Al Kaline vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Al Kaline and Fred McGriff 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+ 123 for Al Kaline, 119 for Fred McGriff), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 141). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Fred McGriff

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10116
523.38
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
8757
516.43
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.866
0.866
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2490
146.84
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1532
90.35
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
26.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.42
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
399
20.64
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
29.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1696.1
100.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4852
251.03
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1349
79.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
81.9
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1550
91.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2406
141.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1672.72
98.65
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1277
66.07
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
76.96
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
131
6.78
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.19
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
13.33
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
72
4.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.24
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
110
6.49
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Fred McGriff

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2223
1.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
0.67
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.08
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0