Garret Anderson vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Garret Anderson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Garret Anderson across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 55), home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 145), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 100). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Garret Anderson and Al Kaline

Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2228
145.67
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9177
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8640
564.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2529
165.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
110.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
34.13
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
287
18.76
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
55.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1237.65
80.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3984
260.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2966
193.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
70.87
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1365
89.24
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2162
141.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1278.79
83.61
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.52
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
429
28.05
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
6.8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
6.78
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
80.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.85
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.69
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
5.38
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.88
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.23
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
8.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.99
62.99
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Garret Anderson and Al Kaline

Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
1.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
1.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49549
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16516.1
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4057
2.21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.1
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.03
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.03
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4214
2.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6255
2.58
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4166
2.27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
2.55
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.178
2.178
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0