Eric Karros vs. Billy Kelsey — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Billy Kelsey
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Eric Karros and Billy Kelsey are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Kelsey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .781) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .327). Eric Karros had the advantage in slugging (.454 vs .400). By the career numbers, Billy Kelsey 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 Billy Kelsey

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.93
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
130.14
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Billy Kelsey

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75