Clyde Barfoot vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Clyde Barfoot
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Barfoot as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde Barfoot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Clyde Barfoot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Otis Starks

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.09
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
10.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.53
10.53
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
36.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Otis Starks

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Otis Starks

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
650.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
549.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
144.58
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
122.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.9
57.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
173.49
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
187.95
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
72.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
66.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
13
93.98
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
6.38
6.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100