Jason Kendall vs. Johnny Pesky — Career Comparison

Jason Kendall
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Jason Kendall and Johnny Pesky 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+ 118 for Jason Kendall, 117 for Johnny Pesky), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 105). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Jason Kendall and Johnny Pesky

Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2085
143.78
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8701
600
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7627
525.94
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
4745
516.13
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2195
151.36
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1691
116.61
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1162
126.4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.17
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
226
24.58
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.41
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.44
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.17
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.85
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
34.75
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
293
31.87
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1096.27
75.6
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2884
198.87
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1832
199.27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3170
218.6
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
71.03
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
51.3
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
404
43.94
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
117.16
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175.77
81.08
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
17.52
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.72
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
49.72
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
72.01
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.52
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
686
47.3
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.68
12.68
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.48
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.34
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
176
12.14
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.92
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
13.03
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.77
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
6.14
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
49
5.33
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
19.17
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.09
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.99
67.99
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
51.96
51.96

Fielding Stats for Jason Kendall and Johnny Pesky

Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
1.04
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017
1.03
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53085
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17695
9
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13067
6.65
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
0.5
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.08
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14206
7.23
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14057
7.15
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.844
6.844
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.294
4.294
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.08
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
0.62
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.25
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0