Dave Brain vs. Mel Clark — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Mel Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Brain. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .292). Dave Brain had the advantage in home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel Clark had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Mel Clark

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
182.2
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
708
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
656
555.93
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
101.71
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
11.37
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.91
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.83
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
70.95
60.12
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
120.34
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
78.05
66.14
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.36
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
51.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11.61
11.61
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.17
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Mel Clark

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.96
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.3
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
5.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.62
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0