Bob Clarke vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Bob Clarke
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Clarke and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Clarke had the edge in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bob Clarke 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 Clarke and Lew Ritter

Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
179.62
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2355
600
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2131
542.93
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1437
545.7
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
117.71
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
119.62
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
94.27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
19.87
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.78
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.78
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
23.44
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.64
43.22
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
146.5
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
160.51
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
417
158.35
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
53.5
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
47.13
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
120
45.57
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
98.85
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188.63
48.06
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.06
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.28
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
39.75
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
96
36.46
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.06
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
180
68.35
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196.25
196.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
8.78
8.78
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
14.27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.08
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.33
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
94.12
94.12
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Clarke and Lew Ritter

Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.21
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
1.07
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14951
27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4983.2
9
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
5.35
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.59
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
0.83
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.17
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3518
6.35
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2463
6.13
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3423
6.18
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
5.88
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.94
88.94
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.74
73.74
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.07
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.69
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94