Matt Anderson vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Matt Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Clarke

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA