Mark Kotsay vs. Denny Walling — Career Comparison

Mark Kotsay
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Denny Walling
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueUnknown

Mark Kotsay and Denny Walling 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 Mark Kotsay, 106 for Denny Walling), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Denny Walling, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Mark Kotsay and Denny Walling

Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1914
161.54
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1271
232
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7109
600
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
3287
600
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6464
545.56
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
2945
537.57
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1784
150.57
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
799
145.85
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1256
106.01
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
578
105.51
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
29.79
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
142
25.92
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.05
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.48
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.72
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
49
8.94
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
44.56
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
221
40.34
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858.7
72.47
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400.73
73.15
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
220.62
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
1148
209.55
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2351
198.42
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1111
202.8
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
66.68
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
67.9
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
60.77
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
69.36
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1383
116.73
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
703
128.32
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899.36
75.91
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421.02
76.85
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.1
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
46.76
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
56.22
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.21
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.29
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
757
63.89
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
57.68
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.4
10.4
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.53
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.1
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.05
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.83
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
10.59
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.27
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
44
8.03
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.4
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.29
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
13.67
Denny Walling
Career
Per 600 PA
62
11.32
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
60.49
60.49
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.97
70.97

Fielding Stats for Mark Kotsay and Denny Walling

Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1650
1.13
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
1.38
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.02
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
0.96
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39505
27
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18630
27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13168.1
9
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6210
9
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4112
2.81
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
3.28
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.12
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
1.09
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.03
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.1
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4342
2.97
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
4.47
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4293
2.93
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
4.37
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.602
2.602
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.171
3.171
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.79
69.79
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.07
Denny Walling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.28
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Walling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0