Bill Nicholson vs. Kirby Puckett — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Kirby Puckett holds a real edge over Bill Nicholson in this comparison. Kirby Puckett led in contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 64), batting average (AVG+ 129 vs 109), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 113 vs 113). Bill Nicholson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 132). The edge belongs to Kirby Puckett.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Kirby Puckett

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
57
4.37
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
51.95
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1180.81
90.47
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2581
241.29
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3453
264.56
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2810
215.3
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
837
78.25
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
82.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
83.13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
144.9
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
149.33
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1003.94
93.86
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236.06
94.71
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.29
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.51
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.44
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
63.81
63.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Kirby Puckett

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
1.05
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43871
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14623.2
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
2.7
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.09
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.03
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4586
2.82
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
2.79
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.657
2.657
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0