John Clarkson vs. Jim Pena — Career Comparison

John Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, John Clarkson posted a stronger line than Jim Pena. John Clarkson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.48) and WHIP (1.209 vs 1.682). By the career numbers, John Clarkson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Clarkson and Jim Pena

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.35
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
2.81
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.48
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13609
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536.1
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4295
8.52
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.36
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
3.92
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.36
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19146
37.99
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
4.73
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17875
35.46
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for John Clarkson and Jim Pena

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
1.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.46
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
2.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.34
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1568
3.01
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.67
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.45
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.65
88.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.465
2.465
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Clarkson and Jim Pena

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
159.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2060
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1974
574.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
125.83
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
90
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
21.26
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.99
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
35.83
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168.36
49.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
183.2
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
149.71
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
73.98
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
67.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
134.56
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172.4
50.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
20.68
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
23.59
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
111.26
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA