Rufe Clarke vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Rufe Clarke
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey built a career as a starting pitcher and Rufe Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufe Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 4.69 and 1.508 for Brad Hennessey. By the career numbers, Rufe Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufe Clarke and Brad Hennessey

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.57
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.69
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.15
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9.73
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.67
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.79
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.02
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
30.97
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
35.04
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Rufe Clarke and Brad Hennessey

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360.2
9
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.15
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufe Clarke and Brad Hennessey

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
934.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
167.01
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100