Mel Clark vs. Phil Garner — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Phil Garner
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Phil Garner posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Clark. Phil Garner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .318). Mel Clark had the advantage in batting average (.277 vs .260). By the career numbers, Phil Garner 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 Phil Garner

Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
182.2
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
162.68
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
708
600
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6136
536.68
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
139.42
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1104
96.56
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
29
24.58
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
26.15
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
7.17
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.53
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
47
39.83
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
42.86
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
70.95
60.12
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799.18
69.9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2384
208.51
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
221
187.29
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2192
191.72
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
68.22
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
64.55
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
142
120.34
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
123.24
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
78.05
66.14
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810.47
70.89
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
49.33
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.47
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
842
73.64
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.17
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
5.86
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.16
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
11.46
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
19.68
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.18
68.18

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Phil Garner

Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1856
1.12
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.3
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4356
2.63
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
5.71
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
4.45
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.62
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7102
4.29
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.827
3.827
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
0.45
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0