Keith Hernandez vs. John Kruk — Career Comparison

Keith Hernandez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
John Kruk
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Keith Hernandez and John Kruk 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+ 124 for Keith Hernandez, 122 for John Kruk), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Keith Hernandez, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Keith Hernandez and John Kruk

Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
146.47
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1200
156.42
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
4603
600
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7370
517.01
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
3897
507.97
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2182
153.07
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
1170
152.51
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1534
107.61
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
109.1
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
29.88
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
199
25.94
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
4.21
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.43
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
11.36
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.03
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
45.46
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
333
43.41
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288.06
90.36
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726.28
94.67
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3214
225.46
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1737
226.42
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3284
230.38
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1821
237.37
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1124
78.85
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
582
75.86
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1071
75.13
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
77.17
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2033
142.62
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
1074
140
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1314.5
92.21
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
736.55
96.01
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.24
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
75.06
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
649
84.6
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
9.12
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.82
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
70.99
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
91.38
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
6.57
6.57
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.7
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.56
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.98
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.61
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
11.29
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
11.99
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
6.87
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.56
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.42
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.04
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
11.29
John Kruk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.6
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
60.87
60.87
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.17
65.17

Fielding Stats for Keith Hernandez and John Kruk

Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
1.05
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.14
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1948
1.01
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
1.03
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51952
27
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26195
27
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17317.1
9
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8731.2
9
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17916
9.31
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6022
6.21
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
0.87
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
0.41
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.06
John Kruk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19713
10.25
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6465
6.66
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19598
10.19
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6423
6.62
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.35
99.35
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.697
9.697
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.792
5.792
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.17
90.17
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
0.86
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
0.43
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kruk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0