Matt Clark vs. Ben Grieve — Career Comparison

Matt Clark
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Matt Clark and Ben Grieve are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Grieve posted stronger numbers in OPS (.813 vs .791) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .273). Matt Clark had the advantage in slugging (.519 vs .442). By the career numbers, Ben Grieve had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Clark and Ben Grieve

Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
309.68
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
156.45
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
88
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.8
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
18.92
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
50.49
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
81.55
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
270.97
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1420
227.62
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
75.5
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
78.87
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
135.45
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
58.77
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.53
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
125.67
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.16
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.56
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
16.51
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.85
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.8
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.65
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76

Fielding Stats for Matt Clark and Ben Grieve

Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.08
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.5
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.17
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0