Eric Karros vs. Bill Kay — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Bill Kay
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Eric Karros and Bill Kay are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .717) and slugging (.454 vs .383). Bill Kay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .327). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Bill Kay

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
600
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
180
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
71.42
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
23
230
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
87.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
5.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Bill Kay

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0