Dain Clay vs. Bud Zipfel — Career Comparison

Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bud Zipfel
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dain Clay and Bud Zipfel are closely matched on the surface stats. Bud Zipfel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .626) and slugging (.370 vs .312). Dain Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bud Zipfel 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 Bud Zipfel

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
180.15
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
543.85
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
354
540.46
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
78
119.08
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
51
77.86
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.25
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.79
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.48
60.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
200
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
71.69
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
38
58.02
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.54
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
105.24
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
67
102.29
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.39
63.35
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
38.98
59.51
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.88
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
40.61
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.85
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
140.46
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.77
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.11
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Dain Clay and Bud Zipfel

Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.99
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2318
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772.2
9
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
7.65
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.49
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
8.33
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
8.14
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.516
7.516
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Zipfel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.62
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Zipfel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0