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Nellie Fox
Jacob Nelson Fox
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: December 25, 1927 in St. Thomas, PA
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1947
Final Game: July 25, 1965
Died: December 1, 1975 in Baltimore, MD
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1997.
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 19 PHA AL 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 0 0 /4
1948 20 PHA AL 3 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 -1 2 0 0 0 /4
1949 21 PHA AL 88 296 247 42 63 6 2 0 21 2 2 32 9 .255 .354 .296 .650 75 73 10 6 11 4
1950 22 CHW AL 130 504 457 45 113 12 7 0 30 4 3 35 17 .247 .304 .304 .608 58 139 6 2 10 *4
1951 23 CHW AL 147 681 604 93 189 32 12 4 55 9 12 43 11 .313 .372 .425 .798 117 257 7 14 20 *4 AS,MVP-17
1952 24 CHW AL 152 700 648 76 192 25 10 0 39 5 5 34 14 .296 .334 .366 .700 94 237 11 3 15 *4 AS,MVP-7
1953 25 CHW AL 154 692 624 92 178 31 8 3 72 4 5 49 18 .285 .344 .375 .719 92 234 15 7 12 *4 AS
1954 26 CHW AL 155 706 631 111 201 24 8 2 47 16 9 51 12 .319 .372 .391 .763 107 247 13 5 15 4 *4 AS,MVP-9
1955 27 CHW AL 154 709 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 7 9 38 15 .311 .364 .406 .770 105 258 8 17 14 4 1 *4 AS,MVP-7
1956 28 CHW AL 154 721 649 109 192 20 10 4 52 8 4 44 14 .296 .347 .376 .723 91 244 19 10 13 5 1 *4 AS,MVP-14
1957 29 CHW AL 155 718 619 110 196 27 8 6 61 5 6 75 13 .317 .403 .415 .818 124 257 7 16 5 3 2 *4 AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 30 CHW AL 155 698 623 82 187 21 6 0 49 5 6 47 11 .300 .357 .353 .710 98 220 13 11 12 5 5 *4 AS,MVP-8
1959 31 CHW AL 156 716 624 84 191 34 6 2 70 5 6 71 13 .306 .380 .389 .770 114 243 6 7 9 5 8 *4 AS,MVP-1,GG
1960 32 CHW AL 150 684 605 85 175 24 10 2 59 2 4 50 13 .289 .351 .372 .723 96 225 11 10 14 5 2 *4 AS,MVP-18,GG
1961 33 CHW AL 159 696 606 67 152 11 5 2 51 2 3 59 12 .251 .323 .295 .618 68 179 17 9 15 7 3 *4 AS
1962 34 CHW AL 157 684 621 79 166 27 7 2 54 1 2 38 12 .267 .314 .343 .657 77 213 13 7 13 5 0 *4
1963 35 CHW AL 137 582 539 54 140 19 0 2 42 0 2 24 17 .260 .299 .306 .605 72 165 10 7 10 2 1 *4 AS,MVP-26
1964 36 HOU NL 133 502 442 45 117 12 6 0 28 0 2 27 13 .265 .320 .319 .639 85 141 8 10 20 3 1 *4
1965 37 HOU NL 21 42 41 3 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 .286 .317 .603 76 13 1 1 0 0 0 /534
19 Seasons 2367 10349 9232 1279 2663 355 112 35 790 76 80 719 216 .288 .348 .363 .710 93 3347 175 142 208 48 24
162 Game Avg. 162 708 632 88 182 24 8 2 54 5 5 49 15 .288 .348 .363 .710 93 229 12 10 14
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CHW (14 yrs) 2115 9491 8486 1187 2470 335 104 35 740 73 76 658 192 .291 .349 .367 .717 95 3118 156 125 177 45 23
PHA (3 yrs) 98 314 263 44 65 6 2 0 21 3 2 34 9 .247 .347 .285 .632 70 75 10 6 11
HOU (2 yrs) 154 544 483 48 128 14 6 0 29 0 2 27 15 .265 .317 .319 .636 84 154 9 11 20 3 1
AL (17 yrs) 2213 9805 8749 1231 2535 341 106 35 761 76 78 692 201 .290 .349 .365 .714 94 3193 166 131 188 45 23
NL (2 yrs) 154 544 483 48 128 14 6 0 29 0 2 27 15 .265 .317 .319 .636 84 154 9 11 20 3 1

