Dain Clay vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dain Clay and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Will Middlebrooks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.665 vs .626) and slugging (.391 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .274). By the career numbers, Will Middlebrooks 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 Will Middlebrooks

Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
168.72
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
543.85
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
22.25
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
24.8
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.12
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125.43
60.99
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
71.69
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.86
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
105.24
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
112.32
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.39
63.35
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.88
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
40.61
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.86
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.81
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Dain Clay and Will Middlebrooks

Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.13
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8030
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676.2
9
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.76
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.82
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
2.68
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
2.58
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.273
2.273
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.13
88.13
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0