Al Kaline vs. Ralph Kiner — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ralph Kiner
Greatest GenerationNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Kaline holds a real edge over Ralph Kiner in this comparison. Al Kaline led in contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 89), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 109), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 122). Ralph Kiner held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 329 vs 209). The edge belongs to Al Kaline.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Ralph Kiner

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1472
141.18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
6256
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10116
523.38
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
5205
499.2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.866
0.866
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1451
139.16
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
827
79.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
216
20.72
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.74
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
20.64
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
35.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
59.85
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140.6
109.39
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2852
273.53
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2486
238.43
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.946
0.946
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.007
1.007
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
93.13
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1015
97.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2806
145.18
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1617
155.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1142.05
109.53
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1277
66.07
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
96.96
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.1
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
71.84
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
8.35
8.35
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.86
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.67
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
12.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.3
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Ralph Kiner

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
6.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5928
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1976
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3431
15.63
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3631
16.54
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3540
16.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
97.49
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.458
2.458
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0