Brian Giles vs. Rudy Kling — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Rudy Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Brian Giles and Rudy Kling are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Giles posted stronger numbers in slugging (.309 vs .200) and batting average (.228 vs .200). Rudy Kling had the advantage in OPS (.629 vs .608). By the career numbers, Brian Giles had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Rudy Kling

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
600
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
537.8
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
122.88
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
94.82
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
68.42
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
166.12
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
56.13
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.93
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
86.47
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
77.29
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
53.1
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.34
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Rudy Kling

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Rudy Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.8
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0