Benny Ayala vs. Tommy Clarke — Career Comparison

Benny Ayala
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueUnknown
Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Benny Ayala and Tommy Clarke are closely matched on the surface stats. Benny Ayala posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .709) and slugging (.434 vs .358). Tommy Clarke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .310). By the career numbers, Benny Ayala had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Benny Ayala and Tommy Clarke

Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
268.14
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
211.59
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
951
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
865
545.74
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
217
136.91
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
136.93
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
136
85.8
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
103.98
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
26.5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.97
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
51.1
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
115.3
72.75
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.78
73.69
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
236.59
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
184.69
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
290
182.97
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
205.54
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.92
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
91.48
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
57.73
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
139.43
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
107
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
113.93
71.88
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
71
44.79
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.42
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
85.8
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.99
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.57
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.88
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.79
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33

Fielding Stats for Benny Ayala and Tommy Clarke

Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.55
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.29
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
2.34
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
2.52
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.998
4.998
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.12
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94