Tommy Clarke vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Tommy Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Tommy Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). 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 John Orton

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
211.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
156
208.93
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
136.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
103.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
32.95
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.78
73.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
184.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
205.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
51.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
57.73
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
107
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.32
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.73
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and John Orton

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
6.07
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
6.83
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
6.73
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.998
4.998
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.6
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4