Joe Atkins vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Joe Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Atkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Al Kaline. Joe Atkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.926 vs .862) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .383). Al Kaline had the advantage in home run production (399 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Atkins had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Atkins and Al Kaline

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10116
523.38
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.866
0.866
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
160
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
100
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
114.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
260
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
210
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2806
145.18
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
117.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1277
66.07
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
52.77
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Atkins and Al Kaline

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2482
1.02
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.95
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.24
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0