Tony Gwynn vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Tony Gwynn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tony Gwynn holds a real edge over Al Kaline in this comparison. Tony Gwynn led in contact rate (K%+ 372 vs 145), batting average (AVG+ 137 vs 122), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 123). Al Kaline held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 66). The edge belongs to Tony Gwynn.

Hitting Stats for Tony Gwynn and Al Kaline

Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2440
143.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
10232
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9288
544.64
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.866
0.866
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
184.19
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
139.44
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
31.84
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
135
7.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
763
44.74
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1634.43
95.84
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
4259
249.75
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3955
231.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
81.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
66.73
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2386
139.91
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1703.87
99.91
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
790
46.33
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
11.9
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
131
6.78
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
25.45
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
52.77
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
23.58
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
11.37
11.37
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.64
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.33
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
85
4.98
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
15.19
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
14.02
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
18.71
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
137
7.09
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
7.33
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.36
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
26.04
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
202
10.45
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.85
71.85
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Tony Gwynn and Al Kaline

Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.05
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
1.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59632
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19877.1
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4512
2.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.1
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.03
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.03
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
2.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6255
2.58
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
2.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
2.55
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.009
2.009
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0