Fred Clarke vs. Billy O'Brien — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Billy O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy O'Brien. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .289). Billy O'Brien had the advantage in home run production (32 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 Billy O'Brien

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
143.26
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1491
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1424
573.04
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
364
146.48
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
251
101.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
23.74
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.85
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.88
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
45.47
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
169
68.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
563
226.56
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
431
173.44
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
164
66
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
82.9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
338
136.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
182.19
73.32
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.22
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
59
23.74
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
35.41
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
16.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.46
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.46
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Billy O'Brien

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
1.08
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
1.05
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
0.43
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9237
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3507
10.25
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.41
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.31
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
10.98
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3648
10.66
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.162
10.162
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.51
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0