Marty Kavanagh vs. Gerald Laird — Career Comparison

Marty Kavanagh
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Gerald Laird
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Marty Kavanagh comes out clearly ahead of Gerald Laird across most offensive categories. Marty Kavanagh led in home run production (HR/PA+ 267 vs 56), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 84), and walk rate (BB%+ 105 vs 81). Gerald Laird held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 99 vs 96). Marty Kavanagh was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Gerald Laird

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
186.24
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
175.35
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2734
600
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1033
519.97
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2452
538.11
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
257
129.36
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
131.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
180
90.6
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
90.64
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.66
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
30.07
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.07
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.98
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.03
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.34
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
77
38.76
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
40.38
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132.69
66.79
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.49
58.7
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
374
188.26
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
190.05
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
192.79
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
180.4
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
69.46
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
68.91
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
61.41
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
52.23
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
125.84
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
112.8
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140.13
70.53
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274.35
60.21
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.03
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.4
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
42.36
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.76
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
61.41
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
494
108.41
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
9.77
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
5.53
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.61
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
7.68
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.83
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
58
12.73
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.09
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.61
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
32
7.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.63
65.63

Fielding Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Gerald Laird

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
1.14
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
1.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18063
27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6021
9
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4511
6.74
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.57
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.08
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4946
7.39
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
7.32
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.022
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.431
6.431
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.09
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.08
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
0.58
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.31