Johnny Kling vs. Pablo Sandoval — Career Comparison

Johnny Kling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Pablo Sandoval
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Johnny Kling and Pablo Sandoval 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 Pablo Sandoval), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Pablo Sandoval, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kling and Pablo Sandoval

Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
162.88
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
163.9
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5052
600
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4246
548.46
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4609
547.39
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1154
149.06
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
151.9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892
115.22
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
843
100.12
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
181
23.38
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
31.12
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.88
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.49
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.58
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
18.17
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
262
33.84
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
51.78
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
519.18
67.06
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654.48
77.73
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
195.95
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2042
242.52
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
1447
186.91
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
197.98
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
475
61.36
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
65.08
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
515
66.52
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
75.89
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
970
125.3
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1034
122.8
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
579.65
74.87
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664.92
78.97
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.55
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.68
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
281
36.3
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
42.4
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.53
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
42.24
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
757
89.9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.2
14.2
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.69
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.48
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.06
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
149
17.7
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.43
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.54
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.02
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.97
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kling and Pablo Sandoval

Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
1.3
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1198
1.11
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
0.67
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
1.04
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
25143
27
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29184
27
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8381
9
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9728
9
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
5.99
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
1.44
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
1.68
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1826
1.69
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.23
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.11
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7358
7.9
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
3494
3.23
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7141
7.67
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
3380
3.13
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.916
5.916
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.821
2.821
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.95
51.95
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.07
94.07
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.14
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.2
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.14
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.01
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Johnny Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
0.97
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0