Bob Clark vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Charley Wilson

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.565
0.565
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Charley Wilson

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268.1
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Charley Wilson

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
12.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
3.51
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA