Joe Rudi vs. Clarence Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Rudi
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Clarence Williams
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Catcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Rudi and Clarence Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Rudi posted stronger numbers in OPS (.745 vs .716) and slugging (.427 vs .373). Clarence Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.343 vs .318). By the career numbers, Joe Rudi had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Rudi and Clarence Williams

Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1547
152.76
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
81
149.08
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6076
600
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5556
548.65
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
287
528.22
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
144.96
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
78
143.56
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
95.1
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28.34
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.85
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
17.68
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
49.87
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.13
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733.73
72.46
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.3
74.17
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2370
234.04
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
107
196.93
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
184.86
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
200.61
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
67.54
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.39
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
79.99
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
80.98
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
129.86
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
173.01
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746.53
73.72
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.43
81.77
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.46
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
36.44
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.81
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.83
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
870
85.91
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.98
6.98
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
6.42
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.04
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
129
12.74
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.47
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.48
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
3.95
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Rudi and Clarence Williams

Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
1.09
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.09
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
1.04
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.03
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35737
27
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037
27
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11912.1
9
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
9
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4167
3.15
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
5.69
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.12
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.03
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.03
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4367
3.3
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
7.01
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
3.27
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
6.72
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
95.84
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.994
2.994
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.183
6.183
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.14
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.13
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0