Bud Anderson vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Bud Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.59
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
38.84
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA