Ken Harvey vs. Scott Van Slyke — Career Comparison

Ken Harvey
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Scott Van Slyke
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ken Harvey and Scott Van Slyke are closely matched on the surface stats. Scott Van Slyke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .736) and home run production (29 career HR at a higher rate). Ken Harvey had the advantage in batting average (.274 vs .242). By the career numbers, Scott Van Slyke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Harvey and Scott Van Slyke

Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
271
150.83
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
245.11
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
869
600
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
998
555.47
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
760
524.74
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
151.95
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
184
127.04
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
110
75.95
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
30.06
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
30.38
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
15.03
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
20.02
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
45.64
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
51.09
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126.08
70.18
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107.58
74.28
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
228.2
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
317
218.87
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
192.58
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
195.4
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
56.77
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
58
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
70.13
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
95
65.59
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
111.87
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
150
103.57
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.32
72.53
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
104.2
71.95
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.24
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.67
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
60
33.4
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.69
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.34
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
111.32
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
223
153.97
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.38
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.52
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
30
16.7
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.81
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.59
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.14
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.45
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.74
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71

Fielding Stats for Ken Harvey and Scott Van Slyke

Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.08
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.57
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.05
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.93
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4591
27
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5222
27
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1530.1
9
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740.2
9
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
8.65
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
2.94
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.78
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Scott Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
9.52
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.19
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
9.43
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.13
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.717
8.717
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.88
58.88
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.91
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0