Willie Kirkland vs. Jack Meyers — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jack Meyers
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jack Meyers comes out clearly ahead of Willie Kirkland across most offensive categories. Jack Meyers led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 79), batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 96), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 96). Willie Kirkland held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 86). Jack Meyers was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Jack Meyers

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1149
177.59
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
992
184.5
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3226
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2834
527.09
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
153.63
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
121.08
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
22.32
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.48
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.63
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.55
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477.03
73.73
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427.96
79.6
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
199.01
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
216.31
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
68.47
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
276
51.33
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
363
67.51
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
124.27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
625
116.24
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
470.08
72.66
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472.13
87.81
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.32
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
11.72
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
49.92
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
50.96
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
32.36
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.54
18.54
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.23
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.96
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
8.04
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.18
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.94
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.74
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
10.97
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
8.93
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
73.24
73.24
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Jack Meyers

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
1.14
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
5.52
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
0.98
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.09
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
2
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4537
27.52
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
6.04
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.06
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.89
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5679
34.44
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
33.56
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.074
6.074
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.76
19.76
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.05
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96