Mark Clark vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Mark Clark
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Mark Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 185 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 126), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95). Mark Clark held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 76). Role difference aside, Steve Howe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Howe

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.03
51.03
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
4.61
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.11
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
2.65
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
5.26
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.87
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
38.76
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
4.96
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.3
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.69
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Howe

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.56
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.29
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.52
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Clark and Steve Howe

Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
219
469.29
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
518.57
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
5.27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
5.87
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.29
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.96
-25.63
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-15.48
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
106
227.14
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA