Al Aber vs. Mark Clark — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Clark
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.61 and 1.406 for Mark Clark. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Mark Clark

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.03
51.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
4.61
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
5.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
38.76
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.74
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
4.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.69
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4891
35.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Mark Clark

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.52
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Mark Clark

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
469.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
518.57
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
14
30
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
5.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
22
47.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.96
-25.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
106
227.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA