Tommy Clarke vs. Ben Houser — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Clarke and Ben Houser are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Houser posted stronger numbers in slugging (.390 vs .358) and home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). Tommy Clarke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Clarke and Ben Houser

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
211.59
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
162
187.64
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
136.93
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
103.98
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
105.41
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.78
73.69
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
61.58
71.33
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
184.69
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
205.54
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.18
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
57.73
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
107
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.96
77.56
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
57.92
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
10.36
10.36
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
93.33
93.33
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and Ben Houser

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
7.04
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2259
38.58
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2958
50.52
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2884
49.25
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.998
4.998
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.87
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0