Bob Clark vs. Andy Merchant — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationCatcher
Andy Merchant
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Andy Merchant posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Clark. Andy Merchant posted stronger numbers in OPS (.762 vs .576) and on-base percentage (.429 vs .296). Bob Clark had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Andy Merchant had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Andy Merchant

Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
156.38
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
600
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
548.96
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
126.52
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
106.43
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.57
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.97
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.09
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
56.47
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
81.92
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
153.67
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
177.56
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
78.73
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
58.1
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
136.29
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.67
61.72
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
98.72
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.89
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
46.15
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
26.06
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.02
23.02
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
1.77
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.55
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.55
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Andy Merchant

Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.08
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
27
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2427
9
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.29
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.44
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.91
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
6.64
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
5.73
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.31
86.31
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.328
5.328
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.68
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.5
Andy Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Andy Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9