Tony Clark vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Tony Clark
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Medwick comes out clearly ahead of Tony Clark across most offensive categories. Joe Medwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 181), contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 123). Tony Clark held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 71). Joe Medwick was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tony Clark and Joe Medwick

Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1559
182.7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5120
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4532
531.09
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1188
139.22
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
693
81.21
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
233
27.3
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.29
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
29.41
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
495
58.01
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
744.65
87.26
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2196
257.34
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1736
203.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
629
73.71
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
824
96.56
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
140.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
726.3
85.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.46
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
61.76
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.45
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1209
141.68
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.69
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
15.59
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
14.96
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.7
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.05
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.76
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Tony Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tony Clark and Joe Medwick

Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
1.18
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27724
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9241.1
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9351
9.11
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4152
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
0.69
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.07
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10135
9.87
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10060
9.8
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.32
84.32
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
0.9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0