Jose Altuve vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jose Altuve holds a real edge over Al Kaline in this comparison. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 145), batting average (AVG+ 130 vs 122), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 123). Al Kaline held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 109). The edge belongs to Jose Altuve.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Al Kaline

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
255
17.59
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
90.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
3123
215.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1870
129.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1346.68
92.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
14.02
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
137
7.09
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.36
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
202
10.45
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Al Kaline

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7153
4
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
3.94
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.746
3.746
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0