Luke Appling vs. Kyle Higashioka — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Kyle Higashioka
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Luke Appling and Kyle Higashioka are closely matched on the surface stats. Luke Appling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .673) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .263). Kyle Higashioka had the advantage in slugging (.410 vs .398). By the career numbers, Luke Appling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Kyle Higashioka

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
195.11
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
1513
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1407
557.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
307
121.74
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
175
69.4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
62
24.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.79
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.97
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
52.35
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
161.83
64.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
228.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
397
157.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
156
61.86
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
84.47
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
301
119.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
149.52
59.3
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
86
34.1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
154.66
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.59
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.76
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.98
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.79
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.78
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Kyle Higashioka

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.17
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10613
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537.2
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3729
9.49
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.31
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3881
9.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
9.79
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.18
99.18
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.386
8.386
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.71
86.71
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.66
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.17