Bill Nicholson vs. John Patterson — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
John Patterson
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Nicholson posted the stronger offensive profile against John Patterson. Bill Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .349). By the career numbers, Bill Nicholson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and John Patterson

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
142.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
524.76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
142.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
110.97
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.57
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
5.61
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.76
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
42.3
79.56
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
188.09
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
109
205.02
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
78.25
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
82.76
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
63.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
142.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
45.37
85.34
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.76
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
58.31
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.09
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.38
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
96.43
96.43
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and John Patterson

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.5
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3139
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.14
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.78
93.78
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.776
2.776
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0