Bill Nicholson vs. Phil Plantier — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Phil Plantier
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Nicholson comes out clearly ahead of Phil Plantier across most offensive categories. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 177), slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 88). Phil Plantier held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 65 vs 64). Bill Nicholson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Phil Plantier

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1677
156.78
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
610
169.05
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
2165
600
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1883
521.85
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
457
126.65
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
85.73
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
273
75.66
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
25.43
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
24.94
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.83
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
21.97
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
25.22
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
184
50.99
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
287.82
79.77
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
826
228.91
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
717
198.71
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
260
72.06
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
292
80.92
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
461
127.76
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
278.17
77.09
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.37
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
237
65.68
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.48
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
131.92
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.11
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.99
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
10.25
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.6
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.16
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.76
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Phil Plantier

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
1.12
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12182
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4060.2
9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.08
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3139
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
2.22
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
2.17
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.944
1.944
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0