Simon Nicholls vs. Bill Rigney — Career Comparison

Simon Nicholls
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Simon Nicholls and Bill Rigney 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+ 98 for Simon Nicholls, 98 for Bill Rigney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Simon Nicholls, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Simon Nicholls and Bill Rigney

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
312
147.75
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
177.24
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
1267
600
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1133
536.54
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1966
532.79
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
284
134.49
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
138.21
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
114.6
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
102.17
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.15
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
21.14
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.84
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.79
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.89
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
42
19.89
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
36.04
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
106.73
50.54
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253.76
68.77
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
340
161.01
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
200.27
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
351
166.22
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
730
197.83
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
144
68.19
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
58
27.47
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
57.45
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
198
93.76
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
122.49
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
124.51
58.96
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
73.67
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.95
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.25
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
65
30.78
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.37
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.3
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
206
55.83
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.42
12.42
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
31.73
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.59
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.79
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.78
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.08
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.79
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.86
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
86.21
86.21

Fielding Stats for Simon Nicholls and Bill Rigney

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.05
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7959
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2653
9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
1.94
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.9
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.43
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
5.27
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1427
4.84
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.83
91.83
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.603
4.603
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0