Mark Clark vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 91). Mark Clark held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 98). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Farr

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.03
51.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
4.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.65
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
5.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
38.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
4.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.69
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Farr

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Farr

Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
469.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
518.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
5.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.86
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-11.96
-25.63
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
106
227.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA