Fred Clarke vs. Paul Waner — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Paul Waner
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star

Fred Clarke and Paul Waner are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Fred Clarke, 125 for Paul Waner), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 133). The overall lean goes to Paul Waner, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Fred Clarke and Paul Waner

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2549
142.11
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10762
600
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9459
527.36
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.863
0.863
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2678
163.33
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3152
175.73
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2030
123.81
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
125.05
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
33.73
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
191
10.65
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.3
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
50.68
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1599.72
97.56
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1838.28
102.49
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4478
249.66
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3707
226.08
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4281
238.67
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.884
0.884
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1627
90.71
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
72.98
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2570
156.74
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2823
157.39
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1702.28
103.82
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1940.95
108.21
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.12
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
875
53.36
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
60.83
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
511
31.16
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
20.96
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
19.25
19.25
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.62
28.62
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
1.71
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
174
9.7
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
127
7.08
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Paul Waner

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
1.08
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
0.43
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55116
27
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18372
9
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4812
2.36
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5513
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5344
2.62
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5078
2.49
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.57
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.449
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.02
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0