William Clarke vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

William Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of William Clarke across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 121), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 81), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 89). William Clarke held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for William Clarke and Ryan Howard

William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
950
155.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3667
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3346
547.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
858
140.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
696
113.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
110
18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
162
26.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
363.58
59.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
178.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1119
183.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
394
64.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
70.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
803
131.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
412.13
67.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
13.91
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
176
28.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
35.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.82
16.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
9.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
William Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
8.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for William Clarke and Ryan Howard

William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23298
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7766
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4374
5.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5487
6.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5257
6.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.641
5.641
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
966
1.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
0.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0