Jim Bottomley vs. Will Clark — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Will Clark
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Jim Bottomley and Will Clark 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+ 115 for Jim Bottomley, 117 for Will Clark), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 136). The overall lean goes to Will Clark, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Will Clark

Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1976
143.14
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8283
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
7173
519.59
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.876
0.876
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2176
157.62
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1405
101.77
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
440
31.87
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.4
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
20.57
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
771
55.85
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1362.84
97.87
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404.45
101.74
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3562
258.02
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3020
216.88
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
229.77
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.865
0.865
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1177
84.52
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
85.91
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1205
87.29
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2107
152.63
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1404.46
101.74
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
67.87
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
11.23
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
86.2
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.94
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
7.32
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
100
7.24
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.48
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
8.33
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
58.26
58.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Will Clark

Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1889
1.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
1.03
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48748
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16249.1
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16695
9.25
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
0.72
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18125
10.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17989
9.96
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.523
9.523
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
0.87
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0