Johnny Kling vs. Jack Tobin — Career Comparison

Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Jack Tobin
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Johnny Kling and Jack Tobin are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Johnny Kling, 107 for Jack Tobin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 116). The overall lean goes to Jack Tobin, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kling and Jack Tobin

Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1261
162.88
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1619
141.36
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6872
600
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4246
548.46
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
539.06
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1154
149.06
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
166.41
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
892
115.22
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
126.51
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
181
23.38
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
25.67
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
61
7.88
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
8.64
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.58
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.59
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
39.9
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
519.18
67.06
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
969.87
84.68
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2590
226.14
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1447
186.91
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
213.3
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
475
61.36
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
81.72
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
66.52
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
50.73
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
970
125.3
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
126.86
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
579.65
74.87
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1065.41
93.02
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.55
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.53
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
281
36.3
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
44.35
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
327
42.24
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
23.31
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
14.2
14.2
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.74
25.74
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.69
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.06
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
12.83
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
5.41
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
124
16.02
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
18.25
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
70.33
70.33

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kling and Jack Tobin

Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
0.67
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25143
27
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8381
9
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2632
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
1.68
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2962
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2834
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.916
5.916
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.95
51.95
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.14
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0