Mike Clark vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector 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. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.31 and 1.852 for Mike Clark. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Clark and Connie Rector

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
54.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.92
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.98
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Connie Rector

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.51
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4320
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Connie Rector

Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100