Matt Alexander vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Matt Alexander
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Matt Alexander and Gary Kolb are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Kolb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.581 vs .560) and slugging (.296 vs .262). Matt Alexander had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .285). By the career numbers, Gary Kolb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Alexander and Gary Kolb

Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
1150.77
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
293
350.9
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
195
600
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
168
516.92
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
538.92
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
36
110.77
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
112.57
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
92.31
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.31
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.46
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.66
63.58
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.51
48.51
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
44
135.38
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
159.28
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
169.23
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.66
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
341.54
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
63
75.45
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.31
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.73
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
353.85
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
13.94
42.9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.56
48.57
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.38
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
55.09
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.08
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.62
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
316.92
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
129.23
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.79
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
446.15
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.77
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
71.03
71.03
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Matt Alexander and Gary Kolb

Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.96
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.71
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.84
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.89
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.07
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.62
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.35
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.59
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.51
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.81
26.81
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01