Fred Clarke vs. Al Kaline — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Fred Clarke across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 171), walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 124), and contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 139). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Clarke and Al Kaline

Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8584
523.52
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.863
0.863
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822.79
94.31
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
224.49
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2806
145.18
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1866.99
96.59
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
875
53.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
52.77
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
11.37
11.37
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.33
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
137
7.09
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
202
10.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Al Kaline

Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2482
1.02
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.13
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5344
2.62
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
2.55
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0