Ron Kittle vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Ron Kittle
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ron Kittle and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron Kittle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .706) and slugging (.473 vs .384). Jerry Willard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ron Kittle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron Kittle and Jerry Willard

Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
843
167.87
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2708
539.26
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
129.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
73.48
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
19.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
16.95
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
55.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407.77
81.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
255.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
183.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
70.89
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
91.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
114
77.29
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
127.45
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389.32
77.53
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
47
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
744
148.16
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
109.15
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
10.55
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ron Kittle and Jerry Willard

Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10029
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
2.93
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
3.13
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
3.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.678
2.678
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31