Dave Brain vs. Lou Clinton — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lou Clinton
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Dave Brain and Lou Clinton 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+ 91 for Dave Brain, 94 for Lou Clinton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 108). The overall lean goes to Dave Brain, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Lou Clinton

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
174.27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2379
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2153
543
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
532
134.17
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
324
81.72
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
28.25
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7.82
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
16.39
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
52.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279.41
70.47
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
901
227.24
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
727
183.35
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
68.1
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
67.84
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
119.55
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.08
70.13
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.77
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
47.41
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.53
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
418
105.42
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
5.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.78
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.04
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
13.62
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.77
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.79
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Lou Clinton

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.1
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
0.99
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15230
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5076.2
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
1.92
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.08
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
2.04
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
2
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Lou Clinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Clinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0