Bill Kern vs. Tom Padden — Career Comparison

Bill Kern
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Tom Padden
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Kern and Tom Padden are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Kern posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .666) and slugging (.438 vs .321). Tom Padden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bill Kern had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Kern and Tom Padden

Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
181.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
600
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1170
532.22
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
144.66
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
122.82
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.2
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.73
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
21.83
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.83
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128.89
58.63
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
171.04
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
203.79
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
55.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
50.04
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
104.62
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
71.27
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150.56
68.49
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.36
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
57.77
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
55.04
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.9
10.9
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.64
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
14.1
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.27
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.27
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Kern and Tom Padden

Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
27
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.2
9
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.496
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0