Sam Barkley vs. Don Kessinger — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Don Kessinger
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Sam Barkley posted the stronger offensive profile against Don Kessinger. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .632) and slugging (.359 vs .312). Don Kessinger had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .314). By the career numbers, Sam Barkley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and Don Kessinger

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
146.18
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8529
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7651
538.23
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1931
135.84
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
111.36
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
17.87
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
5.63
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.38
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
0.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
24.48
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758.27
53.34
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2387
167.92
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2637
185.51
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
63.24
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
37.07
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1412
99.33
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845.37
59.47
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.55
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
48.12
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.85
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
759
53.39
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
11.24
11.24
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
9.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2.81
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
132
9.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
7.03
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
5.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
13.01
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Don Kessinger

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2062
1.07
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1955
1.01
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52117
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17372.1
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
1.71
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
2.78
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6453
3.34
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
0.18
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10095
5.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9745
5.05
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.53
96.53
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.726
4.726
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.44
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
0.63
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0