Stu Clarke vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Stu Clarke
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Stu Clarke and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Stu Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.763 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .315). Mike Vail had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .273). By the career numbers, Stu Clarke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Stu Clarke and Mike Vail

Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
61
170.23
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
187
521.86
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
51
142.33
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
36
100.47
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.95
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.95
80.79
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
78
217.67
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
225.92
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
200.93
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.4
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
77.07
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
120
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.44
87.74
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
55.81
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.24
10.24
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.53
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Stu Clarke and Mike Vail

Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8787
27
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
9
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
2.29
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.22
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.94
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.237
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Stu Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stu Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0