Willie Kirkland vs. Nick Punto — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Nick Punto
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Nick Punto holds a real edge over Willie Kirkland in this comparison. Nick Punto led in contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 79), walk rate (BB%+ 118 vs 96), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 96). Willie Kirkland held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 18). The edge belongs to Nick Punto.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Nick Punto

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
1149
177.59
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
186.88
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3734
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3253
522.71
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837
129.37
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
798
128.23
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
98.18
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
22.66
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.48
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.34
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.05
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
187
30.05
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477.03
73.73
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
366.18
58.84
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
168.72
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
190.73
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
68.47
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
421
67.65
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
263
42.26
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
124.27
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
665
106.86
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470.08
72.66
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
388.5
62.43
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.32
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.48
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
323
49.92
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
62.02
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.45
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
100.15
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
651
104.61
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
5.99
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.66
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.96
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
63
10.12
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
52
8.04
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
16.71
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.94
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.78
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
71
10.97
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
22.5
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
73.24
73.24
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.29
74.29

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Nick Punto

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
1.14
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
1.28
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
0.98
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
0.97
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23749
27
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7916.1
9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
2
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
1.54
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
2.71
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.06
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3817
4.34
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3733
4.24
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.327
3.327
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.38
76.38
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
0.53
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0