Donn Clendenon vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Donn Clendenon
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
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 Donn Clendenon across most offensive categories. Joe Medwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 143), contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 68), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 121). Donn Clendenon held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 71). Joe Medwick was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Donn Clendenon and Joe Medwick

Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1362
159.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
5112
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
4648
545.54
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1273
149.41
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
865
101.53
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
192
22.54
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
57
6.69
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
18.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
408
47.89
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
666.25
78.2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
2056
241.31
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1673
196.36
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
594
69.72
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
682
80.05
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1117
131.1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
675.56
79.29
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.46
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
44.48
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.4
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
133.8
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
4.48
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.52
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
14.44
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
10.56
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.69
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
17.25
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
61.22
61.22
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Donn Clendenon and Joe Medwick

Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
1.06
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
0.99
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31528
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10509.1
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10976
9.4
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4152
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
0.71
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11951
10.23
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11801
10.11
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.517
9.517
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
0.97
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0