Mike Clark vs. Edgar Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edgar Gonzalez
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Edgar Gonzalez built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.852 compared to 5.92 and 1.606 for Edgar Gonzalez. By the career numbers, Mike Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Clark and Edgar Gonzalez

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.31
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.92
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
10.88
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.88
10.88
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.59
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.18
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.98
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
5.8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.997
0.997
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1660
40.6
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.75
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
6.14
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1479
36.17
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Edgar Gonzalez

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.59
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.512
0.512
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Edgar Gonzalez

Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
874.7
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
18.61
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
93.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
108.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
16.62
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.46
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
130.12
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.83
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA