Otey Clark vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Otey Clark
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otey Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otey Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Otey Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otey Clark and Luther Hackman

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
37.87
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
35.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Otey Clark and Luther Hackman

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otey Clark and Luther Hackman

Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
22.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
30.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA