Lefty Clarke vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Clarke and Bill McCall are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill McCall posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.97 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.271 vs 1.800). Lefty Clarke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.36). By the career numbers, Bill McCall 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 Lefty Clarke and Bill McCall

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.82
59.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bill McCall

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bill McCall

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
267.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
48.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100