Tommy Clarke vs. Whitey Platt — Career Comparison

Tommy Clarke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Whitey Platt
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Clarke and Whitey Platt are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .314). Whitey Platt had the advantage in slugging (.369 vs .358). 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 Whitey Platt

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
211.59
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
333
182.63
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1985
600
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
600
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1708
516.27
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1002
549.54
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
136.93
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
140.4
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
103.98
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
185
101.46
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
19.95
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.49
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.18
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.32
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.13
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
32.95
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.94
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243.78
73.69
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
108.48
59.5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
184.69
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
202.93
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
205.54
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
342
187.57
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
51.08
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
64.17
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
57.73
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
80.62
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
107
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
137.66
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.55
79.97
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
115.19
63.17
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.74
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
65.29
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.42
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
55.31
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
66.91
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.97
8.97
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.11
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.29
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.65
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.7
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.58
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13.6
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.68
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14.29
14.29

Fielding Stats for Tommy Clarke and Whitey Platt

Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
9.85
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1581
27
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
9
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.58
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.67
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.26
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
50.52
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
49.25
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.998
4.998
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.197
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.87
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.4
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0