Fred Clarke vs. Mike Kelley — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Mike Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Kelley. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .307). Mike Kelley had the advantage in home run production (3 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 Mike Kelley

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
145.22
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
538.85
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
129.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
99.36
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
22.02
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
39.52
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
30.57
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
32.25
61.63
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3680
224.44
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
92
175.8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
181.53
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
48
91.72
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.06
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
78
149.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
34.84
66.58
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
9.39
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
40.13
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
14.27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.55
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.11
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.11
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Mike Kelley

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
1.08
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
0.43
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
10.53
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
11.36
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.06
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.303
10.303
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0