Mel Clark vs. Gary Gray — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mel Clark and Gary Gray are closely matched on the surface stats. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .283). Gary Gray had the advantage in slugging (.402 vs .381). 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 Gary Gray

Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
182.2
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
190.95
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
555.93
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625
565.61
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
150
135.75
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
90.5
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.81
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
47
39.83
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
45.25
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70.95
60.12
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70.44
63.75
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
250
211.86
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
227.15
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
186
168.33
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
58.82
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
64.25
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
120.34
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
112
101.36
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
66.14
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
68.63
62.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.36
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.77
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
137
123.98
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.17
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.33
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Gary Gray

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.2
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.02
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2498
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832.2
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
5.3
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
8.36
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.53
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
5.71
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.99
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.62
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
8.88
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.405
7.405
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.68
84.68
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0