Sam Bowens vs. Dain Clay — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Dain Clay are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .626) and slugging (.375 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .285). By the career numbers, Sam Bowens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Dain Clay

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
543.85
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.25
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.54
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142.08
60.12
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
71.69
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
105.24
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.39
63.35
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.88
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.31
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
40.61
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Dain Clay

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.97
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8694
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898
9
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.88
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.01
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
1.95
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0