Don Blasingame vs. Don Kessinger — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Don Kessinger
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

Don Blasingame and Don Kessinger are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Don Blasingame, 101 for Don Kessinger), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 87). The overall lean goes to Don Blasingame, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Don Kessinger

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
146.18
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8529
600
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7651
538.23
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1366
138.03
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1931
135.84
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
111.36
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
17.99
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
17.87
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
5.63
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.98
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
26.37
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
24.48
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
603.61
60.99
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758.27
53.34
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
174.91
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2387
167.92
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1933
195.32
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2637
185.51
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
731
73.86
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
63.24
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
37.07
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1018
102.86
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1412
99.33
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671.52
67.85
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845.37
59.47
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.55
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
48.12
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
4.85
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
46.68
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
759
53.39
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.85
12.85
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
11.24
11.24
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
9.29
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2.81
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
132
9.29
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
7.03
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
5.98
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
13.01
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Don Kessinger

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062
1.07
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1955
1.01
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52117
27
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17372.1
9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3160
2.48
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
1.71
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3696
2.9
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6453
3.34
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.12
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
0.18
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10095
5.23
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9745
5.05
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.53
96.53
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.726
4.726
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
94.14
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Don Kessinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
0.63
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Kessinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0