Rickey Clark vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Rickey Clark
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rickey Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.38 and 1.367 for Rickey Clark. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rickey Clark and Bill Vinton

Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.46
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.92
72.92
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.38
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.74
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
4.44
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1858
38.74
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
4.17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1614
33.65
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Rickey Clark and Bill Vinton

Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.46
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.63
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.6
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
2.48
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.23
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
1.115
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.92
72.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rickey Clark and Bill Vinton

Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
409.86
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
126
532.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.93
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.83
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.42
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
12.65
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.93
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
76.6
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
93.62
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.56
-15.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.87
-3.68
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.79
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
55
232.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rickey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rickey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA