Bill Howerton vs. Johnny Kling — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Bill Howerton and Johnny Kling 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+ 106 for Bill Howerton, 104 for Johnny Kling), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 119). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Johnny Kling

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261
162.88
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4246
548.46
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1154
149.06
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892
115.22
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
23.38
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
7.88
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.58
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519.18
67.06
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1447
186.91
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
61.36
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
66.52
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
970
125.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579.65
74.87
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.55
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
36.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
42.24
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.2
14.2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.69
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Johnny Kling

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
0.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25143
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8381
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
1.68
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.916
5.916
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.95
51.95
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.14
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97