Lefty Clarke vs. Tony Menendez — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Menendez
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Menendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Menendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Tony Menendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Tony Menendez

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.17
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
36.93
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
34.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Tony Menendez

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Tony Menendez

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13800
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA