Eric Karros vs. Tim Salmon — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Tim Salmon
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tim Salmon comes out clearly ahead of Eric Karros across most offensive categories. Tim Salmon led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 90), on-base percentage (OBP+ 118 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 118). Eric Karros held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 89 vs 81). Tim Salmon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Tim Salmon

Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1672
142.52
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
7039
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
5934
505.81
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1674
142.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
93.38
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
86.26
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
324
27.38
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
28.9
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.05
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
284
24
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
25.49
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
56.43
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176.96
100.32
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2922
246.93
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2958
252.14
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2711
231.08
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
84.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1016
86.6
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1703
145.16
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.95
99.9
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.71
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
970
82.68
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.84
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1360
115.93
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
68
5.8
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.09
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.58
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
7.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Tim Salmon

Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
1.04
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
1.03
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32884
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10961.1
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2695
2.21
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.08
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2858
2.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794
2.29
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.207
2.207
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Tim Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.02
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0