Lefty Clarke vs. Alex McColl — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Alex McColl

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
9.91
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
39.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.81
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
36.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Alex McColl

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Alex McColl

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
569.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
20.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
8.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA