Bill Nicholson vs. Rudy York — Career Comparison

Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Rudy York
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Bill Nicholson and Rudy York are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Bill Nicholson, 110 for Rudy York), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 140). The overall lean goes to Bill Nicholson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Nicholson and Rudy York

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
1603
143.13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6720
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5891
525.98
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
138.73
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1621
144.73
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
917
85.73
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
89.38
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
25.98
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.64
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
235
21.97
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
24.73
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
567
53.01
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
55.36
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
982.78
91.88
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018.65
90.95
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2581
241.29
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2847
254.2
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2425
216.52
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
78.21
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
948
88.63
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152
102.86
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
144.9
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
156.34
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036.75
92.57
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.86
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.07
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
792
70.71
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
77.41
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
867
77.41
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.87
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.23
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
155
13.84
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.52
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.39
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.32
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.62
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.71
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Rudy York
Career
Per 600 PA
59.38
59.38

Fielding Stats for Bill Nicholson and Rudy York

Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12308
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13630
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13475
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.86
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.655
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rudy York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0