Tony Clark vs. Roger Maris — Career Comparison

Tony Clark
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Roger Maris comes out clearly ahead of Tony Clark across most offensive categories. Roger Maris led in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 181), contact rate (K%+ 113 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 123). Tony Clark held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 106). Roger Maris was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tony Clark and Roger Maris

Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1559
182.7
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5120
600
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4532
531.09
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1188
139.22
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
693
81.21
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
83.44
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
27.3
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.29
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
29.41
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
28.22
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
58.01
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
744.65
87.26
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
869.57
89.25
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2196
257.34
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1736
203.44
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2015
206.81
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
629
73.71
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
824
96.56
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
140.86
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
143.89
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
726.3
85.11
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876.46
89.95
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.46
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
527
61.76
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.45
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1209
141.68
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
75.23
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.69
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
133
15.59
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.7
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.16
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.76
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.08
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70

Fielding Stats for Tony Clark and Roger Maris

Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
1.18
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
1
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
1.01
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27724
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9241.1
9
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9351
9.11
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
0.69
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.07
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10135
9.87
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10060
9.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.32
84.32
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
0.9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0