John Clarkson vs. Bobby Mathews — Career Comparison

John Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Clarkson and Bobby Mathews are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Clarkson carried a career ERA of 2.81 against Bobby Mathews's 2.86. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Clarkson and Bobby Mathews — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Clarkson and Bobby Mathews

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
1.05
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.03
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
1.03
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.65
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
0.54
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.35
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.45
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.5
54.5
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
97.55
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.96
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
0.95
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
2.81
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
2.86
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13609
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4536.1
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4295
8.52
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5601
10.17
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.32
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.36
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
3.92
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
2.77
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.699
0.699
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.36
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19146
37.99
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21997
39.95
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
4.73
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
6.35
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17875
35.46
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21417
38.89
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for John Clarkson and Bobby Mathews

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
1.08
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.1
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.22
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16419
27
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5473
9
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
0.49
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
2.21
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
1.33
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.34
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
3.01
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
2.23
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.67
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1102
1.81
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.65
88.65
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.21
81.21
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.465
2.465
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.88
19.88
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Clarkson and Bobby Mathews

John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
546
159.03
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2060
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1974
574.95
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
582.88
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
125.83
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
118.17
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
309
90
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
21.26
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
48
11.25
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.57
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.99
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
35.83
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
13.6
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168.36
49.04
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
125.53
29.43
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
183.2
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
573
134.35
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
149.71
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
135.29
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
73.98
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
67.57
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
164
38.45
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
134.56
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
112.78
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172.4
50.21
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
133.55
31.31
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
23.59
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
73
17.12
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
382
111.26
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.34
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.17
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.52
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67