Earl Clark vs. Bob Schmidt — Career Comparison

Earl Clark
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Earl Clark and Bob Schmidt are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Clark posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.324 vs .306) and batting average (.291 vs .243). Bob Schmidt had the advantage in home run production (39 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Earl 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 Earl Clark and Bob Schmidt

Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
196.86
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
191.02
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
893
600
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
554.98
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
549.09
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
161.25
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
126.32
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.55
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.7
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.69
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
52
34.94
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.85
67.76
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
307
206.27
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
188.8
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
81.97
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
54.42
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
63.11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
133.71
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114.77
77.11
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.69
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
24.86
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.08
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
53.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
11.3
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.47
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.39
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.39
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Earl Clark and Bob Schmidt

Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9954
27
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3318
9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
5.86
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.45
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
6.39
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
6.31
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.626
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.241
5.241
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.11
83.11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19