Matt Clark vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Matt Clark
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Clark and Ivan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.791 vs .639) and slugging (.519 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .273). By the career numbers, Matt Clark 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 Ivan Howard

Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
309.68
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
600
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
118.63
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.77
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
81.55
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
270.97
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
58.77
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Matt Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Clark and Ivan Howard

Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Matt Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0