Johnny Kling vs. Luis Salazar — Career Comparison

Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Luis Salazar
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Johnny Kling comes out clearly ahead of Luis Salazar across most offensive categories. Johnny Kling led in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 95), walk rate (BB%+ 78 vs 48), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 105). Johnny Kling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kling and Luis Salazar

Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
162.88
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
178.56
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
4375
600
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4246
548.46
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4101
562.42
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1154
149.06
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
146.74
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892
115.22
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
799
109.58
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
23.38
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
144
19.75
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.88
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.53
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.58
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.89
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
37.17
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519.18
67.06
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
457.89
62.8
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1562
214.22
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1447
186.91
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1264
173.35
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
61.36
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
438
60.07
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
66.52
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
455
62.4
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
970
125.3
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
799
109.58
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.65
74.87
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
475.3
65.18
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.55
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.06
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
36.3
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
179
24.55
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.07
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
42.24
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
653
89.55
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.2
14.2
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.69
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.54
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.43
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
78
10.7
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
16.02
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
16.05
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.99
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
124
16.02
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
23.04
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
69.64
69.64

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kling and Luis Salazar

Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
1.26
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
0.67
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
0.99
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
25143
27
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27988
27
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8381
9
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9329.1
9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
1.24
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
1.68
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.76
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.14
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3253
3.14
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3109
3
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.57
95.57
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.916
5.916
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.375
2.375
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.95
51.95
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.3
78.3
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.14
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0