Man that is close. I never saw either. Looking at stats I'd give the very slight edge to Clemente.
If you compare both from about age 32 on Clemente was still going strong Kaline best years were behind him.
Clemente - Kaline
AGE BA BA
32 .357 .308
33 .291 .287
34 .345 .272
35 .352 .278
36 .341 .294
37 .312 .313
Not that Kaline's BA is bad, he right around .300 for the most part......but Clemente at 32 and older puts up those All Time Greats (Williams, Cobb, Ruth) BA's .357, .345, .352, .341. Not once but 4 times.
To me that gives the edge to Clemente, as they were both great in their 20's.
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