Willie Kirkland vs. Buddy Peterson — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Buddy Peterson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Willie Kirkland posted the stronger offensive profile against Buddy Peterson. Willie Kirkland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .657) and slugging (.422 vs .316). Buddy Peterson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .311). By the career numbers, Willie Kirkland had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Buddy Peterson

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1149
177.59
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
129.37
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.48
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477.03
73.73
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
59.17
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
68.47
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
124.27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470.08
72.66
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
62.08
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.32
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
49.92
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.47
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.96
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.04
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.94
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
10.97
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Buddy Peterson

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
1.14
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
0.98
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
2
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.93
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.06
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.36
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.16
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.43
97.43
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.923
3.923
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0