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
63.93
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.35
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
66.59
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
53.16
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
119.87
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
44
111.39
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.73
66.41
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.5
67.08
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
36.63
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
73.42
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
135.18
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
106.33
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.65
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.13
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.99
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.32
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Chris Nelson and Larry Whisenton

Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.27
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.25
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.98
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
27
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147
27
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
9
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.1
9
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.87
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.02
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.98
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
3.01
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.19
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.86
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.12
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.31
77.31
Larry Whisenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.36
77.36
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.24
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Whisenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0