Tommy Clarke vs. Ed McDonald — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Ed McDonald
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Clarke and Ed McDonald are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .697) and slugging (.358 vs .334). Ed McDonald had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 vs .351). By the career numbers, Tommy 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 Tommy Clarke and Ed McDonald

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
211.59
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
176
138.95
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
760
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1708
516.27
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
634
500.53
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
136.93
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
155
122.37
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
103.98
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
113
89.21
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.68
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.11
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.16
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243.78
73.69
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.6
77.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
184.69
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
212
167.37
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
205.54
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
214.74
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
77.37
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
57.73
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
55
43.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
107
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
118.42
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
100.38
79.25
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.32
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.53
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
65.29
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
86.84
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
102.63
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
5.85
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.11
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
12.7
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
13.6
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.05
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
93.33
93.33
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and Ed McDonald

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1581
27
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
9
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.998
4.998
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.988
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Ed McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Ed McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0