Mel Clark vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Mel Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 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 John Orton

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
182.2
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.95
60.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.39
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
120.34
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
66.14
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.17
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.68
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.08
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and John Orton

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
5.3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
5.71
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.62
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4