Bill Nicholson vs. Cliff Pennington — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Cliff Pennington
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Nicholson comes out clearly ahead of Cliff Pennington across most offensive categories. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 46), slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 85), and walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 96). Cliff Pennington held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 101 vs 64). Bill Nicholson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Cliff Pennington

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
185.42
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
3142
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2799
534.5
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
678
129.47
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501
95.67
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
120
22.92
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.01
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
36
6.87
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
177
33.8
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
314.38
60.04
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
948
181.03
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
959
183.13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
324
61.87
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
242
46.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
530
101.21
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
326.59
62.37
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.86
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
266
50.8
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.53
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
118.2
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.82
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
7.64
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
16.04
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.35
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
21.39
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Cliff Pennington

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
1.19
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
0.97
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20844
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6948
9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
1.51
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
2.92
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
4.55
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3418
4.43
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.723
3.723
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.92
81.92
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Cliff Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
0.63
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0