Bill Nicholson vs. Placido Polanco — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Placido Polanco
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Nicholson holds a real edge over Placido Polanco in this comparison. Bill Nicholson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 71), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 69), and slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 103). Placido Polanco held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 284 vs 64). The edge belongs to Bill Nicholson.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Placido Polanco

Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1927
146.61
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7886
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7214
548.87
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2142
162.97
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1658
126.15
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
26.48
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.43
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
104
7.91
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
484
36.82
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
943.32
71.77
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2866
218.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2672
203.3
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
76.77
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
723
55.01
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1550
144.9
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1628
123.87
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043.64
79.4
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
7.68
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
429
32.64
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.99
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
40.93
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.66
14.66
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.54
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.26
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
201
15.29
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
6.16
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.28
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
8.45
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
72.97
72.97

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Placido Polanco

Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1906
1.12
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
0.99
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46023
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15341
9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2954
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2767
1.62
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4505
2.64
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.04
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7348
4.31
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7272
4.27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.97
98.97
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.815
3.815
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.93
88.93
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
0.54
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0