Bobby Doerr vs. Jeff Kent — Career Comparison

Bobby Doerr
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanAll-Star
Jeff Kent
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Bobby Doerr and Jeff Kent 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+ 109 for Bobby Doerr, 111 for Jeff Kent), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 126). The overall lean goes to Bobby Doerr, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Doerr and Jeff Kent

Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1865
139.39
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2298
144.57
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
8028
600
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9537
600
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
7093
530.12
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8498
534.63
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2042
152.62
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2461
154.83
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1349
100.82
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
92.92
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
381
28.48
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
35.23
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
6.65
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.96
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
223
16.67
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
23.72
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
693
51.79
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
61.91
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1146.66
85.7
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475.9
92.85
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3270
244.39
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4246
267.13
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2862
213.9
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3387
213.09
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
81.76
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
83.04
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1247
93.2
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1518
95.5
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2118
158.3
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2461
154.83
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1198.11
89.54
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1483.47
93.33
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.82
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
7.86
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
60.46
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
801
50.39
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
3.84
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
45.44
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
1522
95.75
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
13.2
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
8.59
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.63
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
6.48
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
13.6
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
224
14.09
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.04
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
5.91
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.78
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.77
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
118
8.82
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.69
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 600 PA
45.76
45.76
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.04
61.04

Fielding Stats for Bobby Doerr and Jeff Kent

Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2311
1.09
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
1.05
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57179
27
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19059.2
9
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4928
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4816
2.27
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5710
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5918
2.79
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.11
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10852
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10970
5.18
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10638
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10734
5.07
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.03
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.744
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.645
4.645
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Bobby Doerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
0.64
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Doerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0