Otey Clark vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Otey Clark
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otey Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne 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 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. 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 Gary Wayne

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
37.87
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
35.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Otey Clark and Gary Wayne

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otey Clark and Gary Wayne

Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
22.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
30.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA