Lefty Clarke vs. Bobby Mathews — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Mathews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Bobby Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bobby Mathews

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
1.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.54
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
0.95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
2.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5601
10.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
2.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21997
39.95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.02
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3497
6.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21417
38.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bobby Mathews

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16419
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5473
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
0.49
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
2.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
1.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.88
19.88
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bobby Mathews

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2486
582.88
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
118.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
11.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
13.6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.53
29.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
134.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
135.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
38.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
112.78
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.55
31.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
17.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.34
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67