Ed Brinkman vs. Joe Kmak — Career Comparison

Ed Brinkman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Joe Kmak
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Brinkman and Joe Kmak are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Kmak posted stronger numbers in OPS (.615 vs .584) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .285). Ed Brinkman had the advantage in home run production (60 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Kmak had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Brinkman and Joe Kmak

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
166.72
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
223.4
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6640
600
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
188
600
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6045
546.23
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
163
520.21
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
122.44
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
37
118.09
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1056
95.42
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
28
89.36
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
18.16
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.43
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.42
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
27.02
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.72
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.28
45.21
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.91
53.96
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1812
163.73
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
48
153.19
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1839
166.17
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
191.49
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
49.7
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.06
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
41.66
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
13
41.49
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
85.93
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
89.36
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519.1
46.91
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
56.39
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
3.61
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
40.12
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.83
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.98
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
76.36
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
7.86
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
7.52
7.52
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.42
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
162
14.64
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.77
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.71
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.15
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.16
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.38
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Ed Brinkman and Joe Kmak

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
1.07
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.34
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
1.02
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45887
27
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15295.2
9
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
1.73
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
5.15
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5500
3.24
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.15
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8697
5.12
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
5.77
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8436
4.96
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
5.77
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.635
4.635
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.304
4.304
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.81
76.81
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
0.59
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kmak
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.74
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kmak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.39