Bill Johnson vs. Ron Kittle — Career Comparison

Bill Johnson
UnknownThrows RightBats RightPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICatcher
Ron Kittle
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Johnson and Ron Kittle are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron Kittle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .687) and slugging (.473 vs .278). Bill Johnson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.409 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ron Kittle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Johnson and Ron Kittle

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
843
167.87
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
600
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2708
539.26
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
129.04
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
73.48
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
19.91
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.6
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35.05
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
55.56
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
76
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407.77
81.2
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
255.29
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
245.45
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
183.6
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
70.89
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
91.6
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
127.45
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
89.08
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389.32
77.53
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.57
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
47
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
744
148.16
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.17
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
53
10.55
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
6.37
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Bill Johnson and Ron Kittle

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.14
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.1
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10029
27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.98
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
2.93
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
3.13
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
3.06
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.678
2.678
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.16
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0