Willie Kirkland vs. Earl McNeely — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Earl McNeely
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Willie Kirkland and Earl McNeely each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Willie Kirkland had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 19), while Earl McNeely led in contact rate (K%+ 84 vs 79). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Earl McNeely

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1149
177.59
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
683
161.47
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
2538
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
2254
532.86
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
614
145.15
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470
111.11
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
25.3
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.48
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.95
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
144
34.04
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477.03
73.73
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
282.86
66.87
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
799
188.89
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
195.27
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
68.47
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
87.23
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
213
50.35
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
124.27
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
136.64
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470.08
72.66
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310.79
73.47
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.32
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.86
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
49.92
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
183
43.26
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
44.21
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.57
13.57
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
17.02
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.96
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
52
8.04
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
16.31
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.94
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.69
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
71
10.97
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
62.73
62.73

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Earl McNeely

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.14
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
0.98
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23544
27
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7848
9
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
2
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.1
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.06
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
2.15
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1823
2.09
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1519
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.43
97.43
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.5
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.832
1.832
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.494
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.02
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0