Tommy Clarke vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Piazza comes out clearly ahead of Tommy Clarke across most offensive categories. Mike Piazza led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 65), slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 101), and contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 92). Tommy Clarke held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 113). Mike Piazza was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Clarke and Mike Piazza

Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
211.59
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
453
136.93
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
344
103.98
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
243.78
73.69
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
611
184.69
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
680
205.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
191
57.73
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
354
107
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
264.55
79.97
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.49
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.55
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and Mike Piazza

Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11347
7.26
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
0.49
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.08
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12247
7.83
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12115
7.75
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.998
4.998
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.09
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.07
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
0.9
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.27