Clarence Dow vs. Jay Payton — Career Comparison

Clarence Dow
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationCenter Fielder
Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Clarence Dow and Jay Payton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Payton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .667) and slugging (.425 vs .333). Clarence Dow had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .324). By the career numbers, Jay Payton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Clarence Dow and Jay Payton

Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1259
168.28
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4154
555.22
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
154.64
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
815
108.93
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.01
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
61.11
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.87
73.5
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
193.01
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
561
74.98
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
69.77
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.85
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579.57
77.47
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
34.08
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.34
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
503
67.23
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.92
8.92
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.14
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.44
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.28
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
10.56
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.49
59.49

Fielding Stats for Clarence Dow and Jay Payton

Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
1.15
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
0.99
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
2.45
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
2.54
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2596
2.51
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Clarence Dow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Dow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0