Sam Barkley vs. Johnny Kling — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Johnny Kling are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Kling had the edge in batting average (.272 vs .258). By the career numbers, Johnny Kling 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 Johnny Kling

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
162.88
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4246
548.46
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
602
143.5
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1154
149.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892
115.22
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
23.38
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
7.88
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.58
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519.18
67.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1447
186.91
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
61.36
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
66.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
970
125.3
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
306.28
73.01
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.65
74.87
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.55
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
36.3
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
327
42.24
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
14.2
14.2
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.69
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Johnny Kling

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
0.67
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25143
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8381
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
1.68
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4066
7.23
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3814
6.78
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.916
5.916
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.95
51.95
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.14
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97