Dain Clay vs. Ed Flanagan — Career Comparison

Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Flanagan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dain Clay and Ed Flanagan are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Flanagan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .626) and slugging (.375 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .296). By the career numbers, Ed Flanagan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dain Clay and Ed Flanagan

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
152.91
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
140.78
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
543.85
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
563.13
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
140.2
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
140.78
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
22.25
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
40.22
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.35
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.77
66.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
211.17
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
53
177.65
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
71.69
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
77.09
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
60.34
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
105.24
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
134.08
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179.39
63.35
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
69.35
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.88
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.35
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
40.61
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
73.74
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
8.14
8.14
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.77
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dain Clay and Ed Flanagan

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
9.99
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
10.89
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
10.36
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.167
10.167
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0