Ed Charles vs. Fred Clarke — Career Comparison

Ed Charles
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Clarke comes out clearly ahead of Ed Charles across most offensive categories. Fred Clarke led in home run production (HR/PA+ 171 vs 117), walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 93), and contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 108). Fred Clarke was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Charles and Fred Clarke

Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1005
154.26
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3909
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3482
534.46
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
917
140.75
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
654
100.38
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
22.56
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.6
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.2
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
40.37
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
464.23
71.26
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
212.13
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3680
224.44
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1277
196.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
438
67.23
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
64.62
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
773
118.65
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
480.82
73.8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
332
50.96
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.07
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
525
80.58
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.53
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.76
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
91
13.97
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
86
13.2
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.37
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
121
18.57
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.07
71.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Charles and Fred Clarke

Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
1.06
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
1.08
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.01
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24244
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8081.1
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4812
2.36
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
2.05
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.14
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2854
3.18
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
3.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.876
2.876
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.19
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0