Fred Clarke vs. Ben Davis — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Fred Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Davis. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .311). Ben Davis had the advantage in home run production (38 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Fred 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 Fred Clarke and Ben Davis

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
171.73
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
358
126.5
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
27.21
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.43
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
41.34
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174.11
61.52
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3680
224.44
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
553
195.41
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
72.08
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
334
118.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
53.36
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
54.06
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.24
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
14.13
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.18
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.83
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Ben Davis

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.16
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2808
6.93
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.43
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
7.42
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2984
7.36
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.363
6.363
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.14
86.14
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28