Ken Caminiti vs. Clarence Palm — Career Comparison

Ken Caminiti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Clarence Palm
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ken Caminiti and Clarence Palm are closely matched on the surface stats. Clarence Palm posted stronger numbers in slugging (.462 vs .447) and batting average (.291 vs .272). Ken Caminiti had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .346). By the career numbers, Clarence Palm had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Caminiti and Clarence Palm

Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1760
148.21
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
510
185.12
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7125
600
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
1653
600
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6288
529.52
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1496
543.01
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1710
144
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
157.89
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1106
93.14
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
108.89
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
29.31
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
66
23.96
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.43
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.17
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
20.13
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
52
18.87
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
50.86
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
135
49
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
998.49
84.08
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243.42
88.35
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2809
236.55
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
250.82
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2466
207.66
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
561
203.63
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
75.28
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.4
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983
82.78
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
103.81
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
137.94
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
163.34
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993.6
83.67
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.09
95.5
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.44
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.09
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
727
61.22
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
123
44.65
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
9.43
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
1163
97.94
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
551
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.18
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.89
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.64
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.8
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
7.41
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.99
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.28
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.69
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.99
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
69.29
69.29
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ken Caminiti and Clarence Palm

Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1709
1.06
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.2
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.1
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43501
27
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
9910
27
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14500.1
9
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3303.1
9
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
0.93
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
5
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3141
1.95
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
0.75
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.16
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.19
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4887
3.03
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
5.94
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4632
2.87
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2111
5.75
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Clarence Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.809
4.809
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.19
97.19
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.8
91.8
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.19
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.75
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0