Lefty Clarke vs. Lou McEvoy — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou McEvoy
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou McEvoy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 7.79 and 1.918 for Lou McEvoy. By the career numbers, Lefty Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Lou McEvoy

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
7.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
11.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.55
11.55
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
45
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
46.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
40.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Lou McEvoy

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Lou McEvoy

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
12.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.18
-5.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA