Sonny Jackson vs. Willie Kirkland — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Sonny Jackson holds a real edge over Willie Kirkland in this comparison. Sonny Jackson led in contact rate (K%+ 170 vs 79), batting average (AVG+ 98 vs 96), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 97 vs 96). Willie Kirkland held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 13). The edge belongs to Sonny Jackson.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Willie Kirkland

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1149
177.59
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3055
540.71
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3494
540.03
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.71
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.48
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477.03
73.73
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1028
181.95
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
68.47
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
124.27
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
332.13
58.78
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470.08
72.66
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.32
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
44.25
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
49.92
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
9.2
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.96
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
52
8.04
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.94
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
71
10.97
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.19
71.19
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Willie Kirkland

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.14
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
0.99
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
0.98
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
2
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
4.46
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3212
4.25
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.43
97.43
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.783
3.783
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0