Alex Diaz vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Alex Diaz
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Alex Diaz and Gary Kolb are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Diaz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.597 vs .581) and slugging (.324 vs .296). Gary Kolb had the advantage in on-base percentage (.285 vs .273). By the career numbers, Alex Diaz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Diaz and Gary Kolb

Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
251.83
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
350.9
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
872
600
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
501
600
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
561.47
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
450
538.92
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
134.17
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
102.52
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.33
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.82
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
5.5
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.65
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
25.15
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.04
48.88
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
40.51
48.51
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
181.65
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
133
159.28
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
160.32
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
167.66
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
70.18
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
75.45
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.61
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
29
34.73
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
116.28
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.28
49.04
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
40.56
48.57
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.44
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
22.71
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.09
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.06
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.62
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.57
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.82
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.4
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
28.21
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.2
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.79
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
45.41
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.77
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
62.12
62.12
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Alex Diaz and Gary Kolb

Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.44
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.71
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.87
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.84
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5324
27
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1774.2
9
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.45
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.07
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.61
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.57
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.785
1.785
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.56
60.56
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01