Mel Clark vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Clark. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .318). Mel Clark had the advantage in batting average (.277 vs .258). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard 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 Ryan Howard

Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
182.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
708
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
29
24.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
47
39.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
70.95
60.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
250
211.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
221
187.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
69.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
63
53.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
142
120.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
78.05
66.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Ryan Howard

Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
5.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
5.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0