Bud Clancy vs. Whitey Platt — Career Comparison

Bud Clancy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Whitey Platt
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bud Clancy and Whitey Platt are closely matched on the surface stats. Bud Clancy posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.325 vs .314) and batting average (.281 vs .255). Whitey Platt had the advantage in home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bud Clancy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bud Clancy and Whitey Platt

Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
156.99
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
182.63
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1995
600
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
600
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1796
540.15
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1002
549.54
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
151.58
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
256
140.4
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
119.4
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
185
101.46
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
20.75
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.49
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
7.82
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.32
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.61
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.13
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
32.18
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.94
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217.27
65.34
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
108.48
59.5
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
198.8
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
202.93
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
187.37
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
187.57
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
61.35
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
64.17
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
59.55
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
80.62
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
117.29
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
137.66
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247.75
74.51
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
115.19
63.17
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.41
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.74
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
33.38
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
44.42
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
31.88
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
122
66.91
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.82
18.82
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.97
8.97
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
24.06
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.29
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.65
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.71
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.81
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.58
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.53
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.68
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.29
54.29
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14.29
14.29

Fielding Stats for Bud Clancy and Whitey Platt

Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4724
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.17
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.054
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.197
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0