Lefty Clarke vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Clarke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Mesa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mesa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. By the career numbers, Jose Mesa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Jose Mesa

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
4.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
9.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.78
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6804
39.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
4.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5972
34.71
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Jose Mesa

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4646
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.89
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Jose Mesa

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
7.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA