Billy Beane vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Gary Kolb posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Gary Kolb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.581 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.285 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in batting average (.219 vs .209). By the career numbers, Gary Kolb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Gary Kolb

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
148
281.9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
350.9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
538.92
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.71
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.15
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.51
48.51
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
159.28
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
167.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
75.45
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
29
34.73
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
106.67
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.56
48.57
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.55
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.79
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.77
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Gary Kolb

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.71
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.84
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.07
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01