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Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox

1947–1965  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 160 lb  ·  b. 1927 St. Thomas, PA

Career 2,367 G · 2,663 H · 35 HR · 790 RBI · .289 AVG

Seasons leading his league
39
17 best in baseball 22 league only
96 Top-5 finishes
13 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1956 Best season

Spanning 1951–1963, peaking at 5 titles in 1956.

Clubs 200 Hit Seasons
Team records #2 White Sox career H #3 White Sox career R #8 White Sox 1954 H #10 White Sox career RBI
Led in Second Base Putouts for 10 straight seasons (1952–1961) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 27th League titles 39
  • 56th Best in baseball 17
  • 61st Top-5 finishes 96

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Second Base Putouts 10 1st 10 yrs (1952–1961) 1952 406 1953 451 1956 478 1957 453 1958 444 1961 413 1954 AL 400 1955 AL 399 1959 AL 364 1960 AL 412 1951 #2 1962 #3
Second Base Range Factor 7 1st 3 yrs (1955–1957) 1951 5.86 1953 5.70 1956 5.68 1957 5.85 1960 5.77 1955 AL 5.73 1959 AL 5.24 1952 #2 1954 #2 1958 #2 1961 #3
Second Base Fielding Percentage 6 1st 2 yrs (1962–1963) 1954 .989 1962 .990 1963 .988 1952 AL .985 1956 AL .987 1959 AL .988 1953 #3 1957 #2 1958 #3 1960 #2 1961 #2
Second Base Assists 6 1st 3 yrs (1955–1957) 1955 483 1952 AL 433 1956 AL 396 1957 AL 453 1959 AL 453 1960 AL 447 1951 #3 1953 #2 1954 #2 1958 #2 1961 #3
Second Base Double Plays 5 1st 3 yrs (1956–1958) 1956 124 1957 141 1954 AL 103 1958 AL 117 1960 AL 126 1951 #3 1952 #2 1955 #2 1959 #2
Hits 4 1st 2 yrs (1957–1958) 1952 AL 192 1954 AL 201 1957 AL 196 1958 AL 187 1951 #2 1955 #2 1956 #3 1959 #2 1960 #2
Triples 1 1st — 1960 AL 10 1951 #2 1952 #2
Doubles — #2 — 1959 #2
Runs — #2 — 1956 #2 1957 #2

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1963 1 2B FPCT .988
1962 1 2B FPCT .990
1961 1 2B PO 413
1960 5 2B A 447 2B PO 412 2B DP 126 3B 10 2B RF 5.77
1959 4 2B A 453 2B PO 364 2B FPCT .988 2B RF 5.24
1958 3 H 187 2B PO 444 2B DP 117
1957 5 H 196 2B A 453 2B PO 453 2B DP 141 2B RF 5.85
1956 5 2B A 396 2B PO 478 2B DP 124 2B FPCT .987 2B RF 5.68
1955 3 2B A 483 2B PO 399 2B RF 5.73
1954 4 H 201 2B PO 400 2B DP 103 2B FPCT .989
1953 2 2B PO 451 2B RF 5.70
1952 4 H 192 2B A 433 2B PO 406 2B FPCT .985
1951 1 2B RF 5.86

Batting

  led the league   19 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 PHA AL 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
1948 PHA AL 3 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .154 .214 .154 .368
1949 PHA AL 88 247 42 63 6 2 0 21 32 9 2 .255 .354 .296 .650
1950 CHA AL 130 457 45 113 12 7 0 30 35 17 4 .247 .304 .304 .608
1951 CHA AL 147 604 93 189 32 12 4 55 43 11 9 .313 .372 .426 .798
1952 CHA AL 152 648 76 192 25 10 0 39 34 14 5 .296 .334 .366 .700
1953 CHA AL 154 624 92 178 31 8 3 72 49 18 4 .285 .344 .375 .719
1954 CHA AL 155 631 111 201 24 8 2 47 51 12 16 .319 .372 .391 .763
1955 CHA AL 154 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 38 15 7 .311 .364 .406 .770
1956 CHA AL 154 649 109 192 20 10 4 52 44 14 8 .296 .348 .376 .724
1957 CHA AL 155 619 110 196 27 8 6 61 75 13 5 .317 .403 .415 .818
1958 CHA AL 155 623 82 187 21 6 0 49 47 11 5 .300 .357 .353 .710
1959 CHA AL 156 624 84 191 34 6 2 70 71 13 5 .306 .381 .389 .770
1960 CHA AL 150 605 85 175 24 10 2 59 50 13 2 .289 .351 .372 .723
1961 CHA AL 159 606 67 152 11 5 2 51 59 12 2 .251 .323 .295 .619
1962 CHA AL 157 621 79 166 27 7 2 54 38 12 1 .267 .315 .343 .658
1963 CHA AL 137 539 54 140 19 0 2 42 24 17 0 .260 .299 .306 .605
1964 HOU NL 133 442 45 117 12 6 0 28 27 13 0 .265 .320 .319 .639
1965 HOU NL 21 41 3 11 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 .268 .286 .317 .603
Career — — 2,367 9,232 1,279 2,663 355 112 35 790 719 216 76 .289 .348 .363 .710

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1947 PHA AL 2B 1 — — 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1948 PHA AL 2B 3 — — 13 6 1 1 20 .950 6.33
1949 PHA AL 2B 77 — — 191 196 7 68 394 .982 5.03
1950 CHA AL 2B 121 — — 340 344 18 100 702 .974 5.65
1951 CHA AL 2B 147 — — 413 449 17 112 879 .981 5.86
1952 CHA AL 2B 151 — — 406 433 13 111 852 .985 5.56
1953 CHA AL 2B 154 — — 451 426 15 101 892 .983 5.70
1954 CHA AL 2B 155 155 1373.0 400 392 9 103 801 .989 5.11
1955 CHA AL 2B 154 154 1364.1 399 483 24 110 906 .974 5.73
1956 CHA AL 2B 154 154 1380.0 478 396 12 124 886 .987 5.68
1957 CHA AL 2B 155 155 1392.2 453 453 13 141 919 .986 5.85
1958 CHA AL 2B 155 155 1376.2 444 399 13 117 856 .985 5.44
1959 CHA AL 2B 156 156 1405.2 364 453 10 93 827 .988 5.24
1960 CHA AL 2B 149 148 1323.2 412 447 13 126 872 .985 5.77
1961 CHA AL 2B 159 156 1381.2 413 407 15 97 835 .982 5.16
1962 CHA AL 2B 154 151 1337.2 376 428 8 93 812 .990 5.22
1963 CHA AL 2B 134 128 1147.2 305 342 8 71 655 .988 4.83
1964 HOU NL 2B 115 114 962.0 231 317 13 51 561 .977 4.77
1965 HOU NL 3B 6 4 45.0 4 11 0 1 15 1.000 2.50
1B 2 1 8.0 8 1 0 1 9 1.000 4.50
2B 1 1 6.0 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
Career — — 2B 2,295 1,627 14451.0 6,090 6,373 209 1,619 12,672 .984 5.43
— — 3B 6 4 45.0 4 11 0 1 15 1.000 2.50
— — 1B 2 1 8.0 8 1 0 1 9 1.000 4.50