Fred Clarke vs. Brett Nicholas — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Brett Nicholas
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Clarke and Brett Nicholas are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .300). Brett Nicholas had the advantage in slugging (.456 vs .429). 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 Brett Nicholas

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
201.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
561.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
141.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
13.4
73.08
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
256.36
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
33
180
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
81.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
125.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.73
69.46
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
120
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Brett Nicholas

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
7.34
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.143
6.143
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07