Pete Appleton vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Lefty Clarke

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5044
39.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4532
35.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Lefty Clarke

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Lefty Clarke

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
522.34
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
569.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA