Jim Abbott vs. Rickey Clark — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rickey Clark
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Abbott a clear advantage over Rickey Clark across the core pitching metrics. Jim Abbott led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 83). Rickey Clark held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 92). Jim Abbott was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Rickey Clark

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.37
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.58
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.92
72.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
4.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1858
38.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
4.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
33.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Rickey Clark

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.37
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.63
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
1.115
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.92
72.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Rickey Clark

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
97
409.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
532.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
5.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.56
-15.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
232.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
59.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA