John Clarkson vs. Gary Peters — Career Comparison

John Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Gary Peters
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gary Peters built a career as a starting pitcher and John Clarkson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Clarkson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 3.25 and 1.275 for Gary Peters. By the career numbers, John Clarkson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Clarkson and Gary Peters

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.05
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.55
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.03
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.65
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.35
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.45
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.67
79.67
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.96
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.34
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
2.81
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
3.25
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13609
27
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536.1
9
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
8.52
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
8.19
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.32
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.68
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.36
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
3.05
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
3.92
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
6.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.36
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.36
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19146
37.99
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8707
37.66
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
4.73
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
3.66
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17875
35.46
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7903
34.18
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for John Clarkson and Gary Peters

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
1.08
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.55
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.48
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
2.21
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.34
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
3.01
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
1.89
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.67
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.83
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.465
2.465
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.67
79.67
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Clarkson and Gary Peters

John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
159.03
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
308.57
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2060
600
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
875
600
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1974
574.95
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
807
553.37
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
125.83
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
179
122.74
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
90
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
122
83.66
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
21.26
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
31
21.26
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.57
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
6.99
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.03
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
35.83
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
39.09
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.36
49.04
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72.13
49.46
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
183.2
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
192.69
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
149.71
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
215
147.43
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
73.98
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
86
58.97
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
67.57
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.94
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
134.56
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
169
115.89
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172.4
50.21
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
70.14
48.1
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
23.59
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.89
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
111.26
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
117.94
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.66
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0