Bob Clark vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Bob Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Bob Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.576 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.296 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bob Clark 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 John Orton

Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
156.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
548.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
126.52
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
106.43
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.57
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.97
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
20.09
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
56.47
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
153.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
177.56
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
78.73
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
58.1
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
136.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.67
61.72
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
46.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
26.06
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.02
23.02
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
1.77
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.55
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.55
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and John Orton

Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.08
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2427
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.29
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.44
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.91
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1790
6.64
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
5.73
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.31
86.31
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.328
5.328
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.68
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.5
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4