Fred Clarke vs. Rocky Nelson — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Rocky Nelson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against Rocky Nelson. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .702) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .322). Rocky Nelson had the advantage in home run production (31 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 Rocky Nelson

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
620
239.23
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1394
537.88
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
347
133.89
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
241
92.99
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
23.54
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.4
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.96
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
40.9
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173.41
66.91
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3680
224.44
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
204.12
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
188.68
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
186
71.77
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
66.75
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
328
126.56
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180.16
69.51
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
130
50.16
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.02
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
36.27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.54
16.54
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.24
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.03
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.16
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.86
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Rocky Nelson

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.71
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
18.54
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.31
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
19.96
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2993
19.85
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.318
7.318
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.23
34.23
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.98
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0