Willie Norwood vs. Nelson Santovenia — Career Comparison

Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Nelson Santovenia
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Norwood and Nelson Santovenia are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Norwood posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.291 vs .286) and batting average (.242 vs .233). Nelson Santovenia had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Norwood 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 Norwood and Nelson Santovenia

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
183.33
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
545.68
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
133.26
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
206
127.16
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
92.06
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
138
85.19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.75
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
25.93
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.86
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.59
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.58
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.2
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
41.98
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.8
59.1
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
90.81
56.06
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
198.77
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
171.89
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
167.28
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
70.17
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.53
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
93
59.87
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
71.6
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
171
105.56
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.12
58.02
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
88.63
54.71
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
36.7
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.42
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.29
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
93.35
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
165
101.85
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
5.89
5.89
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.08
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.51
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.49
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.43
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.32
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.79
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.69
70.69
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Norwood and Nelson Santovenia

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.15
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.98
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6396
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2132
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.37
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
6.13
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.72
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
6.97
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
6.84
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.66
85.66
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.95
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.39