Lefty Clarke vs. Joey McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joey McLaughlin
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Joey McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Joey McLaughlin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.88
50.88
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.92
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.97
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1932
38.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.85
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.39
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
33.74
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Joey McLaughlin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.81
96.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Joey McLaughlin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
12500
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
17.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-5.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA