Willie Nixon vs. Gregg Zaun — Career Comparison

Willie Nixon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Gregg Zaun
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Nixon posted the stronger offensive profile against Gregg Zaun. Willie Nixon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .737) and slugging (.440 vs .388). Gregg Zaun had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .338). By the career numbers, Willie Nixon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Nixon and Gregg Zaun

Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
40
165.52
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1232
182.88
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4042
600
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
125
517.24
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3489
517.91
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
136.55
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
130.33
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.76
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
87.14
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.97
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
28.8
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.34
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
13.06
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.79
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
43.2
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.38
80.19
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486.91
72.28
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
227.59
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
200.99
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
194.48
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
205.74
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
91.03
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
64.87
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.76
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
66.2
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
161.38
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
118.01
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.57
85.1
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495.57
73.56
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.3
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.66
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
71.1
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.45
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
544
80.75
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.08
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.6
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 600 PA
87
12.91
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.41
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.82
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.23
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.76
54.76

Fielding Stats for Willie Nixon and Gregg Zaun

Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.18
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
1.17
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.12
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
0.99
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24733
27
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8244.1
9
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.66
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6137
6.7
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.46
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.1
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.87
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
7.25
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.81
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6557
7.16
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.122
6.122
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.97
84.97
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.07
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.06
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
0.71
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Zaun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.23