Nellie Fox Stats

Nellie Fox was born on Sunday, December 25, 1927, in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania. Fox was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1947, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Nellie Fox baseball stats page.

"Nellie Fox, that little son of a gun, was always on base and was a great hit-and-run man. He sprayed hits all over." - Yogi Berra in the New York Sunday News (July 12, 1970)

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Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#33)

Nellie Fox Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#33)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Jacob Nelson Fox
Nickname:   Little Nel or Nellie or The Mighty Mite
Born On:   12-25-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Thomas, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-01-1975
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, Pennsylvania Click For Grave Photo
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   150
First Game:   06-08-1947 (Age 19)
Last Game:   07-24-1965
Draft:   Not Applicable
Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Athletics 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .250 .000
1948 Athletics 3 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .154 .214 .154
1949 Athletics 88 247 42 63 6 2 0 0 21 32 - 9 11 - 6 10 .255 .354 .296
1950 White Sox 130 457 45 113 12 7 0 0 30 35 - 17 10 - 2 6 .247 .304 .304
1951 White Sox 147 604 93 189 32 12 4 0 55 43 - 11 20 - 14 7 .313 .372 .425
1952 White Sox 152 648 76 192 25 10 0 0 39 34 - 14 15 - 3 11 .296 .334 .366
1953 White Sox 154 624 92 178 31 8 3 0 72 49 - 18 12 - 7 15 .285 .344 .375
1954 White Sox 155 631 111 201 24 8 2 0 47 51 - 12 15 4 5 13 .319 .372 .391
1955 White Sox 154 636 100 198 28 7 6 0 59 38 1 15 14 4 17 8 .311 .364 .406
1956 White Sox 154 649 109 192 20 10 4 0 52 44 1 14 13 5 10 19 .296 .347 .376
1957 White Sox 155 619 110 196 27 8 6 0 61 75 2 13 5 3 16 7 .317 .403 .415
1958 White Sox 155 623 82 187 21 6 0 0 49 47 5 11 12 5 11 13 .300 .357 .353
1959 White Sox 156 624 84 191 34 6 2 0 70 71 8 13 9 5 7 6 .306 .380 .389
1960 White Sox 150 605 85 175 24 10 2 0 59 50 2 13 14 5 10 11 .289 .351 .372
1961 White Sox 159 606 67 152 11 5 2 0 51 59 3 12 15 7 9 17 .251 .323 .295
1962 White Sox 157 621 79 166 27 7 2 0 54 38 0 12 13 5 7 13 .267 .314 .343
1963 White Sox 137 539 54 140 19 0 2 0 42 24 1 17 10 2 7 10 .260 .299 .306
1964 Colt .45s 133 442 45 117 12 6 0 0 28 27 1 13 20 3 10 8 .265 .320 .319
1965 Astros 21 41 3 11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .268 .286 .317
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 2,367 9,232 1,279 2,663 355 112 35 0 790 719 24 216 208 48 142 175 .288 .348 .363
Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Athletics 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1948 Athletics 2B 3 - - 20 6.7 19 13 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1949 Athletics 2B 77 - - 394 5.1 387 191 196 7 68 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1950 White Sox 2B 121 - - 702 5.8 684 340 344 18 100 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1951 White Sox 2B 147 - - 879 6.0 862 413 449 17 112 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1952 White Sox 2B 151 - - 852 5.6 839 406 433 13 111 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1953 White Sox 2B 154 - - 892 5.8 877 451 426 15 101 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1954 White Sox 2B 155 - - 801 5.2 792 400 392 9 103 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1955 White Sox 2B 154 - - 906 5.9 882 399 483 24 110 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1956 White Sox 2B 154 - - 886 5.8 874 478 396 12 124 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1957 White Sox 2B 155 - - 919 5.9 906 453 453 13 141 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1958 White Sox 2B 155 - - 856 5.5 843 444 399 13 117 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1959 White Sox 2B 156 - - 827 5.3 817 364 453 10 93 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1960 White Sox 2B 149 - - 872 5.9 859 412 447 13 126 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1961 White Sox 2B 159 - - 835 5.3 820 413 407 15 97 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1962 White Sox 2B 154 - - 812 5.3 804 376 428 8 93 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1963 White Sox 2B 134 - - 655 4.9 647 305 342 8 71 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1964 Colt .45s 2B 115 - - 561 4.9 548 231 317 13 51 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1965 Astros 1B 2 - - 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Astros 2B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Astros 3B 6 - - 15 2.5 15 4 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 2,295 0 0 12,672 5.5 12,463 6,090 6,373 209 1,619 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
3B Totals 6 0 0 15 2.5 15 4 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1B Totals 2 0 0 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
19 Years 2,303 - - 12,696 5.5 12,487 6,102 6,385 209 1,621 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1948 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1949 Athletics 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 27.4 11.8 - - -
1950 White Sox 4 3 .571 - - n/a 0.0 26.9 15.2 - - -
1951 White Sox 9 12 .429 - - n/a 151.0 54.9 11.0 - - -
1952 White Sox 5 5 .500 - - n/a 0.0 46.3 16.6 - - -
1953 White Sox 4 5 .444 - - n/a 208.0 34.7 8.7 - - -
1954 White Sox 16 9 .640 - - n/a 315.5 52.6 13.4 - - -
1955 White Sox 7 9 .438 - - n/a 106.0 42.4 10.8 - - -
1956 White Sox 8 4 .667 - - n/a 162.3 46.4 12.5 - - -
1957 White Sox 5 6 .455 - - n/a 103.2 47.6 10.1 - - -
1958 White Sox 5 6 .455 - - n/a 0.0 56.6 12.7 - - -
1959 White Sox 5 6 .455 - - n/a 312.0 48.0 8.9 - - -
1960 White Sox 2 4 .333 - - n/a 302.5 46.5 10.3 - - -
1961 White Sox 2 3 .400 - - n/a 303.0 50.5 11.9 - - -
1962 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - n/a 310.5 51.8 11.5 - - -
1963 White Sox 0 2 .000 - - n/a 269.5 31.7 12.8 - - -
1964 Colt .45s 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 34.0 15.8 - - -
1965 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 20.5 41.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 76 80 .487 - - n/a 263.8 42.7 11.7 - - -
Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Philadelphia Athletics 28 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 41 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 41, 18 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago White Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago White Sox 26 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Chicago White Sox 26 Undetermined Stats -
1953 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1958 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1959 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats Stats
1960 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1961 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1962 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined Stats -
1964 Houston Colt .45s 2 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 2 Undetermined - -


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