Joe Charboneau vs. Fred Clarke — Career Comparison

Joe Charboneau
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the Year
Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Charboneau and Fred Clarke are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .782) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .329). Joe Charboneau had the advantage in slugging (.453 vs .429). By the career numbers, Fred Clarke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Charboneau and Fred Clarke

Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
167.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
722
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647
537.67
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
172
142.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
113
93.91
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
26
21.61
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
22.02
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.32
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
49.03
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
91.18
75.77
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
243.49
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
237
196.95
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
97
80.61
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
94.74
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
182
151.25
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
92.42
76.8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.32
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
61
50.69
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
82.27
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.65
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
31
25.76
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.49
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.32
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Charboneau and Fred Clarke

Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.14
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.06
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2664
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4812
2.36
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.15
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5344
2.62
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5078
2.49
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.821
1.821
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Joe Charboneau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.02
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Charboneau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0