Mike Clark vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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. Joe Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.31 and 1.852 for Mike Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Clark and Joe Margoneri

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.98
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.016
1.016
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
40.71
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Joe Margoneri

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125.2
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Joe Margoneri

Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-14.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA