Lou Klein vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Lou Klein
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Klein and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Klein posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.330 vs .322) and batting average (.259 vs .249). Jerry Willard had the advantage in home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Klein had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Klein and Jerry Willard

Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
305
156.28
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
531.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
137.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
97.35
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.59
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.2
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.48
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.22
70.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
202.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
194.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
83.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
101
51.75
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
126.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.93
75.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
53.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
60.97
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.84
9.84
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.3
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Lou Klein and Jerry Willard

Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
27
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
9
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.311
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31