Matthew Bowman vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matthew Bowman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Matthew Bowman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matthew Bowman and Lefty Clarke

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.38
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
38.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
34.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Matthew Bowman and Lefty Clarke

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matthew Bowman and Lefty Clarke

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-29.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA