Al Kaline vs. Ed Ott — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ed Ott
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Ed Ott across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 97), walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 84), and contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 99). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Ed Ott

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
173.48
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
1961
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1792
548.29
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
465
142.27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
105.86
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
76
23.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
119
36.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
206.37
63.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
660
201.94
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
606
185.42
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
196
59.97
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
195
59.66
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
358
109.54
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
214.55
65.64
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.22
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
6.78
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.18
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
77.72
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
7.72
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.33
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.59
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.98
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.71
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.28
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.36
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82
Ed Ott
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Ed Ott

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2482
1.02
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
0.98
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12474
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2495
5.4
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2802
6.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
5.96
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.391
5.391
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.04
89.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Ott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.67
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Ott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.37