Chuck Klein vs. Michael Saunders — Career Comparison

Chuck Klein
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Chuck Klein comes out clearly ahead of Michael Saunders across most offensive categories. Chuck Klein led in home run production (HR/PA+ 372 vs 116), slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 101), and batting average (AVG+ 123 vs 92). Michael Saunders held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 111). Chuck Klein was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Chuck Klein and Michael Saunders

Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1753
146.74
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
169.28
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7168
600
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6486
542.91
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2455
536.22
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2076
173.77
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
570
124.5
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1304
109.15
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
33.31
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
123
26.87
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.19
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.15
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
25.11
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
81
17.69
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
772
64.62
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
223
48.71
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1289.13
107.91
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
317.49
69.35
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3522
294.81
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
974
212.74
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2689
225.08
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168
97.77
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
324
70.77
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
100.53
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2069
173.19
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
506
110.52
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1352.7
113.23
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
308.07
67.29
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.75
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
50.31
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
55.7
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.18
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
43.61
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
13.76
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
5.78
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.84
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.49
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.6
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
7.43
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
6.61
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
6.61
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
70.51
70.51

Fielding Stats for Chuck Klein and Michael Saunders

Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.1
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
1
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17517
27
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5839
9
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3250
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.19
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3579
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
2.26
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3444
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
2.24
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.151
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.041
2.041
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0