Alex Avila vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Alex Avila
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver 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 Alex Avila across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 104), contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 70), and slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 101). Alex Avila held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 170 vs 140). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Alex Avila and Al Kaline

Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1052
173.5
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3638
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
504.67
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10116
523.38
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
714
117.76
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
155
25.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
105
17.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
269
44.37
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
446.92
73.71
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
198.24
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
207.97
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
352
58.05
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
397
65.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
644
106.21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
439.03
72.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.13
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
87.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1277
66.07
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.96
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
176.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.81
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
13.69
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.64
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Alex Avila and Al Kaline

Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
1.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
1.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
23588
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
7862.2
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6866
7.86
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.48
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7327
8.39
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7287
8.34
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.436
7.436
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.57
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.24
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0