Lefty Clarke vs. Pete Meegan — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Meegan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Pete Meegan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Pete Meegan

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
8.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
38.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
6.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
36.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Pete Meegan

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.62
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.83
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.5
82.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Pete Meegan

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
579.59
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA