Bill Nicholson vs. Joe Sewell — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Joe Sewell
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstop

Bill Nicholson and Joe Sewell each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Bill Nicholson had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 336 vs 58), while Joe Sewell led in contact rate (K%+ 420 vs 64). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Joe Sewell

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1903
137.09
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8329
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5546
518.48
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7132
513.77
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
160.36
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1673
120.52
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
31.41
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.9
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.97
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.53
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
53.01
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
553
39.84
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1216.23
87.61
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2581
241.29
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2945
212.15
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2336
218.39
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
226.77
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
837
78.25
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1141
82.19
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
948
88.63
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
144.9
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2147
154.66
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1003.94
93.86
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315.77
94.79
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.76
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
60.66
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
8.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.06
73.06
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
19.81
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.7
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.33
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.19
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.52
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.68
50.68

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Joe Sewell

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3273
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5230
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8911
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8503
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.535
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
776
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0