Otey Clark vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Otey Clark
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otey Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers 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 3.25 and 1.370 for Lance McCullers. 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 Lance McCullers

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.25
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
37.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
3.74
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
35.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Otey Clark and Lance McCullers

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otey Clark and Lance McCullers

Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
22.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
30.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100