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 31 CHW AL WS LAD L 6 28 24 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 .375 .464 .500 .964 12 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 28 24 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 .375 .464 .500 .964 12 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 PHA AL 19 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.20
1948 PHA AL 20 2B 3 20 13 6 1 1 .950 6.33 .975 5.40
1949 PHA AL 21 2B 77 394 191 196 7 68 .982 5.03 .974 5.13
1950 CHW AL 22 2B 121 702 340 344 18 100 .974 5.65 .976 5.39
1951 CHW AL 23 2B 147 879 413 449 17 112 .981 5.86 .978 5.35 AS,MVP-17
1952 CHW AL 24 2B 151 852 406 433 13 111 .985 5.56 .978 5.13 AS,MVP-7
1953 CHW AL 25 2B 154 892 451 426 15 101 .983 5.69 .979 5.13 AS
1954 CHW AL 26 2B 155 155 1373.0 801 400 392 9 103 .989 10.8 9.4 7.8 6.1 1.7 3 5.19 5.11 .976 5.37 4.84 AS,MVP-9
1955 CHW AL 27 2B 154 154 1364.1 906 399 483 24 110 .974 11.9 10.5 12.9 4.4 8.5 -1 5.82 5.73 .976 5.37 4.87 AS,MVP-7
1956 CHW AL 28 2B 154 154 1380.0 886 478 396 12 124 .986 -3.5 -3.0 -4.5 -3.2 -1.4 1 5.70 5.68 .973 5.44 4.74 AS,MVP-14
1957 CHW AL 29 2B 155 155 1392.2 919 453 453 13 141 .986 15.4 13.3 11.4 7.5 3.9 4 5.85 5.85 .980 5.39 4.84 AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 CHW AL 30 2B 155 155 1376.2 856 444 399 13 117 .985 7.2 6.3 7.2 3.2 4.0 0 5.51 5.44 .978 5.26 4.68 AS,MVP-8
1959 CHW AL 31 2B 156 156 1405.2 827 364 453 10 93 .988 20.7 17.7 21.7 11.9 9.8 -1 5.23 5.24 .976 5.29 4.73 AS,MVP-1,GG
1960 CHW AL 32 2B 149 148 1323.2 872 412 447 13 126 .985 16.2 14.7 11.2 5.1 6.1 5 5.84 5.77 .979 5.46 4.66 AS,MVP-18,GG
1961 CHW AL 33 2B 159 156 1381.2 835 413 407 15 97 .982 3.8 3.3 5.8 7.6 -1.8 -2 5.34 5.16 .978 5.24 4.72 AS
1962 CHW AL 34 2B 154 151 1337.2 812 376 428 8 93 .990 6.2 5.6 9.2 7.3 1.9 -3 5.41 5.22 .980 5.25 4.87
1963 CHW AL 35 2B 134 128 1147.2 655 305 342 8 71 .988 10.4 10.9 9.4 3.9 5.5 1 5.07 4.83 .980 5.08 4.68 AS,MVP-26
1964 HOU NL 36 2B 115 114 962.0 561 231 317 13 51 .977 -4.5 -5.6 -2.5 1.3 -3.7 -2 5.13 4.77 .973 5.22 4.61
1965 HOU NL 37 3B 6 4 45.0 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0 3.00 2.50 .947 2.82 2.47
1965 HOU NL 37 1B 2 1 8.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 10.12 4.50 .989 10.01 8.60
1965 HOU NL 37 2B 1 1 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.00 2.00 .950 5.25 4.70
19 Seasons 2B 2295 1627 14451.0 12672 6090 6373 209 1619 .984 94.9 7.9 89.9 55.4 34.5 5 7.76 5.43 .977 5.31 4.89
1 Season 3B 6 4 45.0 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0 3.00 2.50 .947 2.82 2.47
1 Season 1B 2 1 8.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 10.12 4.50 .989 10.01 8.60
19 Seasons TOT 2303 1632 14504.0 12696 6102 6385 209 1621 .984 95.0 7.9 90.0 55.7 34.2 5 7.75 5.42 .961 5.31 4.89
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1951 (2B)
1952
1953 *
1954 *
1955 (2B)
1956 (2B)
1957 (2B)
1958 (2B)
1959-1 (2B)
1959-2 (2B)
1960-1 *
1960-2 *
1961-1 *
1961-2
1963 (2B)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1959-AL-MVP

Gold Gloves
1957-ML-2B
1959-AL-2B
1960-AL-2B
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1951-AL-17-7%
1952-AL-7-18%
1954-AL-9-9%
1955-AL-7-25%
1956-AL-14-8%
1957-AL-4-56%
1958-AL-8-26%
1959-AL-1-88%
1960-AL-18-3%
1963-AL-26-1%
1 MVP
2.42 Career Shares (62nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1951 AL--.313--5th
1952 AL--.296--9th
1954 AL--.319--5th
1955 AL--.311--4th
1957 AL--.317--5th
1958 AL--.300--10th
1959 AL--.306--4th
1960 AL--.289--9th

On-Base% s c a p y
1957 AL--.403--5th
1959 AL--.380--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1951 AL--147--7th
1952 AL--152--4th
1953 AL--154--6th
1954 AL--155--1st
1955 AL--154--1st
1956 AL--154--2nd
1957 AL--155--1st
1958 AL--155--1st
1959 AL--156--1st
1960 AL--150--9th
1961 AL--159--7th
Career--2367--86th

At Bats s c a p y
1951 AL--604--3rd
1952 AL--648--1st
1953 AL--624--2nd
1954 AL--631--2nd
1955 AL--636--1st
1956 AL--649--1st
1957 AL--619--4th
1958 AL--623--2nd
1959 AL--624--1st
1960 AL--605--1st
1961 AL--606--8th
1962 AL--621--8th
Career--9232--52nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1951 AL--681--3rd
1952 AL--700--2nd
1953 AL--692--3rd
1954 AL--706--2nd
1955 AL--709--3rd
1956 AL--721--1st
1957 AL--718--1st
1958 AL--698--1st
1959 AL--716--1st
1960 AL--684--1st
1961 AL--696--8th
Career--10349--56th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1951 AL--93--6th
1953 AL--92--8th
1954 AL--111--4th
1955 AL--100--6th
1956 AL--109--2nd
1957 AL--110--2nd
1960 AL--85--7th
Career--1279--127th

Hits s c a p y
1951 AL--189--2nd
1952 AL--192--1st
1953 AL--178--6th
1954 AL--201--1st
1955 AL--198--2nd
1956 AL--192--3rd
1957 AL--196--1st
1958 AL--187--1st
1959 AL--191--2nd
1960 AL--175--2nd
Career--2663--66th

Total Bases s c a p y
1951 AL--257--7th
1954 AL--247--10th
1955 AL--258--7th
1957 AL--257--7th
Career--3347--181st

Doubles s c a p y
1951 AL--32--8th
1953 AL--31--8th
1955 AL--28--6th
1957 AL--27--9th
1959 AL--34--2nd
Career--355--246th

Triples s c a p y
1951 AL--12--2nd
1952 AL--10--2nd
1953 AL--8--5th
1954 AL--8--7th
1955 AL--7--8th
1956 AL--10--5th
1957 AL--8--4th
1958 AL--6--10th
1959 AL--6--7th
1960 AL--10--1st
1962 AL--7--9th
Career--112--118th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1957 AL--75--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 AL--16--6th

Singles s c a p y
1951 AL--141--2nd
1952 AL--157--1st
1953 AL--136--4th
1954 AL--167--1st
1955 AL--157--1st
1956 AL--158--1st
1957 AL--155--1st
1958 AL--160--1st
1959 AL--149--1st
1960 AL--139--1st
1961 AL--134--5th
1962 AL--130--9th
1963 AL--119--10th
Career--2161--25th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1957 AL--124--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1955 AL--95--7th
1957 AL--109--4th
1959 AL--97--10th
Career--1175--193rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1957 AL--24--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1957 AL--2.4--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1951 AL--246--7th
1953 AL--234--8th
1954 AL--257--5th
1955 AL--253--5th
1956 AL--246--7th
1957 AL--287--2nd
1958 AL--245--4th
1959 AL--269--3rd
1960 AL--235--5th
Career--3524--91st

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1957 AL--.680--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 AL--6--3rd
1951 AL--14--2nd
1953 AL--7--4th
1954 AL--5--7th
1955 AL--17--1st
1956 AL--10--3rd
1957 AL--16--2nd
1958 AL--11--2nd
1959 AL--7--5th
1960 AL--10--2nd
1961 AL--9--3rd
1962 AL--7--8th
1963 AL--7--9th
1964 NL--10--3rd
Career--142--23rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1949 AL--11--9th
1950 AL--10--10th
1951 AL--20--2nd
1952 AL--15--5th
1953 AL--12--10th
1954 AL--15--3rd
1955 AL--14--2nd
1956 AL--13--3rd
1958 AL--12--2nd
1959 AL--9--9th
1960 AL--14--3rd
1961 AL--15--1st
1962 AL--13--3rd
1963 AL--10--3rd
1964 NL--20--1st
Career--208--78th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1961 AL--7--10th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 AL--5--9th
1959 AL--8--3rd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 AL--15--9th
1956 AL--19--3rd
1961 AL--17--10th
Career--175--152nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1951 AL--12--1st
1954 AL--9--3rd
1955 AL--9--2nd
1957 AL--6--10th
1958 AL--6--9th
1959 AL--6--6th
Career--80--205th

AB per SO s c a p y
1950 AL--26.9--4th
1951 AL--54.9--1st
1952 AL--46.3--2nd
1953 AL--34.7--2nd
1954 AL--52.6--1st
1955 AL--42.4--1st
1956 AL--46.4--1st
1957 AL--47.6--1st
1958 AL--56.6--1st
1959 AL--48.0--1st
1960 AL--46.5--1st
1961 AL--50.5--1st
1962 AL--51.8--1st
1963 AL--31.7--1st
1964 NL--34.0--1st
Career--42.7--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1951 AL--454--4th
1952 AL--487--1st
1953 AL--478--4th
1954 AL--471--3rd
1955 AL--473--2nd
1956 AL--498--1st
1957 AL--444--7th
1958 AL--472--2nd
1959 AL--459--4th
1960 AL--464--5th
1961 AL--496--5th
1962 AL--488--4th
Career--7080--41st

Oldest s c a p y
1965 NL--born 1927-12-25--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1947 AL--born 1927-12-25--5th
1948 AL--born 1927-12-25--5th
1949 AL--born 1927-12-25--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 23 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 131 (133), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 163 (67), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 31 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

October 19, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Tipton.

December 10, 1963: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Houston Colt .45's for Jim Golden, Danny Murphy and cash.

October 9, 1964: Released by the Houston Colt .45's.

May 12, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

July 31, 1965: Released by the Houston Astros.

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