Andre Dawson vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Andre Dawson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Andre Dawson across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 77), contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 116), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 108). Andre Dawson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 229 vs 209). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andre Dawson and Al Kaline

Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2627
146.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
10769
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9927
553.09
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2774
154.55
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1735
96.67
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
28.02
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
5.46
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
24.4
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
399
20.64
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
57.89
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1546.13
86.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4787
266.71
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3474
193.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1373
76.5
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
88.64
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
140.74
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550.15
86.37
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.18
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.82
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
7.97
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
131
6.78
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1509
84.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.34
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
6.57
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.38
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
12.09
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
17.49
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
137
7.09
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
6.07
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.36
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
23.57
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
202
10.45
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.23
74.23
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Andre Dawson and Al Kaline

Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60159
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20053
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5158
2.31
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.1
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
2.43
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6255
2.58
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5315
2.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
2.55
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.28
98.28
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.288
2.288
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0