Jose Altuve vs. Johnny Kling — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Johnny Kling across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 135), walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 78), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 104). Johnny Kling held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 131 vs 109). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Johnny Kling

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1261
162.88
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7881
543.77
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4246
548.46
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1154
149.06
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1646
113.57
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
892
115.22
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
181
23.38
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.88
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.58
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
519.18
67.06
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3123
215.48
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1447
186.91
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
475
61.36
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
66.52
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1870
129.02
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
970
125.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
579.65
74.87
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.55
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
45.19
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
281
36.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.45
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
42.24
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.2
14.2
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.69
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.66
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
124
16.02
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
124
16.02
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
77.2
77.2
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Johnny Kling

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
0.67
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
25143
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8381
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
1.68
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.916
5.916
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.95
51.95
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.14
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97