John Kruk vs Keith Hernandez

John KrukKeith Hernandez

John Kruk and Keith Hernandez compared on their MLB careers: John Kruk played 10 seasons, 1986 to 1995, Keith Hernandez 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990. John Kruk has .300 batting average to Keith Hernandez's .296. Keith Hernandez won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Kruk and Keith Hernandez career totals
1,200GP2,088
3,897AB7,370
582R1,124
1,170H2,182
100HR162
592RBI1,071
58SB98
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Kruk and Keith Hernandez postseason
12GP30
47AB117
8R13
14H31
1HR2
9RBI21
0SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.4
0.9OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

John Kruk and Keith Hernandez all-time places
—Hits197th (2,182)
—RBI214th (1,071)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Kruk: 0 championships; none on file
  • Keith Hernandez: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×11, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Kruk and Keith Hernandez season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1986.3094381974.29402
2nd1987.31320911975.250320
3rd1988.2419441976.289746
4th1989.3008441977.2911591
5th1990.2917671978.2551164
6th1991.29421921979.34411105
7th1992.32310701980.3211699
8th1993.31614851981.306848
9th1994.3025381982.299794
10th1995.3082231983.2971263
11th————1984.3111594
12th————1985.3091091
13th————1986.3101383
14th————1987.2901889
15th————1988.2761155
16th————1989.233419
17th————1990.20018

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI