Will Clark vs. Fred Lynn — Career Comparison

Will Clark
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Lynn
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Will Clark and Fred Lynn are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 117 for Will Clark, 119 for Fred Lynn), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 138). The overall lean goes to Fred Lynn, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Will Clark and Fred Lynn

Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1976
143.14
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1969
149.11
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8283
600
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
7923
600
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7173
519.59
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6925
524.42
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2176
157.62
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1960
148.43
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405
101.77
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1223
92.62
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
31.87
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
388
29.38
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.4
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.26
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
284
20.57
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
23.17
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
55.85
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
737
55.81
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404.45
101.74
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1216.24
92.1
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3562
258.02
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
3352
253.84
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
229.77
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2847
215.6
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
85.91
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
80.5
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1205
87.29
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1111
84.13
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2107
152.63
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1868
141.46
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404.46
101.74
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1223.83
92.68
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.27
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.27
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
67.87
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
857
64.9
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
11.23
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
77
5.83
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
86.2
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
84.51
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.1
7.1
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.94
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.89
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
7.32
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.51
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
7.24
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
149
11.28
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.85
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.45
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.48
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.09
Will Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
115
8.33
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
9.54
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.26
58.26
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Will Clark and Fred Lynn

Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1889
1.05
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1825
1.06
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
1.03
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
1.02
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48748
27
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
46578
27
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16249.1
9
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15526
9
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16695
9.25
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
2.64
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
0.72
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.07
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.03
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18125
10.04
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4725
2.74
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17989
9.96
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4670
2.71
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.84
98.84
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.523
9.523
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.559
2.559
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.71
96.71
Will Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
0.87
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.02
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0