Mel Clark vs. Dave Edwards — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Dave Edwards
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Mel Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Edwards. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .303). Dave Edwards had the advantage in home run production (14 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel 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 Mel Clark and Dave Edwards

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
215
182.2
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
272.8
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
640
543.91
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
152
129.18
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
110
93.48
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
26
22.1
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.9
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.83
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
42
35.69
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.95
60.12
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
68.73
58.41
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
224
190.37
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
211
179.32
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
69.49
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
80.74
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.04
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
142
120.34
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
130.88
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
66.14
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
58.96
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.4
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
46.74
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
147
124.93
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.17
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.25
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.6
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.2
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.3
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Dave Edwards

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.52
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.96
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4755
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.3
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.48
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
5.71
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
2.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.62
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
2.61
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.088
2.088
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0