Bill Nicholson vs. Brandon Phillips — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Brandon Phillips
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Nicholson comes out clearly ahead of Brandon Phillips across most offensive categories. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 119), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 67), and slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 108). Brandon Phillips held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 141 vs 64). Bill Nicholson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Brandon Phillips

Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1902
142.81
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7991
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7378
553.97
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2029
152.35
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
106.24
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
27.63
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.63
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
211
15.84
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
46.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
967.97
72.68
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3100
232.76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2541
190.79
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
75.46
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
71.41
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1745
131.02
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
996.43
74.82
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.91
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
420
31.54
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.55
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
81.99
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
7.32
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.93
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.66
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
224
16.82
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
15.69
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.31
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
22
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
71.33
71.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Brandon Phillips

Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
1.04
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1837
1.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48490
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16163.1
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3557
1.98
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4971
2.77
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8638
4.81
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
4.75
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Brandon Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
0.62
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0