Marty Kavanagh vs. Chet Lemon — Career Comparison

Marty Kavanagh
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Chet Lemon
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Chet Lemon comes out clearly ahead of Marty Kavanagh across most offensive categories. Chet Lemon led in on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 105), contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 96), and walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 105). Marty Kavanagh held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 267 vs 128). Chet Lemon was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Chet Lemon

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
186.24
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
151.52
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7872
600
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1033
519.97
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6868
523.48
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
257
129.36
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1875
142.91
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
180
90.6
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
91.69
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.66
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
30.18
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.07
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
4.65
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.03
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
16.39
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
77
38.76
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
51.22
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
132.69
66.79
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1079.03
82.24
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
374
188.26
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3038
231.55
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
383
192.79
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2775
211.51
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
138
69.46
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
74.16
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
122
61.41
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
67.38
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
125.84
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1642
125.15
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
140.13
70.53
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1096.08
83.54
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.03
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
11.51
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.4
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
57.09
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.51
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
61.41
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
78.05
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
9.77
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.69
7.69
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.61
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.81
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.12
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
174
13.26
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.09
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.42
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
5.79
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.21
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Chet Lemon

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
1.07
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
1.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48845
27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16281.2
9
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4998
2.76
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.07
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.05
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5202
2.88
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5120
2.83
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.42
98.42
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.022
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.01
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0