Mark Clark vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

Mark Clark
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Mark Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Kimbrel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Kimbrel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 95). Mark Clark held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 77). Role difference aside, Craig Kimbrel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Clark and Craig Kimbrel

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.03
51.03
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
4.61
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.65
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
5.26
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.34
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
38.76
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
4.96
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.69
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.32
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Mark Clark and Craig Kimbrel

Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.56
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.52
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Clark and Craig Kimbrel

Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
219
469.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
518.57
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.43
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
5.27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.86
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.96
-25.63
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
227.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA