Fred Clarke vs. Joe Oliver — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Joe Oliver
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Clarke comes out clearly ahead of Joe Oliver across most offensive categories. Fred Clarke led in home run production (HR/PA+ 171 vs 115), contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 95), and walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 85). Fred Clarke was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Clarke and Joe Oliver

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1076
174.58
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3698
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3367
546.3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
831
134.83
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
552
89.56
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
28.23
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
16.55
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
45.27
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
396.27
64.3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3680
224.44
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1317
213.68
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
177.5
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
320
51.92
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
77.23
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
694
112.6
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
388.99
63.11
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.43
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
248
40.24
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.44
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
637
103.35
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
5.81
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.52
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.52
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
93
15.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.11
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.11
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
26
4.22
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Joe Oliver

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
1.15
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
1.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
24911
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8303.2
9
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6132
6.65
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
0.5
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.08
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6660
7.22
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6589
7.14
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.204
6.204
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.7
88.7
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.08
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
0.73
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.33