Clarence Lindsay vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Clarence Lindsay
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIShortstop
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Clarence Lindsay and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.706 vs .677) and slugging (.384 vs .349). Clarence Lindsay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.328 vs .322). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard 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 Lindsay and Jerry Willard

Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
196
145.54
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
808
600
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
691
513.12
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
177
131.44
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
100.25
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.05
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.2
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
42
31.19
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
86.04
63.89
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.64
66.87
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
241
178.96
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
251
186.39
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
66.83
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
85
63.12
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
124.75
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.4
71.58
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
73
54.21
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.97
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
202
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.25
18.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
31.93
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Clarence Lindsay and Jerry Willard

Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.58
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.8
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.89
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
4.4
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.05
90.05
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.781
2.781
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.83
66.83
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Clarence Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31