Larry Gardner vs. Mark Kotsay — Career Comparison

Larry Gardner
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Mark Kotsay
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Larry Gardner comes out clearly ahead of Mark Kotsay across most offensive categories. Larry Gardner led in home run production (HR/PA+ 100 vs 78), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 93), and slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 102). Larry Gardner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Larry Gardner and Mark Kotsay

Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1923
150.14
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1914
161.54
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7685
600
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
7109
600
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6688
522.16
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6464
545.56
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1931
150.76
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
1784
150.57
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1474
115.08
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
1256
106.01
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
301
23.5
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
29.79
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
10.07
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.05
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.11
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.72
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
457
35.68
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
44.56
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963.22
75.2
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
858.7
72.47
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2571
200.73
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
220.62
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2617
204.32
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
2351
198.42
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
67.69
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
790
66.68
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
934
72.92
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
720
60.77
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1774
138.5
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
116.73
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061.06
82.84
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
899.36
75.91
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.5
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.1
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
51.06
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
554
46.76
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.21
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
33.88
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
757
63.89
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.71
17.71
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
24.28
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.53
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.05
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.83
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
12.88
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
98
8.27
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
7.1
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.4
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
19.99
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
162
13.67
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.45
64.45
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
60.49
60.49

Fielding Stats for Larry Gardner and Mark Kotsay

Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
14.85
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
1.13
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.98
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.02
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3348
27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39505
27
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1116
9
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13168.1
9
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
17.56
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4112
2.81
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3939
31.77
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.12
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.7
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.03
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
52.02
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4342
2.97
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
49.32
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4293
2.93
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.602
2.602
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Larry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.48
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.07
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0