Kelly Gruber vs. Larry Sheets — Career Comparison

Kelly Gruber
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Larry Sheets
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Kelly Gruber and Larry Sheets 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+ 96 for Kelly Gruber, 98 for Larry Sheets), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Larry Sheets, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Kelly Gruber and Larry Sheets

Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
163.68
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
748
179.45
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3442
600
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2501
600
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
550.67
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2284
547.94
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
818
142.59
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607
145.62
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
92.21
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410
98.36
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
25.8
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
98
23.51
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.18
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.2
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
20.4
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.55
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
50.38
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
197
47.26
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418.68
72.98
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310.29
74.44
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1365
237.94
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
997
239.18
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1051
183.21
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
801
192.16
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
75.13
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
273
65.49
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
77.22
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339
81.33
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
131.96
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
518
124.27
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419.86
73.19
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313.56
75.22
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
6.28
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.56
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
34.34
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
41.98
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.27
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.28
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
504
87.86
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
84.21
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
6.83
6.83
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.61
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.48
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.1
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.04
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
14.99
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
18.47
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
13.95
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.44
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.75
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.88
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
19.7
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.32
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.8
70.8
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Kelly Gruber and Larry Sheets

Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
1.17
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.22
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
0.99
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.09
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21743
27
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
7711
27
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247.2
9
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2570.1
9
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
0.89
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.15
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
2.14
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.14
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2555
3.17
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.34
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2442
3.03
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
2.28
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.46
97.46
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.592
2.592
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.876
1.876
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.29
84.29
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.91
89.91
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.16
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0